Alfa Laval Appointed Preferred Supplier of Ballast Water Treatment Systems by MSC, a World-Leading Container Shipping Company
May 18 2015 - 3:22AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Alfa Laval (STO:ALFA) – a world leader in heat transfer,
centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has been appointed the
preferred supplier of ballast water treatment systems by the
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The agreement is expected to
generate orders worth approximately SEK 230 million until July
2016. Some SEK 125 million worth of orders are anticipated to be
booked this year.
Under the agreement the Alfa Laval PureBallast systems,
developed in cooperation with Wallenius Water, will be retrofitted
on MSC’s container vessels.
“This is an exciting opportunity to further strengthen our
relationship with a leading company in the marine industry,” says
Lars Renstr�m, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “It is
also a clear sign that the retrofit market is starting to open
up.”
The “International Convention for the Control and Management of
Ship’s Ballast Water & Sediments” will enter into force one
year after being ratified by 30 states, representing 35 percent of
the world’s tonnage. Today 44 states have ratified, representing
32.86 percent of the world’s tonnage.
Did you know that… Alfa Laval has been a leading supplier of
ballast water treatment for more than 10 years?
About Alfa Laval Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of
specialized products and engineering solutions based on its key
technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling.
The company’s equipment, systems and services are dedicated to
assisting customers in optimizing the performance of their
processes. The solutions help them to heat, cool, separate and
transport products in industries that produce food and beverages,
chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar and
ethanol.
Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard
ships, oil and gas exploration, in the mechanical engineering
industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as
well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications.
Alfa Laval’s worldwide organization works closely with customers
in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global
arena.
Alfa Laval is listed on Nasdaq OMX, and, in 2014, posted annual
sales of about SEK 35.1 billion (approx. 3.85 billion Euros). The
company has about 18 000 employees.
www.alfalaval.com
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