Ballast Water Management

OceanSaver, the Norwegian manufacturer of US type approved ballast water management systems, has filed for bankruptcy.

DESMI Ocean Guard has launched a new Ballast Water Management System which it says sets new standards for small footprint BWMS.

The ICS has urged the industry to ‘get this right’ as the IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention – which could cost the industry US$100 billion in system installations – comes into…

A new chemical-free ballast water management system (BWMS) can disinfect and treat 250 cubic metres of seawater an hour.

Chelsea Technologies’ FastBallast portable analyser has been chosen by one operator as a benchmark testing device to ensure compliance with ballast water standards.

A project to containerise a Ballast Water Management System may allow easier compliance for vessels with limited space.

A BWMS has demonstrated its reliability in the face of a survey which exposed the systems as problematic and inoperable.

US operators could benefit from an electrochlorination-based BWMS system which has completed tests needed for US Coast Guard approval.

Ship owners and operators have reported in a survey that 43% of BWMS are either inoperable or have problematic operations.

A low power consumption chemical injection ballast water management system (BWMS) has received USCG type approval.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) will oversee UK-based Coldharbour Marine’s ballast water management systems (BWMS) tests, as required by the US Coast Guard (USCG) in its type approval process.

Bureau Veritas has launched a new e-business solution to help the shipping industry meet the Ballast Water Management deadline for certificates and approved plans by September.

Norway-owned Goltens will manage the engineering and retrofit installation of OceanSaver ballast water management systems (BWMS) onboard two of BP Shipping’s gas carriers.

Alfa Laval has reported two major frame agreements covering the delivery of more than 50 PureBallast systems on tankers and bulk carriers over a three-year period.

Japanese ballast water management system manufacturer Miura Co has completed an environmental test that it says represents a landmark on its way to US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval.

Intercargo has proposed extended ballast water exchange be used for bulk carriers fitted with gravity discharged topside tanks, to retain vessel efficiency and avoid substantial modification.

By the time our July/August magazine is published, the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee will have debated proposals to postpone the installation timeframe associated with the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, due…

System selection and installation are just the first challenges when it comes to operating a ballast water management system (BWMS), writes Ioannis Stefanou, group technical director, Wallem Shipmanagement

Norway-headquartered Optimarin has signed an agreement with Netherlands-based Goltens Green Technologies which will provide it with a global network of spare parts and engineers.

Vancouver Drydock Co (VDC) has installed a ballast water treatment (BWT) system on Louis Dreyfus’ Ile de Batz special purpose/cable layer vessel using new technology.