Ballast Water Management – Page 7
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NewsDFDS inks BWMS fleet deal with DESMI
Denmark-based ferry company DFDS has signed an agreement to retrofit its existing fleet of vessels with Denmark-based DESMI’s UV CompactClean ballast water management system (BWMS).
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NewsMSC Cruises selects BIO-SEA as BWT supplier
The Montpellier-based ultraviolet water treatment company BIO-UV Group has signed a contract to supply its BIO-SEA ballast water treatment (BWT) system for installation aboard two MSC Cruises’ Worldclass cruiseships currently under construction at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard at St. Nazaire, France.
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NewsBulkship Management selects Alfa Laval PureBallast 3
Oslo-based ship management company Bulkship Management AS has chosen Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 to supply ballast water treatment (BWT) systems to its entire fleet. The comprehensive fleet agreement includes commissioning and training, as well as 30 PureBallast 3 Compact Flex systems.
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NewsEletson selects Wärtsilä for fleet BWMS retrofit
Greece-based ship operator Eletson Corporation has selected technology group Wärtsilä to supply ballast water management systems (BWMS) to its entire fleet.
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NewsOptimarin obtains 24-hour USCG holding time
Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS) has received approval from the US Coast Guard (USCG) to lower its required holding time to just 24 hours for all water salinities.
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NewsATC selects Ecochlor for BWMS retrofit
Alaskan Tanker Company (ATC) has selected the Ecochlor ballast water management system (BWMS) for its fleet of three VLCC crude oil tankers. The agreement includes an option for one additional vessel.
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NewsAlfa Laval to apply to lower USCG holding time
Anders Lindmark, Head of Alfa Laval PureBallast, was upbeat about the market outlook when the Motorship interviewed him in January 2019. Orders in hand compared with the previous year make 2019 look promising for PureBallast.
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NewsBIO-UV targets lower flow segments for growth
Montpellier-based French ballast water management system (BWMS) manufacturer BIO-UV plans to gain a 5 percent share of global ultraviolet (UV) BWMS sales by 2024, by concentrating on sales to lower flow segments of the market.
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NewsABS holds BWM workshops
Classification society, ABS, has run a series of workshops aimed at improving the installation and operation of ballast water management (BWM) systems.
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NewsBAWAT eyes USCG type approval in H2 2019
Copenhagen-based ballast water management system (BWMS) producer BAWAT hopes to receive full US Coastguard approval for its unique pasteurization-based system in the second half of 2019.
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NewsEnvirocleanse receives final USCG approval
The US Coastguard has awarded type approval to Envirocleanse for its inTank ballast water treatment system (BWTS).
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News10 years of Alfa Laval PureSOx
The global sulphur cap will take effect in 11 months. But one important milestone has already been reached for exhaust gas cleaning system supplier, Alfa Laval. The new year marks a decade since the first vessel set sail with an Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber on board.
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NewsOptimarin reports record early order surge
Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin revealed today that 2019 is set to be a record year, with the orderbook currently five times the size it was at this point in 2018. CEO Tore Andersen says he expects revenues to double year-on-year.
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NewsEvac acquires UK-based wastewater product distributor
Finland-based Evac Group, a provider of integrated waste systems, has acquired Transvac Systems, a UK business specializing in the distribution and servicing of wastewater treatment systems.
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NewsHHI receives type approval for HiBallast BWMS
Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS), HiBallast, has received type approval from DNV GL.
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NewsOptimarin provides BWT for cruise ships
Cruise ship operator, Royal Caribbean International, has chosen Norwegian-based Optimarin to provide its Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) for three flagship vessels.
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NewsAdvantage Fleet Agreement for Alfa Laval BWMS
Turkey-based product tanker operator Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products is to install Alfa Laval’s PureBallast 3 ballast water management system (BWMS) on 16 vessels between March 2019 and March 2021.
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NewsEPA to develop VGP replacement post-VIDA
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to develop new regulations governing vessel incidental discharges following President Trump’s approval of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) on 4 December 2018.
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NewsDe Nora BALPURE system gains USCG type approval
The US Coastguard has awarded type approval to De Nora for its BALPURE ballast water management system (BWMS).
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NewsTaking a stake in the ballast water business
Scorpio Tankers acquired a share in US ballast water treatment supplier Ecochlor earlier this year. Ole Christian Schroder, director of environmental compliance, Scorpio Group discusses the move.
