Ballast Water Management – Page 8
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NewsBack from the brink: Gently does it for Oceansaver
Norwegian ballast water technology provider Oceansaver has been given a new lease of life following its bankruptcy and rescue by new owner TeamTec last year, writes Charlie Bartlett.
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NewsBallast breakdowns: Don’t go with the flow
Ship owners must take care if they are to avoid buying and installing ballast water management systems with high flaw rates. Stevie Knight explores recently exposed reliability challenges.
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NewsERMA FIRST BWTS wins new USCG type approval
The ERMA FIRST BWTS FIT system has obtained a new type of USCG type approval which allows it to use a Filtrex filter.
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NewsEvac BWMS moves closer to USCG approval
The Evac Evolution ballast water management system (BWMS), designed and manufactured by Cathelco, has moved one step closer to US Coast Guard Type Approval.
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NewsWartsila Aquarius works at US type approval
Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has successfully completed all the required testing procedures and has now been submitted for US Coastguard (USCG) Type Approval.
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NewsTeamTec distribution for Kurita BWMS
TeamTec AS and Kurita Water Industries Ltd have signed a cooperation agreement for the distribution of Kurita Ballast Water Management System (BWMS).
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NewsOptimarin wins Hoegh Autoliner order
Ballast water treatment supplier Optimarin has consolidated its relationship with Höegh Autoliners by securing a new agreement for ten retrofitted BWT systems.
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NewsCanada Great Lakes ballast water trial
Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) portable FastBallast compliance monitor has been selected by the Canadian government for trials in a four-month ballast water monitoring programme at the Great Lakes.
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NewsTeamTec rebuilds Oceansaver BWMS business
Norwegian technology company TeamTec has made some significant changes to the Oceansaver ballast water management system (BWMS) business since rescuing it from bankruptcy a year ago.
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NewsClassNK anticipates BWMS capacity crunch
ClassNK has identified a potential bottleneck for ballast water management systems (BWMS) among its classed fleet and is urging early installation to avoid capacity concerns.
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NewsOptimarin wins milestone Ardmore order
Optimarin has secured one of its biggest orders to date having been selected to supply 36 BWMS systems to Ardmore Shipping.
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NewsDESMI wins IMO approval for compact BWMS
DESMI Ocean Guard’s CompactClean Ballast Water Management System has received IMO Type Approval according to the revised IMO BWMS code.
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NewsBio-Sea BWMS for CMA CGM flagship
French container liner CMA CGM’s new ultra-large container ship ‘Antoine De Saint Exupéry’ features a Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system from BIO-UV Group.
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NewsEngineering is key BWMS installation challenge
The challenge of ensuring as many ships as possible comply with IMO ballast water regulations will be around engineering not supply, a BWMS expert has said.
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NewsShip operators may fall into BWMS bottleneck
Shipowners are “playing with fire” if they haven’t complied with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention standards by the required deadlines, the managing director of De Nora has warned.
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NewsGreen funding support for Bawat BWMS
Bawat has received support from the state-run Danish Green Investment Fund for its use of eco-friendly waste heat in its ballast water management system (BWMS).
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NewsTorm fleet agreement for Alfa Laval BWMS
Product tanker operator Torm is to install Alfa Laval’s PureBallast 3 ballast water management system (BWMS) on 47 vessels between 2019 and 2024.
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NewsCTG launches BWM flow through mode
Chelsea Technologies Group''s (CTG) portable ballast water compliance monitor FastBallast is now available in flow-through mode.
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NewsGEA offers chemical-free BWMS
GEA has launched new efficiency improving products including a chemical-free ballast water management system, a marine separator and a unit for cleaning the disc stack of mineral oil separators.
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NewsEcochlor offers BWMS compliance guarantee
US system supplier Ecochlor has launched what it claims is the first guarantee of compliance for a ballast water management system (BWMS).
