Op-Ed: Navigating uncharted waters for BWMS operations
By Mark Riggio, Head of Marine, Filtersafe As the sun sets on the first quarter of 2022, the world may seem a more frightening and unstable place than it did three weeks
Search Results for: Ballast Water Management Convention
Advancing ballast water industry standards helps achieve compliance
By Mark Riggio, Head of Marine, Filtersafe Most ballast water management system (BWMS) testing is based on theoretical means that do not reflect the challenging conditions found in locations where sediment-rich waters
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 certified for installation on Chinese-flagged vessels
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. With the Chinese type approval in hand, PureBallast
Damen unveils ballast water prefiltration barge
Many ports located on rivers have a sediment level significantly higher than the level that ships’ onboard ballast water treatment systems are tested against. In response, Damen Shipyards Group has developed a
Mobile ballast water treatment system available in Port of Hamburg
German maritime waste specialist Jongen GmbH has taken delivery of a Damen InvaSave 300 mobile ballast water treatment system. Jongen provides waste oil, waste water, and the waste removal services for maritime
Digital tank gauging helps address BWTS approvals under IMO convention amendments
New amendments to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention are due to come into force in October this year. Compliance with the BWM convention requires that water treatment systems be fitted to
Dr. Mirka Wilderer is new CEO of De Nora Water Technologies
Milan, Italy, headquartered De Nora has named Dr. Mirka Wilderer as chief executive officer of its Water Technologies group, whose products include the Balpure ballast water management system, effective June 1, 2019.
ABS publishes new Ballast Water Management Advisory
ABS has published its 2019 Ballast Water Management Advisory, providing critical advice to owners in advance of the five-year window beginning September 2019, requiring retrofits of BWM systems on existing ships To
Choosing the right ballast water treatment system: Size matters
JUNE 29, 2018—Choosing the right ballast water treatment system (BWTS) for your vessel depends on a number of factors. What type of vessel is it? What’s its operational profile? Does it operate
With Exmar on board, ballast-free LNG carrier project enters Phase II
APRIL 17, 2018 — LNG containment engineering company GTT, classification society Lloyd’s Register, and Chinese shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) today launched the second phase of their “30,000 cu.m B-FREE LNG carrier” Joint Development