Goltens wins contracts to retrofit ten Royal Netherlands Naval vessels with Optimarin Ballast Water Treatment systems
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
May 26, 2016
Goltens Worldwide announces that the Defence Material Organization has awarded three contracts to its Green Technologies business unit for the engineering and turnkey installation of sixteen Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS) on ten Naval vessels.
On May 25 an official signing ceremony was held at the Defence Material Organization in The Hague whereby Captain RNLN J. F. Kwak, Head Projects Procurement Division, officially signed the contract on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Mr. M. C. Jeronimus, Vice President of Goltens Europe, signed on behalf of Goltens Green Technologies.
Goltens Green Technologies will engineer and install the UV based Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) onboard the Royal Netherlands Navy vessels during 2016 and 2017, ensuring compliance with both the pending IMO and existing US Coast Guard regulations on ballast water treatment.
Optimarin’s DNV-GL type approved system is fully compliant with the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention, which is currently just shy of the 35% of global tonnage it requires for ratification, and holds an AMS certificate from the USCG. In addition, it is now in the final stages of full USCG approval, having satisfied all marine water tests, with certification expected in the second half of 2016. This will ensure that Goltens provides The Royal Netherlands Navy with a BWTS that is fully compliant for all future operations.
Landing Platform Dock (LPD) vessels HNLMS Rotterdam and HNLMS Johan de Witt, the frigates HNLMS Tromp, HNLMS Evertsen, HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën and HNLMS De Ruyter, as well as special purpose vessels MOV Van Kinsbergen, HNLMS Pelikaan, HNLMS Luymes and HNLMS Snellius will all be fitted with ballast treatment systems during their scheduled maintenance periods.
Goltens Green Technologies, based in Groningen, the Netherlands, is a highly skilled and experienced global force with resources stationed all around the world. Goltens Green Technologies delivers turnkey solutions to address a wide array of environmental compliance challenges by using the latest laser scanning and design methods and technological expertise.
About Goltens
Founded in New York and Oslo in the 1940s and today located in key markets throughout the world, the Goltens Worldwide group of companies is a leading provider of specialized repair, maintenance and reconditioning services and supplier of engineering components for the global shipping industry, offshore marine installations, industrial plants and power stations. For years, Goltens has been the most trusted provider for in-situ machining, diesel engine repair and maintenance and now green technology solutions for ballast water treatment and emission control compliance. Goltens is the only independent repair specialist to offer shipowners, plant managers and OEMs comprehensive worldwide service from over 25 locations in 15 countries across the globe, and serves over 3,000 clients each year.
For more information about the Goltens Worldwide group of companies, please visit www.goltens.com.
About Optimarin
Optimarin is a market leader in the provision of simple, flexible and reliable ballast water treatment (BWT) systems for the maritime marketplace. Based in Norway, the company installed the world’s first BWT solution upon the cruise ship Princess Regal in 2000. Since then Optimarin has established an acknowledged position as a preferred supplier of environmentally friendly and market proven technology. Find out more at www.optimarin.com.
Contact:
Goltens Green Technologies:
Jurrien Baretta
Business Development Manager
T. +31 (0)50 3050 230 (office)
T. +31 (0)50 3050 232 (direct)
M. +31 (0)6 5129 2132
E. green@goltens.com
Optimarin:
Tore Andersen
Optimarin CEO
Tel: + +47 911 35 860
Email: tandersen@optimarin.com
