Optimarin in spares and servicing agreement with Goltens

JUNE 14, 2017 — Sandnes, Norway, headquartered ballast water management system (BWMS) specialist Optimarin has signed an agreement with Goltens Green Technologies. Negotiated at this month’s Nor-Shipping event, it effectively gives Optimarin

New DOJ policy could affect MARPOL plea deal payments

JULY 13, 2017 — Law firm Winston & Strawn says that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a new policy that may curtail the long-standing practice of requiring vessel owners and

VIDEO: Biofuel and beer pilot an inland waterways green corridor

JUNE 12, 2017 — Netherlands-based sustainable fuels specialist GoodFuels reports that it is cooperating with Heineken Netherlands and Nedcargo to launch a pilot to demonstrate a sustainable “drop-in” marine fuel on-board the

USCG issues fourth BWMS Type Approval

JUNE 12, 2017 — The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued the fourth U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to the BalClor system to China’s Sunrui Marine

Shipowners look to EU and China to lead on climate

JUNE 7, 2017 — Following the decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the International Chamber of

Shipping reaffirms its commitment to cutting CO2 emissions

JUNE 5, 2017 — The United Nations Ocean Conference (5-9 June), organized by the UN General Assembly, opens today in New York and tomorrow, June 6, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)

Norway: Trade Minister announces all-electric tourism boat

JUNE 2, 2017—On the day when President Trump said the United States would pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Maeland was busy unveiling the

Evoqua gives SeaCURE BWMS a smaller footprint

MAY 31, 2017 — Warrendale, PA, headquartered Evoqua Water Technologies has remodeled its SeaCURE ballast water management system (BWMS) to provide optimum high-flow rate performance from what is now one of the

Need financing for your BWTS? Ask Export Credit Norway

MAY 26, 2017—If you are looking to purchase ballast water treatment technologies or exhaust gas treatment systems from Norwegian suppliers, Export Credit Norway wants to hear from you. The Norwegian export credit

Ballast water sampling and analysis made easier

MAY 16, 2017 — So, how do you know if that expensive ballast water management system (BWMS) is working? Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. group company MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. and Satake Corporation will

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