Hyde Marine Names Cammell Laird U.K. Installation Partner

Sept. 30, 2013
Merseyside, U.K.-based Cammell Laird will install the water treatment systems on a wide variety of vessel types

Calgon Carbon Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Hyde Marine Inc., has established a partnership agreement with Cammell Laird, the largest shipyard in the United Kingdom, for installation of the chemical free Hyde Guardian (HG) ballast water treatment system (BWTS).

Cammell Laird had previously been tapped by the Royal Navy–Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) for installation of Hyde Guardian systems ranging from 150 cu meters per hour to 1,000 cu meters per hour onto five naval vessels. The most recent installation was a complex retrofit in June 2013 of a HG1000X onboard the RFA's Fast Fleet Tanker "Wave Ruler" at Cammell Laird's Birkenhead yard.

According to John Platz, president of Hyde Marine, the partnership agreement means that the Merseyside, U.K.-based Cammell Laird is ready to install Hyde Guardian BWTS for a wide variety of vessel types.

“We are pleased to partner with Cammell Laird because of its commitment to innovation in the maritime industry, as well as for being a cutting edge engineering specialty company that is focused on meeting the needs of customers, such as the Royal Fleet Auxiliary,” said Platz. “We are excited about the opportunity to work with Cammell Laird to continue the ongoing growth of the Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment system across the United Kingdom.”

The Hyde Guardian BWTS process uses filtration and ultraviolet disinfection to treat ships' ballast water to prevent the spread of invasive species from port to port. In April 2013, Hyde Guardian became one of the first BWTS to earn Alternate Management System (AMS) approval from the United States Coast Guard (USCG). It also received International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type Approval in April 2009 and has Type Approvals from several Class Societies.

“We are looking forward to continuing our partnership with Hyde Marine as we work together to ensure shipowners and operators have access to one of the industry's leading ballast water treatment technologies," said Rob McBurney, Commercial Director of Cammell Laird. "Hyde Marine's commitment to providing superior service and support will drive continued success for Cammell Laird clients as the industry works to comply with pending ballast water treatment requirements.”

Source: Calgon Carbon Corp.

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