Another BWMS awarded USCG Type Approval
JUNE 21, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Commons blog reports that the USCG Marine Safety Center has issued the ninth Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System type approval certificate. It was
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USCG issues its seventh BWMS type approval
JUNE 6, 2018 — The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued the seventh U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Busan, South Korea, headquartered Techcross, Inc. The
BWMS manufacturers form trade association
APRIL 24, 2018 — Ballast water management system manufacturers and stakeholders have formed a trade association. Called the Ballastwater Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (BEMA), it held its first Annual meeting on April 19,
Coldharbour retains ClassNK to gain Japanese BWTS type approval
MARCH 26, 2018 — U.K. based ballast water treatment system specialist Coldharbour Marine, has engaged Japanese classification society ClassNK to assist in the process of obtaining Japanese type approval for its system,
Alfa Laval PureBallast is first BWTS meeting revised IMO requirements
FEBRUARY 6, 2018 — Alfa Laval reports that its third generation PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment technology has become the first BWTS solution to meet revised IMO G8 testing requirements. DNV GL,
MISHA Shipping to install DESMI BWMS fleet wide
JANUARY 18, 2018 – DESMI Ocean Guard A/S, Aalborg, Denmark, has finalized a contract with Turkish company MISHA Shipping for fleet wide supply of its CompactClean Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). The contract
De Nora names Kyriacou GM of Balpure BWMS business unit
DECEMBER 6, 2017 — Electrochlorination specialist De Nora has appointed Dr. Stelios Kyriacou as General Manager of its Balpure Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) business unit. He joins De Nora Water Technologies from Wärtsilä,
Optimarin is first BWTS manufacturer to offer five year guarantee
NOVEMBER 20, 2017 — Sandnes, Norway, headquartered Optimarin says it has become the first ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer to offer a five-year parts and servicing guarantee. CEO Tore Andersen says
Another BWMS gains U.S. Coast Guard Type Approval
OCTOBER 19, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued the sixth U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to ERMA FIRST ESK Engineering Solutions S.A.
New DESMI Ocean Guard BWMS: Small footprint, big performance
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 — Nørresundby, Denmark, based DESMI Ocean Guard A/S has launched a new ballast water management system (BWMS) called CompactClean that, it says, “sets new standards for small footprint, reliable