DECEMBER 5, 2018 — A number of shipowners, including two cruise ship operators, have changed their choice of UV ballast water treatment systems from those they originally specified to another UV technology:
NOVEMBER 2, 2018 — Wärtsilä says that its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has successfully completed all the required testing procedures, and has now been submitted for U.S. Coast Guard
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
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
JULY 30, 2018 — The Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Center has received its 16th application for Ballast Water Management System type approval. This newest application is for the inTank BWMS manufactured by
JULY 20, 2018 — Wärtsilä says that its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has successfully completed all testing procedures required for United States Coast Guard (USCG) type approval compliance. The
JUNE 21, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Commons blog reports that the USCG Marine Safety Center has issued the ninth Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System type approval certificate. It was
JUNE 6, 2018 — The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued the seventh U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Busan, South Korea, headquartered Techcross, Inc. The
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
APRIL 23, 2018 — Helsinki, Finland, headquartered naval architecture and engineering consultancy Foreship says that hesitation is no longer an option for shipowners pondering the installation of ballast water management systems. While