DECEMBER 22, 2014 — IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed a decision by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) to “no longer actively discourage” Governments from ratifying theInternational Convention for the Control
DECEMBER 17, 2014 — Evoqua Water Technologies says that the NSF International Independent Laboratory (IL) is to begin testing of its SeaCUREballast water management system (BWMS) in preparation for US Coast Guard
DECEMBER 15, 2014 — Six new bulk carriers, being built at the Namura and Onomichi shipyards in Japan, are to be fitted with a total of twelve Wärtsilä Aquarius UV ballast water
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 — Classification society ABS has launched a Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) Selection Service to assist designers, shipyards, owners and operators in selecting the solution suited to the unique
MARCH 20, 2014 — Praveen Kumar Mishra, Vice President of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has suggested an innovative solution to the ballast water treatment problem: the BWT Boat. Shipowners continue
MARCH 18, 2014 — U.K. based Condor Ferries is taking advantage of Wärtsilä’s new Aquarius Ready solution to retrofit two RO/RO ferries with ballast water management systems (BWMS). The vessels have been
DECEMBER 19, 2013 — The Canadian Shipowners Association says that the U.S. EPA’s new Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirements, which take effect today, “demand a technical solution that is currently unavailable to
JULY 24, 2013 — Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) reports that its electrolysis-based ballast water treatment system, HiBallast (pictured left), has been accepted as an Alternative Management System (AMS) by the
JUNE 13, 2013 — DNV says that it has become the first classification society to achieve the status of an Independent Laboratory (IL). This means it is authorized by the United States
MAY 21, 2013 — “INTERTANKO applauds the progress made last week by the IMO’s MEPC on the challenges of implementing the Ballast Water Management Convention, specifically related to the implementation schedule, port