The manufacturer of UV ballast water treatment systems, Optimarin, has acquired a competing brand, Hyde Marine, based in Pittsburgh, from the Italian conglomerate De Nora. Under non-disclosed terms, Optimarin will acquire the Hyde brand, its UV intellectual property and selected design, sales and service assets
“With this landmark acquisition, Optimarin is consolidating its strong position as a long-established BWTS supplier and expanding its installed base of such systems,” said Optimarin CEO Tore Svanheld.
Designed for smaller vessels with low ballast flows, including offshore support vessels, container ships, cruise ships and small tankers. The Guardian system features automatic flow control, out-of-parameter alarms and dose based algorithms for correct therapy.
Until the divestment, De Nora was one of the few BWTS suppliers offering both electrochlorinators (for large commercial ships) and UV equipment from Hyde (for small and medium size ships or smaller flows). De Nora will retain its electrochlorination product line.
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