The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued a Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application
Back in September 2018, classification society ClassNK analyzed the retrofitting status of ballast water management systems (BWMS) on its registered ships and found that, for many of them, the installation deadlines set
New amendments to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention are due to come into force in October this year. Compliance with the BWM convention requires that water treatment systems be fitted to
Focused on providing a local solution for shipowners with their ballast water management system (BWMS) regulatory challenges, Maynard, Mass., headquartered Ecochlor has appointed Asao Shirai to lead a new office in Japan
The USCG Marine Safety Center has received its 29th application for Ballast Water Management System type. It is for the BAWAT Mk 2 system manufactured by Denmark’s BAWAT A/S. MSC will review
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has received its 28th application for Ballast Water Management System type approval. It is for the SeaCURE BWMS, manufactured by Evoqua Water Technologies Ltd. MSC will
Maynard, Mass., headquartered Ecochlor,Inc., has won a contract to supply seven Euronav Suezmax and VLCC tankers with ballast water management systems (BWMS). The agreement comes with an option for Euronav to purchase
Sandnes, Norway, headquartered ballast water treatment specialist Optimarin reports that its results for the first six months of 2019 show a year-on-year doubling of revenues, orders and a substantial increase in earnings.
Aalborg, Denmark, headquartered DESMI Ocean Guard A/S reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has issued an amended type approval certificate for the CompactClean Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). As a result, the
The Evac Evolution ballast water management system (BWMS) has received Type Approval from the U.S. Coast Guard. The system is manufactured by Evac’s Cathelco subsidiary which attained USCG Alternate Management Systems (AMS)
