Population growth, increased urbanization and industrialization, increased standards of living, and/or lack of resources and space contribute to the world’s water challenges, and areas struck by natural disasters are especially hard-hit. Consequently, providing clean drinking water and safely treating wastewater are pressing issues in many parts of the world – both urban, industrial and rural.
However, faced with these problems certain environmental challenges arise: While reusing ships and vessels is common in the oil, gas, and LNG industries, vessels are often phased out prematurely as they are still in good condition and should be reused for
other purposes.