Evac strengthens its footprint in Greece
Evac Group has signed an agreement with Environmental Protection Engineering S.A. (EPE) to acquire EPE’s vacuum spare part business in Greece. The contract has come into force with immediate effect.“Greece is a maritime nation with a long and respected legacy. With this acquisition, we strengthen our focus and increase the engagement with ship owners, yards, and design offices to widen the range of Evac’s waste and wastewater management systems and services applied in the Greek market,” says Björn Ullbro, Chief Commercial Officer of Evac Group.
EPE has supported the development of Evac’s
Evac, the world’s leading provider of integrated waste, wastewater, and water management systems for the marine, offshore, and building industries, is to acquire Cathelco, a leading global manufacturer of equipment for ships and offshore installations. Cathelco customers include Evac’s current marine and offshore customer groups, including ship owners, shipyards, fleet managers, rig owners and operators, oil companies, navies, and designers.The acquisition gives Evac the opportunity to further expand its cleantech solution portfolio to its customers with the addition of new systems, while
Nearly two decades ago a São Paulo shopping mall took a bold step to save water. Today, the vacuum technology that delivered the savings has paid for itself over and over again.Water is precious in Brazil. In 2015, the reservoir supplying São Paulo, a metropolitan region of 20 million people, nearly dried up. In 2017, there were 872 cities in northeastern Brazil under a federal state of emergency due to drought.
In São Paulo, water costs a shopping mall owner between 20 and 40 Brazilian reals per cubic meter – approximately 5 to 10 euros. In comparison, the average price for a cubic
The hotelier whose name is synonymous with luxury is entering the cruise business. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has chosen Evac to ensure the sustainability of its wastewater treatment and fresh water generation.“Three lavishly built yachts” is how The Ritz-Carlton terms the beginnings of its new cruise business. The hotel chain, known as a standard-bearer in luxury, has commissioned the construction of three vessels. Each yacht will have space for 298 guests and include duplex penthouses, a Ritz-Carlton spa, and a restaurant from Sven Elverfeld of Aqua, the three Michelin-starred
AIDAcara increased its freshwater production capacity by replacing its reverse osmosis freshwater generation system with a modern Evac system.AIDA Cruises commissioned Evac to conduct the retrofit of a modern fresh water generation system on AIDAcara, the first cruise ship of the AIDA fleet.
Efficiency
“The bunkering of water in ports is not only pretty expensive, but in some ports around the world the water quality cannot be guaranteed,” says Timo Kern, Project Manager with Evac Germany. “If for some reason you can’t get water in port, then the operational area of your ship is
The Evac EcoTreat biological wastewater treatment plant delivers the best of both worlds for owners of small vessels, with cost-effective treatment of black and gray water that meets and exceeds the latest environmental standards.Balancing cost effectiveness and compliance with increasingly strict environmental requirements can often be challenging for ship owners when it comes to the treatment of waste water generated on board. The compact Evac EcoTreat represents the next generation of biological sewage plants and is the ideal solution for smaller vessels. Available in capacities from 2–
Retrofits are never easy, but getting them right through your selection of partners is critical to keep a vessel profitable.Regent Seven Seas Cruises is a six-star-plus cruise line. Its vessels boast the highest standards for their guests, plus the latest in technology in every part of the ship.
Regent’s Seven Seas Voyager, launched in 2003, entered the shipyard in Marseille for a full system update in October 2016. While drydocked, the vessel was equipped with new, state-of-the-art wastewaster treatment systems from Evac.
The Evac MBR (membrane bioreactor) is an advanced wastewater
Evac Complete Cleantech Solution including vacuum collection, waste water treatment, dry and wet waste, fresh water and automation systems can be found aboard Megastar, the new generation LNG shuttle ferry of AS Tallink Grupp. The ferry started operating on the route between Helsinki and Tallinn on January 29, 2017. The vessel was built at Meyer Turku Yard in Finland and she is planned to carry 2800 passengers.Green values, reduction of all emissions, minimizing the amount of waste and increasing recycling utilization, have been very carefully taken into account in the design of the ferry.
Evac fresh water generation systems serve the largest cruise vessels afloat. Now a new desalination plant using reverse osmosis brings the same quality to smaller passenger and merchant vessels, naval ships, and offshore vessels and platforms.Evac has long been known as a leader in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plants for the largest cruise ships that sail the world’s seas. Systems for those vessels are built to process 200 to 1,100 cubic meters of water per day.
“We received lots of customer requests to provide Evac’s complete cleantech solution for offshore and smaller vessels,”
Under an agreement signed December 7, 2016, Evac will supply Complete Cleantech Solutions for two Global class cruise ships for Genting Hong Kong’s Star Lines.The two 201,000-gross-ton vessels will be built by the German shipyard MV Werften for deliveries in 2020 and 2021. The contract gives Genting an option on two additional Global class vessels.
The Genting vessels will carry Evac’s Complete Cleantech Solution, which includes vacuum collection, vacuum toilets, wastewater treatment, dry- and wet waste treatment, and freshwater generation by reverse osmosis systems for technical water