Chesterfield company to provide water management system for Irish Lights vessel
Chesterfield-based company Cathelco, part of the Evac Group, will install a ballast water treatment system (BWMS) on the ILV Granuaile, an aids to navigation vessel operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.
The vessel’s primary function is to place and service 150 offshore buoys, which warn mariners of the location of sand banks, reefs and other offshore hazards. The vessel also provides support for the teams tasked with maintaining a further 65 lighthouses and beacons around the coast of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In addition, the ship supports the national response to maritime wreck and new dangers to navigation.
The vessel will be installed with an Evac Evolution system, which attained IMO and U.S. Coast Guard Approval last year, with the capacity to treat ballast water at a rate of up to 250m3/hr. The components will be supplied in modular form enabling them to be distributed to make the best use of available space within the engine room.
Adam Rogers, Evac’s Head of Global Sales for Ballast Water Management Systems, said: “We are delighted to have won the BWMS order for a vessel which has such an important role in maintaining safety at sea and protecting the marine environment”.
The Evac Evolution system has been fitted on vessels including cruise ships, container vessels, research ships, offshore supply vessels and cable laying craft where its small footprint and potential for flexible installation have proved to be important assets.
