What DESMI Ocean Guard does

DESMI Ocean Guard A/S is a Denmark-based operating subsidiary of DESMI A/S, focused on the development, manufacture, and sale of UV-based ballast water management systems (BWMS) under the CompactClean brand. The CompactClean system neutralizes invasive aquatic organisms in ship ballast water without the use of chemicals, is type-approved by both the International Maritime Organization (IMO, since September 2018) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG, since April 2019), and is engineered to operate in a single mode across both regulatory regimes. Supporting the core BWMS product is the DESMICloud IoT platform, which provides real-time monitoring of inlet/discharge pressure, flow, vibration, and temperatures, along with dashboards, historical trends, alerts, and automated PDF report generation for port authorities.

The company generates revenue through a mix of hardware sales (CompactClean BWMS units and related pumps), professional services (installation, commissioning, training, and engineering support), and recurring after-sales revenue (DESMI 48 fast-track spare parts service, commissioning, testing, and ongoing maintenance through a worldwide service network). Beyond ballast water management, the broader DESMI portfolio addresses adjacent marine and industrial fluid handling applications — including ROTAN® gear pumps, centrifugal pumps, magnetic drive pumps, OptiSave™ energy saving systems, FineFog™ fire-fighting, scrubber pumps, methanol and ammonia-ready pumps, onboard carbon capture, and shock-rated and helicopter refueling systems for naval defense. Distribution is executed via direct enterprise sales supported by offices in 20+ countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, targeting shipping operators, naval forces, aquaculture operators, and industrial customers.

Name

DESMI Ocean Guard

Legal name

DESMI A/S

Website

https://desmioceanguard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DESMI Ocean Guard A/S, a Danish subsidiary of DESMI A/S, develops and sells the CompactClean UV-based ballast water management system, type-approved by IMO and USCG, serving global vessel owners, naval operators, and aquaculture customers via direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Ballast Water Management Systems and Pumps

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Ballast Water, Bilge & Wastewater Treatment Systems (Environmental/Utility) (IMAJAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

Keywords

• Ballast water management
• Marine pumps
• UV water treatment
• Energy saving systems
• Naval defense pumps

Headquarters

HQ city

Nørresundby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS): Sale of CompactClean BWMS hardware to vessel owners and operators. The system is a capital equipment purchase for ships requiring ballast water treatment compliance.
2. Installation and Commissioning Services: Onboard engineering services including inspection, retrofit location identification, installation assistance, and commissioning support conducted by experienced DESMI engineers.
3. After-Sales Service and Spare Parts: Genuine spare parts, DESMI 48 fast-track service, worldwide service network, commissioning, testing services, and ongoing maintenance for installed BWMS systems.
4. Training Services: BWMS training through physical training facilities, training packages, and computer-based training (CBT) for vessel crews.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

DESMI Ocean Guard develops, manufactures, and sells the CompactClean Ballast Water Management System (BWMS), a UV light-based, chemical-free treatment system that holds both IMO and USCG type approval. Beyond the BWMS core, the broader DESMI portfolio provides ROTAN internal gear pumps, centrifugal and magnetic drive pumps, OptiSave energy saving systems, FineFog fire-fighting systems, shock-rated and helicopter refueling systems for defense, UV water treatment for aquaculture, and the DESMICloud IoT platform for real-time monitoring and management.

Product overview

DESMI Ocean Guard offers a comprehensive portfolio of marine and industrial fluid handling solutions centered around the CompactClean Ballast Water Management System (BWMS), which uses UV treatment technology forIMO and USCG-compliant ballast water management. The product range includes centrifugal pumps, gear pumps (ROTAN®), magnetic drive pumps, scrubber pumps, FineFog™ fire-fighting systems, and OptiSave™ energy saving systems for marine vessels. Beyond ballast water treatment, the company provides specialized pumps for defense (shock rated, helicopter refueling), aquaculture (UV water treatment), alternative fuels (methanol, ammonia-ready magnetic drive pumps), and industrial applications including district heating/cooling, HVAC, and chemical processing. Supporting the hardware portfolio is the DESMICloud IoT platform for real-time monitoring, alongside global service networks, commissioning, testing, and the DESMI 48 fast-track spare parts service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CompactClean: Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) using UV treatment technology for ships, compliant with IMO and USCG standards
• OptiSave™
• ROTAN®
• FineFog™
• DESMICloud

Products and services

• CompactClean Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) UV-based ballast water treatment system that neutralizes algae, bacteria, and small organisms without chemicals, compliant with IMO BWMS Code (since September 2018) and USCG standards (since April 2019). Features automatic flow control, lamp dimming, a graphic HMI touchscreen, automatic PDF report generation, and a UV transmission capability down to 35% in IMO waters and 40% in USCG territory. Sold to vessel owners and operators for newbuilds and retrofits.
• ROTAN Gear Pumps Internal gear pumps and magnetically driven pumps for handling a wide range of liquids — chemicals, asphalt, bitumen, chocolate, oil, paint, resin, molasses — across marine, industrial, and defense applications.
• OptiSave Energy Saving System Marine energy saving system that optimizes pump operations to reduce energy consumption on vessels, with a companion savings simulator tool for quantifying potential savings. Deployed on shipping company vessels such as SINOKOR and WAH KWONG.
• FineFog Fire-Fighting System Fire-fighting system for marine vessels providing high-efficiency fire suppression capabilities using FineFog technology.
• Centrifugal Pumps Range of centrifugal pumps for marine applications including ballast, bilge, boiler feed, brine, drill water, freshwater cooling, lubrication oil, seawater cooling, and sewage duties.
• Magnetic Drive Pumps Seal-less pumps using magnetic drive technology for handling hazardous, toxic, or sensitive liquids without leakage risks, including ammonia-ready variants for alternative fuel applications.
• Scrubber Pumps Pumps designed for scrubber systems that clean exhaust gases from ships, supported by a Scrubber Pump Selection App to help customers choose appropriate models.
• UV Water Treatment System (Aquaculture) UV-based water treatment system for aquaculture operations ensuring water quality and biosecurity, deployed at sites such as Salmon Evolution and Kingfish.
• Helicopter Refueling Systems Refueling systems for naval and defense applications providing safe and efficient helicopter fueling operations on military vessels.
• Shock Rated Pumps Pumps for defense applications designed to withstand shock loads and vibrations, supplied to naval programs.
• Diesel-Driven Emergency Fire Pumps Emergency fire pumps driven by diesel engines for defense and critical infrastructure applications, providing fire-fighting capability independent of main ship power.
• Methanol Pumps Pumps designed for handling methanol as an alternative fuel for marine vessels, supporting shipping's transition to low-carbon fuels.
• Triple Screw Pumps (K-series) K-series triple screw pumps for various marine liquid handling applications.
• DESMICloud IoT Platform IoT cloud platform enabling operators and managers to access real-time system status and performance data with dashboards and historical trends across DESMI flow technology systems. Gathers inlet/discharge pressure, flow, vibration, media and motor temperature via a local IoT box for cloud-based analysis, alerts, and reporting.
• DESMI 48 Fast Track Service 48-hour fast-track spare parts and after-sales support service ensuring rapid response to customer needs through the DESMI worldwide service network.
• BWMS Training Training services for vessel crews on BWMS operation, delivered through physical facilities at DESMI headquarters in Nørresundby, structured training packages, and computer-based training (CBT).
• BWMS Installation and Commissioning Services Onboard engineering services for CompactClean BWMS installations, including inspection, retrofit location identification, installation assistance, and commissioning support conducted by experienced DESMI engineers.

Quantifiable outcome

• UV-Transmission down to 35% in IMO waters and 40% in USCG territory
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Optimarin: Norwegian specialist BWMS vendor offering the BallastAce system with USCG type approval, closely comparable to DESMI Ocean Guard as a focused, mid-sized ballast water treatment pure-play targeting the same IMO/USCG compliance-driven retrofit market.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish industrial giant with a leading PureBallast BWMS line, directly competing with CompactClean on UV-based ballast water treatment for global merchant fleets, with similar IMO/USCG type approvals and a comparable marine service network.
• Ecochlor: US-based BWMS specialist offering chlorine dioxide-based treatment systems with IMO and USCG type approvals, competing with DESMI's UV-based CompactClean in the global retrofit market with similar regulatory positioning.
• Hyde Marine: US-based BWMS specialist (now part of Calanus) offering the Hyde GUARDIAN UV-based system with IMO and USCG approvals, competing with CompactClean particularly in North American shipyards and on US-flag vessel retrofits.
• TeamTec (Tofte Tank & Marine): Norwegian supplier of marine water and waste systems including BWMS offerings, comparable to DESMI Ocean Guard as a Nordic-headquartered marine vendor targeting commercial shipowners with ballast water treatment and pump packages.

Broad incumbents

• RWO (Veolia Water Technologies): Veolia's marine water treatment arm offers BWMS products and shipboard water solutions comparable to DESMI's CompactClean, backed by Veolia's global water-treatment infrastructure and broader ballast/industrial water portfolio.
• Wärtsilä: Finland-based marine technology major whose Aquarius BWMS and broader ship power, propulsion, and environmental solutions portfolio compete head-on with DESMI Ocean Guard, leveraging much larger scale and deep shipyard relationships.
• Xylem: Global water technology major whose Wedeco UV brand underpins marine water treatment solutions, broadly comparable to DESMI Ocean Guard's UV-based ballast water offering but operating at much greater scale across municipal, industrial, and marine end markets.
• Evoqua Water Technologies (now part of Xylem): Water treatment specialist with marine and industrial UV disinfection capabilities overlapping with DESMI's UV ballast and aquaculture water treatment portfolio, now operating under Xylem's broader water technology platform.

Regional players

• JFE Engineering: Japanese engineering company offering the JFE BallastAce BWMS with Japanese flag approvals; comparable to DESMI Ocean Guard as a competing BWMS vendor but primarily focused on Japanese yards and Asia-Pacific shipowners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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