Wärtsilä to deliver first short-sea shipping hybrid retrofit

Wärtsilä is to deliver the world’s first hybrid retrofit for a short-sea shipping vessel, Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Hagland Shipping’s general cargo vessel Hagland Captain. The Wärtsilä battery hybrid propulsion solution will significantly

ABS identifies key challenges with Ballast Water Management Systems

“As ships come into compliance with ballast water management requirements, it is important to consider some of the common system challenges and best practices for operating these systems,” says ABS Senior Vice

Envirocleanse inTank BWTS gets USCG Type Approval

FEBRUARY 4, 2019 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Center has issued the sixteenth USCG Ballast Water Management System Type Approval certificate to Envirocleanse, LLC, for its inTank BWTS, after a

Alfa Laval marks tenth anniversary of first PureSOx scrubber installation

JANUARY 30, 2019 — With just under one year to go before implementation of the IMOglobal sulfur cap, Alfa Laval is marking a significant milestone: the tenth anniversary of the installation of

Enterprises Shipping & Trading to fit Envirocleanse BWTS fleetwide

JANUARY 28, 2019 — Envirocleanse LLC has received a sales commitment covering fleetwide retrofits of its InTank ballast water treatment systems in vessels operated by Athens headquartered Enterprises Shipping & Trading (EST).

Wärtsilä books multiple orders for Aquarius UV BWMS

JANUARY 23, 2019 —Wärtsilä has been reeling in contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping operators, enabling their vessels to be compliant with IMO Ballast

Port of Fujairah bans the use of open-loop scrubbers

JANUARY 23, 2019 — The Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, has joined the growing list of localities banning the use of open-loop exhaust gas scrubbers in their waters. In a Notice

Gard: Scrubber washwater discharge bans set to spread

JANUARY 18, 2019 — Norwegian P&I insurer Gard is warning that many coastal states are implementing local regulations that restrict or completely prohibit the discharge of washwater from open loop exhaust gas

Polaris Shipping to retrofit seven ships with Langh scrubbers

JANUARY 9, 2019 — South Korea’s Polaris Shipping is to retrofit four 180,000 dwt bulkers and three 300,000 dwt VLOCs with exhaust gas scrubber systems. Under a deal signed with scrubber manufacturer

Damen land-based BWMS to be demonstrated in Port of Las Palmas

JANUARY 9, 2019 — A Damen InvaSave 300 Mobile Ballast Water Treatment System has been shipped to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria where it will be used in a demonstration that will

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