GEAR | Optimarin acquires Hyde Marine business from De Nora

Optimarin, a supplier of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) for the maritime industry, has agreed to acquire the Hyde Marine UV business from Industrie De Nora.

Under the transaction, Optimarin will purchase technologies, trademarks, and selected assets pertaining to the design, sale, and aftermarket of systems using UV technology for ballast water treatment and disinfection. The terms of the transaction are confidential.

Hyde Marine’s BWTS are available in both high and low ballast flow rate variants. The high ballast flow rate variants is ideal for tankers and bulk carriers while the low ballast flow rate variant is suitable for use on offshore support vessels, containerships, and cruise ships.