USCG gives update on BWMS type approval program
In a post on its Maritime Commons blog, the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday gave an update on its Ballast Water Management System type approval program, and guidance on several specific issues on
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ABS updates BWMS Best Practices report
ABS has published an updated “Best Practices for Operation of Ballast Water Management (BWM) Systems Report,” offering fresh insight on best practices to overcome key challenges with selecting, installing and operating a
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
Eleventh BWMS gains U.S. Type Approval
OCTOBER 29, 2018 — The number of Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) available with U.S. Type Approval is growing steadily. The eleventh U.S. Coast Guard BWMS Type Approval Certificate has now been
BWMS: Hesitation no longer an option
APRIL 23, 2018 — Helsinki, Finland, headquartered naval architecture and engineering consultancy Foreship says that hesitation is no longer an option for shipowners pondering the installation of ballast water management systems. While
Coast Guard issues new NVIC on Ballast Water Management
MARCH 5, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s offices of Operating and Environmental Standards and Commercial Vessel Compliance report the availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 01-18. It deals with “Ballast
USCG: Don’t expect BWMS to be “plug and play”
DECEMBER 5, 2017 — Shipowners who expect ballast water management systems to be “plug and play equipment” are in for a disappointment. That’s the word from Rear Adm. John Nadeau, assistant commandant
Container feeders to have wide range of Wartsila systems
AUGUST 25, 2017 — Six new 1,160 TEU container feeder vessels to be built at the Fujian Mawei shipyard in China are to be fitted with an extensive range of Wärtsilä equipment,
ICS backs plan to delay BWMS implementation for existing ships
JUNE 19, 2017 — The global shipping industry—as represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) — is backing a proposal to delay implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management convention for
Evoqua gears up for increase in BWMS demand
APRIL 18, 2017 — With IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention set to enter into force this September, Evoqua Water Technologies is upgrading its SeaCURE system production facility in Caldicot, Wales, to meet