MISHA Shipping to install DESMI BWMS fleet wide

JANUARY 18, 2018 – DESMI Ocean Guard A/S, Aalborg, Denmark, has finalized a contract with Turkish company MISHA Shipping for fleet wide supply of its CompactClean Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). The contract

De Nora names Kyriacou GM of Balpure BWMS business unit

DECEMBER 6, 2017 — Electrochlorination specialist De Nora has appointed Dr. Stelios Kyriacou as General Manager of its Balpure Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) business unit. He joins De Nora Water Technologies from Wärtsilä,

USCG: Don’t expect BWMS to be “plug and play”

DECEMBER 5, 2017 — Shipowners who expect ballast water management systems to be “plug and play equipment” are in for a disappointment. That’s the word from Rear Adm. John Nadeau, assistant commandant

OceanSaver BWMS to be part of TeamTec portfolio

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 — Risør, Norway, headquartered IMS Group is to acquire all intellectual property, certificates and assets of OceanSaver. On September 20, IMS group signed a purchase agreement with the OceanSaver

Pioneering BWMS manufacturer files for bankruptcy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 — Drammen, Norway, headquartered ballast water management system manufacturer OceanSaver filed for bankruptcy September 13. The bankruptcy means the loss of 70 jobs and of over NOK 320 million

Trojan Marinex BWTS for Antarctic supply vessel

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017—A Trojan Marinex BWT 250 ballast water treatment system (BWTS) will be part of a ballast water management system (BWMS) for the Government of Australia’s next-generation Antarctic Supply and Research

Evoqua SeaCURE BWMS completes U.S. Type Approval testing

AUGUST 14, 2017 — Evoqua Water Technologies, Warrendale, PA, reports that its SeaCURE Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has completed all biological efficacy U.S. Coast Guard Type Approval tests. The company now anticipates

MEPC 71 agrees roll back of BWTS implementation schedule

JULY 7, 2017 — IMO’s Marine Environmental Committee today wrapped up its weeklong 71st session. Among significant decisions were an agreement delaying the mandatory ballast water management system (BWMS) installation date for

Miura BWMS gets closer to USCG type approval

JULY 5, 2017 — Japan’s Miura Co., Ltd. reports that it has successfully completed another major milestone towards acquiring U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) type approval for its HK ballast water management system

Stage set for fight over proposed BWM convention delay

JUNE 30, 2017 — Ballast water management is set to be a contentious issue at next week’s IMO MEPC 71. And though a lot will be said on the impact of the

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