Ballast Water Management

Danish ballast water management system supplier DESMI has announced a new product development based on its existing CompactClean UV-based BWMS system.

US-based ballast water management system supplier Ecochlor is adding a filterless and dual-mode filter/filterless option to its BWMS product portfolio.

Climate Investor Two (CI2) has approved an investment to support the lease of Damen’s portable ballast water treatment solution to customers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Installation, operation and maintenance issues continue to be a challenge, but experience gained is helping operators make progress towards BWM compliance, writes William Burroughs, Senior Principal Engineer, ABS

Peter Sahlén, Head of Alfa Laval PureBallast, takes the temperature of the ballast water treatment system market and sees the advantages of transparency.

A new configuration of DESMI Ocean Guard’s CompactClean ballast water management system (BWMS) has been approved by both the US Coast Guard and the Danish Maritime Authority.

Herbosch-Kiere has chosen Bawat’s mobile containerised ballast water management system (BWMS) for its reception facility to serve its entire fleet of vessels and barges.

Norway-based ship owner company MPC Container Ships ASA has ordered a large number of Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment systems with data-driven PureBallast Connect services after positive experiences with a…

MEPC 75 belatedly adopted commissioning testing while the US EPA struggles to meet standards deadline

BIO-UV, the France-based ballast water treatment system (BWTS) supplier, confirmed that its UV-based BIO-SEA system has been granted compliance with revised IMO guidelines.

De Nora’s BALPURE Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has received the IMO Type Approval certificate as per resolution MEPC.300 (72) (the BWMS Code) from the UKs Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA).

Norway-based ship owner company Wilson ASA has signed an agreement to retrofit its fleet of vessels with Norway-based Norwegian Greentech AS’s UV and filtration ballast water management system (BWMS).

Optimarin has confirmed receipt of a revised International Maritime Organisation G8 certificate for its ballast water treatment technology.

A functioning Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) is becoming a legal prerequisite for global trade, as regulations designed to protect marine ecosystems and coastal economies from invasive species take effect, writes Dimitrios…

CTI-Maritec has received approval from DNV GL as a test facility capable of undertaking ballast water system commissioning tests in line with new rules set to enter into force in October 2021.

France-headquartered shipbuilder and repairer PIRIOU Group has extended its collaboration agreement with BIO UV Group, the manufacturer of the UV-based BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS).

Techcross, the Korean manufacturer of ballast water management system (BWMS), confirmed that its full-flow electrolysis ElectroCleen system (ECS) has been granted compliance with revised IMO guidelines by the Korean government.

Ecochlor has been awarded Type Approval from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) for the IMO BWMS Code (MEPC.300(72) / revised 2016 G8) standards.