FRANCE-headquartered manufacturer of the BIO-SEA ballast water management system, BIO-UV Group has announced that Steven Matthew will be in charge of its newly established sales and support centre in Hong Kong in order to increase the company's share of the ballast water market in the region.
While Mr Matthew's focus initially will be on increasing sales of the ultraviolet-based ballast water treatment system in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam, BIO-UV Group Asia will target the Asia Pacific market as a whole.
'We anticipate a huge start to the ballast water treatment retrofit market beginning in 2019 and spiking in the 2021 to 2022 period,' said Mr Mathew.
'With Chinese shipyards likely to account for a significant share of the BWTS [ballast water treatment systems] retrofit market, it is important we have a strong local presence on the ground to support shipowners and shipyards.'
Said CEO Benoit Gillmann: 'As a former seagoing marine engineer, a maritime lawyer with Holman Fenwick Willan and more recently sales director in the field of ballast water treatment, Steven brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to BIO-UV Group.'
While Mr Matthew's focus initially will be on increasing sales of the ultraviolet-based ballast water treatment system in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam, BIO-UV Group Asia will target the Asia Pacific market as a whole.
'We anticipate a huge start to the ballast water treatment retrofit market beginning in 2019 and spiking in the 2021 to 2022 period,' said Mr Mathew.
'With Chinese shipyards likely to account for a significant share of the BWTS [ballast water treatment systems] retrofit market, it is important we have a strong local presence on the ground to support shipowners and shipyards.'
Said CEO Benoit Gillmann: 'As a former seagoing marine engineer, a maritime lawyer with Holman Fenwick Willan and more recently sales director in the field of ballast water treatment, Steven brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to BIO-UV Group.'