Samsung BWMS gains USCG Type Approval
JUNE 18, 2018 — According to a posting on the Coast Guard’s Maritime Commons blog, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued the eighth U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management
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Alfa Laval wins two contracts for fleetwide BWMS installations
MAY 8, 2018 — In a sign that shipowners are now thinking in terms of fleetwide installations of ballast water management systems, Alfa Laval reports that has signed fleet agreements with Polsteam
Schulte LNG bunkering vessel will be ballast-free
FEBRUARY 6, 2018 — Shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) is scheduled to deliver the world’s first ballast- free LNG bunkering vessel later this year. The 7,600 cu.m LNG-fueled vessel was ordered by
Safe Bulkers will install Erma First BWTS fleetwide
NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Monaco headquartered Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB) reports that it has reached an agreement with the manufacturer to install Erma First ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) in all
Seatruck takes Do-It-Yourself approach to BWTS installation
OCTOBER 25, 2017 — Irish sea freight ferry operator Seatruck has installed Optimarin ballast water treatment (BWT) systems in five of its vessels while they were undertaking normal operations, with its own
Alfa Laval introduces BWMS with 20% smaller footprint
OCTOBER 12, 2017 — Available space comes at a premium on any vessel. This is especially true when retrofitting major equipment such as a ballast water management system (BWMS), which in most
OceanSaver BWMS to be part of TeamTec portfolio
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 — Risør, Norway, headquartered IMS Group is to acquire all intellectual property, certificates and assets of OceanSaver. On September 20, IMS group signed a purchase agreement with the OceanSaver
USCG issues guidance on compliance with IMO BWM Conventiom
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 — The IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention entered force today and the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday released a policy letter (17-05) entitled “Guidelines for Voluntary Compliance with the
Marubeni bulker fined for unauthorized ballast water discharge
AUGUST 24, 2017 — The Coast Guard has issued a $5,000 fine to the owners of a foreign freight vessel for unauthorized ballast water discharge into the Willamette River in Portland, August
SGS Group opts for Aqua-tools ballast water test kits
AUGUST 21, 2017 — Geneva, Switzerland, headquartered inspection, verification, testing and certification specialist SGS Group has taken delivery of the first of 30 Rapid ATP Ballast Water Monitoring Systems from Poissy, France,