Bawat Damen is born

Under the joint venture, Bawat will provide its innovative system for treating ballast water, leveraging its patented pasteurisation process that eradicates organisms without the use of chemicals, filters or UV.

Damen Green Solutions, known for its expertise in maritime solutions, will undertake the construction of these systems. The partners will share a joint focus on sales and global marketing.

The contract was signed at the international maritime exhibition Europort 2023 in Rotterdam by Bawat chief executive Marcus Peter Hummer, Bawat chairman of the board Klaus Nyborg, Damen Shipyards Group chief executive Arnout Damen, and Damen Shipyards Group managing director Marcel Karsijns.

Mr Karsijns said, “We are very pleased to be extending our relationship with Bawat,” and added, “The timing is excellent and having a mobile sustainable product that is straightforward to operate and maintain is attractive for our customers. The first two units for a customer are already being built at one of the Damen yards and new orders will be fulfilled at short notice thereafter.”

Mr Hummer said, "The formalisation of the Bawat Damen joint venture marks a pivotal moment in maritime innovation. By combining Bawat’s groundbreaking ballast water management system technology with Damen’s extensive capabilities in construction, we can offer an unmatched, compliant and environmentally friendly ballast water treatment systems to the industry."

The collaboration aims to revolutionise the mobile ballast water treatment landscape by providing efficient, easy-to-install systems that cater to vessel owners in need of compliant solutions.