Maritime Industry
Ships and boats are one of the oldest forms of transportation known to man. Before the development of the first railways or aeroplanes, ships were the most important means of transport for thousands of years. Even in modern logistics, shipping frequently offers cost advantages when compared to other modes of transport. The transportation of raw materials such as steel and oil is routinely effected via ship. Ships are also used by the military and the fishing industry as well as in the tourism sector and by private individuals (yachting).
RWO GmbH MARINE WATER TECHNOLOGY
Altogether, around 60,000 container vessels, cargo ships, drilling ships and oil tankers
travel on the seven seas. Due to the prevailing public discussion about environmental
protection and the latest ecological disasters, the treatment of ballast water has become
a central topic in the international shipping industry. To discharge ballast water into the
sea means to cause long-term ecological damage. In Germany, the damages are
estimated at around 80 to 100 million EUR, in the USA they have reached dimensions of
around four billion USD. Already in 2004, a law was passed to solve this problem. It will
come into force, once 30 states have signed the convention. Currently, only 27 have signed
up. The RWO GmbH from Bremen in Germany, a subsidiary of Veolia Water Solutions &
Technologies, is an internationally acknowledged specialist for on-board water treatment.
The new ballast water regulation would bring the company unimagined growth potential. more...
