Ballast Water Management

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.

An estimated 60-70 percent of the merchant fleet is yet to have a ballast water treatment system installed. Industry experience so far gives a clear warning of the pitfalls

Equipment delays are just the short-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ballast water treatment specialist Optimarin has agreed with US-based Lee Engineering Supply Company to warehouse critical spare parts and expand its global service network.

The US Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) could see IMO and US efficacy determinations align by explicitly expanding the definition of “living” to exclude organisms that are alive but cannot reproduce.

Stavanger-based ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has completed the test programme for its UV-based Optimarin Ballast System in accordance with revised IMO G8 guidelines.

De Nora has created a new legal entity, De Nora Marine Technologies, to facilitate the company’s global growth strategy within the maritime market.

Alfa Laval has signed two frame agreements, running over the coming three years, for ballast water treatment systems (BWTS). The agreements comprise firm orders to deliver Alfa Laval PureBallast3 systems to about…

The Evac Evolution ballast water treatment system (BWMS) will be installed on an aids to navigation vessel operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.

Commissioning sampling of newly installed ballast water treatment systems is a new requirement for ship owners that is likely to being introduced globally in early 2022. To help dispel some of the…

Optimarin has adopted a novel approach to meet growing demand for flexible financing by offering the first leasing option within the ballast water management sector.