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  • Optimarin's OBS is the first ballast water management system to receive full US type approval
    News

    Optimarin BWMS wins US type approval race

    2016-12-05T08:50:00Z

    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued its first type approval of a ballast water management system, confirming on Friday 2 December that Optimarin’s ballast system (OBS) has received certification.

  • The USCG process from selecting independent laboratories to type approving systems
    News

    US gears up for first BWMS type approvals

    2016-11-24T12:12:00Z

    As The Motorship goes to press the first type approvals from the US Coast Guard are expected imminently. Gavin Lipsith reports.

  • Taking on uncertainty: BWM Convention installation timeframe remains undecided
    News

    More indecision on BWMS installation timeframe

    2016-10-31T15:08:00Z

    The installation timeframe for the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention has been thrown back into uncertainty after fresh proposals at the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee last week.

  • News

    New owners for ballast water company

    2011-01-20T15:16:00Z

    Norwegian ballast water management (BWM) system provider Oceansaver has recently been acquired by investment company BW Ventures and Norwegian government-backed fund Investinor.