“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
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
JANUARY 31, 2019 — The Danish Maritime Authority has issued a new regulation on cyber security in the Danish maritime sector. The Danish government recently released its Cyber and Information Security Strategy
JANUARY 31, 2019 — Engine rooms on ships have all the ingredients for a fire – oxygen, heat and flammable liquids under pressure. With an average cost of $1.85 million, engine room
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
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).
JANUARY 24, 2019 — Kongsberg Digital has unveiled an innovative simulator solution for training ships’ officers and crews in advanced firefighting. Called K-Sim Safety, the solution offers high fidelity simulation covering all
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
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
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