Op-Ed: State of Great Lakes shipbuilding
By Brendan Falkowski, Owner, Shipwatcher News Just over the last few months shipbuilding has gone from a forgotten industry in America to routinely making front page headlines. The current world climate has
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BWMS: Erma First acquires Echoclor
With the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention in force since 2017, the majority of the world fleet is now equipped and the BWMS retrofit market is nearing saturation. Inevitably that will produce
Bio-UV Group cuts ribbon on new Bio-Sea BWTS training facility
With most ships now compliant with IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention in that they have now installed an approved system, ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturers are focusing on the aftersales market
Langh Tech BWMS receives IMO approval in record time
Finnish marine technology specialist Langh Tech Oy Ab reports that its LanghBW ballast water management system (BWMS) received an IMO MEPC type approval certificate on May 12, 2022, with USCG type approval
Norwegian BWTS gains U.S. Coast Guard approval
Fosnavåg, Norway, based Norwegian Greentech reports that it has received the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approval for its ballast water treatment system (BWTS). Norwegian Greentech, which is a HAV subsidiary says
Bio-UV to design new BWTS for U.S. Navy ships
French UV-based ballast water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group and its U.S. engineering and servicing partner, the Columbia Group, have been selected to develop a ballast water treatment system for the United States
Alfa Laval BWTS deckhouse solutions win DNV approval
DNV has issued Alfa Laval the first design approval for the installation of ballast water treatment systems on the weather deck. The Type Approval design certificate is for the Alfa Laval PureBallast
BWMS breakthrough: Ecochlor launches new no-filter EcoOne
North Haven, Conn., headquartered ballast water management system specialist Ecochlor has launched a new system, EcoOne, that promises to deliver major benefits by eliminating the need for the filter generally used with
DESMI marks milestone: 50 Stolt Tanker vessels fitted with CompactClean BWMS
Back in January 2019, the first DESMI Ocean Guard ballast water management system to be installed in a Stolt Tankers B.V. vessel was commissioned. Just two years later, another 49 vessels in
Seanergy Maritime buys two Capesizes for $55 million
Glyfada, Greece, headquartered Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP) reports that it has entered into agreements with unaffiliated third parties that will see it pay a total of about $55 million to