Wärtsilä signs BWMS contract with bunker tanker owner

Sep 13 2019


Wärtsilä is to supply Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) to four oceangoing bunker tankers operated by South Korea’s Doorae Shipping.

This represents the first ever BWMS retrofit contract signed by Wärtsilä in the country.

The order was placed in July by PanStar TechSolution, the main contractor for the project. PanStar is a South Korean engineering and technical company specialising in BWMS and exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) retrofit projects.

The retrofitting will allow the vessels to be in compliance with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention, which is applicable to existing vessels by their next special survey after September, 2019.

“The design of the Wärtsilä BWMS solutions provides maximum flexibility during system design and installation. Key components are positioned to suit available space, which is a major advantage in retrofit projects such as this. We already work closely with Doorae Shipping because of the maintenance agreement we have with them, and we are very pleased to have been selected against tough competition to supply the BWMS solutions,” said Woo Ho Yoo, General Manager, Services, Wärtsilä Korea.

“We have had good experience with the service provided by Wärtsilä, and we appreciate the reliable support that they have given us. The Aquarius UV BWMS has excellent references and is the right choice for us,” added Hyung-Jung Cheon, President & CEO, Doorae shipping.

The equipment is scheduled for delivery commencing in August, 2020. Wärtsilä currently maintains and services the engines of six ships in the Doorae fleet under a five-year agreement signed in November, 2017.

 



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