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19 January, 2012, Drammen, Norway: Rongsheng Shipbuilding Heavy Industries, a large heavy industries shipbuilding group in China, has chosen Mark II, OceanSaver’s next generation ballast water treatment system, for two 317.000 DWT VLCC newbuildings.

The contract comes just weeks after DNV type approval, certifying Mark II to fully meet the requirements of the International Ballast Water Convention, and previous system orders placed by Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (China) and SPP Shipyard (Korea) for two suezmax and four bulk vessels.

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3 January, 2012, OSLO, NORWAY: OceanSaver today announced DNV Type Approval certification of its revolutionary next generation ballast water management technology, Mark II.

“We have successfully passed all DNV Type Approval requirements guaranteeing that our newest BWT technology, Mark II fully meets the requirements of the International Ballast Water Convention and the Norwegian Administration,” said Houtan Houshangi, CEO of OceanSaver.

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15 December 2011, Drammen, Norway: Oceansaver has achieved a milestone for the ballast water treatment industry with the commissioning of the first treatment system to include filters on a crude oil tanker in Korea.

The 159.000 DWT Suezmax tanker, Ottoman Integrity, is being delivered from a Korean shipyard for Turkish owner Gungen Maritime & Trading, and the installed OceanSaver system is capable of treating ballast water at a rate of 2 x 2.500m3/h.

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15 November 2011, Drammen, Norway: OceanSaver, a leading global provider of class-approved, high capacity ballast water treatment (BWT) systems, today appointed Houtan Houshangi as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Houshangi replaces Stein Foss who successfully developed and commercialized OceanSaver BWT system technology since the company’s inception in 2003. Foss will still be associated with OceanSaver and will together with the interim CEO focus on ensuring a smooth transition of leadership and the search for and hiring of his replacement.

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5 November 2011, Drammen, Norway: OceanSaver has supplied and commissioned its first ballast water treatment system to gain classification society DNV’s approval as a retrofit installation. The project was completed over the summer of 2011 on the car carrier Höegh Trove, operated by Höegh Autoliners and managed by Höegh Fleet Services.

The installation precedes the mandatory requirements of the IMO 2004 International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments to prevent the spread of marine invasive species via ballast water.

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Höegh Trove becomes first vessel equipped with fully operational OceanSaver BWT system.

OceanSaver, the leading provider of class approved high capacity ballast water treatment (BWT) systems, today announced the successful commissioning of its first fully operational system onboard Höegh Autoliners PCTC (Pure Car Truck Carrier), Höegh Trove.

"Höegh Trove is the first vessel in the world to have a fully operational OceanSaver BWT system. OceanSaver cost-effectively complies with pending IMO Ballast Water Treatment regulations," says Oistein Dahl, President of Höegh Fleet Services and Head of Ship Management at Höegh Autoliners (Höegh).

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17 JUNE 2011, DRAMMEN, NORWAY: Ciner Shipping Industry & Trading, a subsidiary within Ciner Group, one of Turkey's fastest growing commerce, industry and service conglomerates, has secured OceanSaver MARK II systems for two suezmax tankers at China's Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry and four bulk carriers at SPP Shipyard in Korea.

Twelve weeks ago OceanSaver informed the market about the launch of its next generation BWT Mark II system and goals to introduce better performing filtration technology, reduce installation cost and complexity for retrofit and newbuilding projects...

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15 JUNE 2011, DRAMMEN, NORWAY: OceanSaver today announced that its next generation advanced ballast water treatment system Mark II will reduce energy use by over 50 per cent compared to its previous technology.

OceanSaver's on-going research and development initiatives have led to the introduction of the Mark II system, which features an optimised filtration step, not available at the time of the original system development...

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16 MARCH, 2011, OSLO, NORWAY: OceanSaver today announced plans to launch revolutionary next generation ballast water management technology. The Mark II technology realises OceanSaver's strategy to roll out its high-end technology to different sized vessels.

OceanSaver's Mark II ballast water treatment system is a specifically tailored version of its type-approved Mark I model, but with the most 'energy demanding' features of the original removed. The Mark II model introduces better performing filtration technology for the customer...

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7 JANUARY, 2011, OSLO, NORWAY : BW Ventures and Investinor AS have made an agreement to acquire OceanSaver, one of the largest ballast water management (BWM) system providers in the world. This move strengthens OceanSaver's expansion strategy and roll out of its current NOK 400 million BWM order book.

The sale will be finalized following approval by the Norwegian competition authorities and the completion of some due diligence issues with the new owners.

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Drammen, Norway 20. August, 2010: OceanSaver today announced that another one of South Korea's largest shipyards has ordered ballast water management (BWM) systems for five state-of-the-art VLCCs (Very Large Crude oil Carriers).

The IMO Type Approved OceanSaver® offers a compact, modular design with the add-on feature of reduced corrosion. Power consumption is scaled according to capacity and the level of automation makes it easy for crew operation. These advantages make OceanSaver a technically attractive and cost effective solution for large vessels.

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