Ballast Water Management

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.

The US Coast Guard has awarded Type Approval to Hyde Marine’s ballast water management system.

Alfa Laval has successfully adapted operations at its Aalborg production facility to adjust to Danish government restrictions, and is continuing to meet global demand for Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment…

BIO-UV Group has received type approval from both the International Marine Organisation and US Coast Guard for its next generation low flow rate ballast water treatment system range.

The Evac Evolution ballast water management system (BWMS) is to be installed on two platform supply vessels operated by Harvey Gulf International, the US marine transportation company that specialises in providing support…

Optimarin and SunRui, have announced a strategic market cooperation to provide a one-stop-shop for shipowners, fulfilling increasing demand for both electrolysis and UV-based ballast water treatment system (BWTS) technology.

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 has become one of the first non-Chinese ballast water treatment solutions to be type approved by the China Classification Society.