ballast water treatment

Optimarin BWTS completes USCG testing

JULY 7, 2016 — Sandnes, Norway, headquartered ballast water treatment (BWT) system specialist Optimarin reports that it has successfully completed the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) environmental test and all land-based and shipboard

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Cathelco BWT picked for cable layer conversion

JUNE 27, 2016 — Chesterfield, U.K., based Cathelco Ltd. has supplied a ballast water treatment (BWT) system for the C.C. Pacifique, a steel barge that is being converted into a cable laying

Bio-UV to use USCG-mandated BWTS tests

APRIL 4, 2016 — French ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer Bio-UV is to demonstrate that its UV based system can meet the CMFDA (“they’re dead”) testing requirement of the U.S. Coast

Cathelco to seek U.S. Type Approval for BWTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — Chesterfield, U.K., based ballast water treatment (BWT) system manufacturer Cathelco has ]submitted a Letter of Intent to the U.S. Coast Guard verifying its readiness to begin testing its

Harvey Gulf newbuild to have Cathelco BWTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 — Chesterfield, U.K. based Cathelco is supplying a ballast water treatment (BWT) system for a Rampage 6400 multi-purpose field support vessel (MPFSV) being built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc.,

Damen’s in-port BWTS goes to sea

JANUARY 20, 2016 — Although Damen’s InvaSave ballast water treatment system is designed for use in port, a unit is currently at sea in an 800 TEU container vessel for shipboard testing

Optimarin passes U.S. BWTS testing milestone

NOVEMBER 11, 2015 — Norwegian ballast water treatment system (BWTS) specialist Optimarin says it has become the first UV system supplier to meet the most stringent USCG marine water requirements, positioning it