Final rule eases 2018 BWMS reporting for some

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard has published a Final Rule eliminating the requirement for certain vessels that operate on voyages exclusively within a single Captain of the Port Zone

Safe Bulkers to fit half its fleet with scrubbers

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 — Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB) is the latest dry bulk carrier operator to announce its plans to meet the 2020 IMO sulfur cap, opting for having about half

Alfa Laval develops product tanker BWMS deckhouse solution

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 — A new Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 Ex deckhouse solution has been validated for product tankers with Framo ballast pumps. The solution allows the Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 Ex

BWTS manufacturer backs its products with a compliance guarantee

AUGUST 31, 2018 — Ecochlor Inc. has become the first ballast water management system manufacturer to back its products with a compliance guarantee. It says that its EcoCare Compliance Guarantee demonstrates its

Gibdock completes BWTS refit on German bulk carrier

AUGUST 28, 2018 — Gibraltar’s Gibdock recently completed a complex ballast water treatment system retrofit onboard the 179m, 34,500 dwt bulk carrier Zambesi. Built in 2013, DNV GL-classed vessel, owned by Hamburg-based John T.

Scorpio chooses Choice Ballast Solutions for BWMS retrofit engineering

AUGUST 14, 2018 — Cleveland, OH, headquartered Choice Ballast Solutions reports that it has been contracted by Scorpio Ship Management to provide engineering and project management for the retrofit of Ecochlor ballast

Scorpio Tankers orders 55 BWTS from Ecochlor, takes stake in company

JULY 24, 2018 — Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE:STNG) has signed an agreement to purchase 55 ballast water treatment systems from Maynard, MA, headquartered Ecochlor, Inc. Installations are expected to begin in the

Alfa Laval develops computer-based crew training for BWMS ops

JULY 2, 2018 — Lack of crew knowledge is not a valid reason for non-compliance with ballast water treatment requirements. This is clear from statements made by the U.S. Coast Guard, says

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

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

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