Hyde Marine Leads Ballast Water Treatment System Installations

Since Hyde Marine® installed the maritime industry's first Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) on the M/S Regal Princess cruise vessel in 2000, the company's Hyde GUARDIAN® technology has emerged as one of the top BWTS of choice among shipowners around the world seeking to comply with pending IMO ballast water management regulation.

Hyde Marine, which in 2009 was one of the first BWT companies in the world to receive IMO Type Approval, has now sold or installed more than 200 of its chemical-free Hyde GUARDIAN BWT units to virtually every vessel type to help the maritime industry control the spread of non-indigenous aquatic organisms.

The 200th unit was purchased by Korean-based Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., LTD, for the Sovcomflot (SCF) Novorossiysk Shipping Company (Novoship), the largest shipping company in Southern Russia. The Hyde GUARDIAN units will be installed on two LPG tankers in 2013.

The Hyde GUARDIAN BWTS harnesses the technological advantages of automatic backwashing depth filtration and powerful UV disinfection. The filter and UV are used during ballasting, and the water receives a second dose of UV prior to discharge. The Hyde GUARDIAN system offers a compact, modular design with low power consumption, low-pressure drop, and simple, fully automatic operation, making it a technically attractive solution for any type and size of vessel.

"Hyde Marine is a pioneer in early ballast water research and continues its position as a technology leader," said Chris Todd, director of sales at Hyde Marine, Inc. "We are committed to building long term relationships with shipbuilders, owners, and operators to help them comply with pending ballast water treatment regulations."

The Hyde GUARDIAN BWTS was the first BWT System accepted into the U.S. Coast Guard's Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program (STEP). Calgon Carbon's UV Technology Division and Hyde Marine received ISO 9001:2008 accreditation from the registrar Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and the ANAB (ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board) in 2010. The Hyde GUARDIAN BWTS can also be retrofitted in-transit in existing vessels, preventing downtime typically associated with other BWT Systems now entering the market.