Filtersafe Opens Facility Office in Hong Kong

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Filtersafe Opens Facility Office in Hong Kong

The center, the first of its type in Hong Kong, will add significant services to Yui Lian-based maritime service facilities which will allow them to compete with existing ballast water treatment facilities in China, Korea and Singapore

The center, the first of its type inHong Kong, will add significant services to Yui Lian-based maritime service facilities which will allow them to compete with existing ballast water treatment facilities inChina, Korea andSingapore. It is being created in line with theHong Konggovernment's directive to create an international maritime center.

Filtersafe will be working closely with Yui Lian Dockyards Limited & Yui Lian Dockyards (Shekou) Limited, which operate six docks at Yui Lian and provides a range of maritime repair and maintenance services. Yui Lian Dockyards is a subsidiary of China Merchants Industry Holdings.

An opening ceremony on 14 April was attended by Filtersafe executives including CEOEtai DaganandAsia PacificManagerAres Ho. Representatives of Yui Lian Dockyards including Mr.Zhang Zhi Liang(General Manager, Ship Repair Division), Mr.Bill Marcus Ng(Manager of Marketing Department), Mr. Yui Lian, Board of Directors member, and Mr. Huang, Qiang Zhong (Deputy General Manager) also attended. Others present includedElad Goz, Consul, Head of Economic & Trade Mission ofIsraelinHong Kong, representatives of InvestHK and PACT Environmental Technology Company Ltd.

"Our new Filtersafe center will significantly increase the range of services offered at Yui Lian, increasing its attractiveness to ship owners and operators," saidAres Ho, Filtersafe Asia Pacific Manager.

The facility will also double the production capacity of FilterSafe, enabling the company to produce 1500 Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) filters per annum in its Israeli andHong Kongplants.

Filtersafe choseHong Kongas its regional base due to the city's central position, its status as a free port and its unrivalled logistics.

About half of the Yui Lian center's floor space will be used for assembly and workshop functions. The other half will house research, the regional office and sales and marketing.

Asia Pacificwaters are home to one of the world's largest shipping industries and there is intense competition between the various maritime service centers in the region.

Regional ship owners and operators are upgrading ballast water treatment in anticipation of the coming into force of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM).

Adopted in 2004, the Treaty is not yet in force but it is expected that it will become law within a short time frame. The equipment required under its provisions is designed to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms from one region to another. This is achieved by establishing standards and procedures for the management and control of ships' ballast water and sediments.

Source: PRNewsWire

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