Siemens BWMS to be supplied through Imtech company
The SiCure BWMS, available through Imtech company Venteville
Venteville, part of Imtech Marine, has been appointed as agent for a new ballast water management system developed by Siemens Water Technologies, and known as SiCure.
“The transportation of organisms and micro organisms has been regulated at airports for years,” says Michiel Veen, general manager of Venteville. “In the maritime world, that was different. Ships take in ballast water when they depart without cargo. Within this ballast water organisms are contained and taken to every continent. Once the ship is loaded again in a different port, the ballast water is discharged, including the foreign, sometimes harmful organisms. In partnership with Siemens, we were already supplying Chloropac systems to combat biofouling in engine rooms. With SiCure, it has become possible to purify ballast water from 600m3/h.’
The SiCure system uses a combination of physical separation by filters and treatment with hypochlorite, which is produced from sea water. According to Imtech, at higher volumes treatment with hypochlorite is more space and energy efficient than UV light applications. The system works without the addition of chemicals.
The SiCure system is said to have passed the preliminary stages of the test phase. “It is undergoing the final extensive tests and we expect to have the official quality mark mid-2012”, says Veen. The ballast water treatment system is intended for the deep sea and offshore market.
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