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Minerva Marine opts for Wartsila for tanker BWMS retrofits

Athens based Minerva Marine Inc. has signed an agreement with Wärtsilä covering the retrofit of several globally operating tankers with Aquarius ballast water management systems (BWMS). The agreement covers the retrofit of several vessels and represents an important milestone in the BWMS retrofit market.

The main BWMS chosen for tankers managed by Minerva Marine Inc. is the Wärtsilä Aquarius ATEX-compliant Electro Chlorination EX, which uses a proven two-stage process involving both filtration and electro-chlorination (EC).

The system is EX/ATEX approved, which is a requirement for oil tankers. In addition to the main systems, the agreement includes local service support, such as training, spare parts, annual inspections and lifecycle support provided by Wärtsilä

"We are proud to announce this extensive cooperation with Minerva Marine Inc., which shows that our safety and environment-focused approach is very attractive to tanker vessel operators. We work in close cooperation with our customers, and our BWMS partnership programme covers all stages from fleet evaluation to lifecycle support, making sure our customers can choose a service that is best suited to their specific needs," says Giampiero de Cubellis, General Manager, Sales Support, Development & Projects, Wärtsilä Services.

Privately owned Minerva Marine Inc. manages a fleet of VLCC, Aframax, Suezmax, Medium Range tankers and Capesize bulk carriers.

"The operation of vessels under our management, which involves carrying crude oil and product cargoes around the world, allows no exceptions when it comes to safety and environmental protection. Wärtsilä was able to offer a strong safety-led and reliable design approach that is expected to meet the requirements of the complex market we operate in. The possibility to get lifecycle support from Wärtsilä's worldwide service network and the BWMS' compliance within challenging environmental parameters also affected our choice of supplier," say Minerva Representatives, Stavros Daniolos, Technical manager and Vayia Hatziyianni, Project team leader.

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  • Par. Leof. Vouliagmenis 141, Vari Voula Vouliagmeni 166 73, Greece
  • Minerva Marine

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