Owners switch BWTS choice to USCG approved Alfa Laval technology

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:

PG Flow Solutions BWTS picked for live fish carrier

OCTOBER 9, 2018 – PG Flow Solutions AS is to supply the ballast water treatment system (BWTS) for a wellboat (live fish transporter) that Norwegian shipyard Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted is currently constructing

Bio-Sea BWTS successfully installed in CMA CGM flagship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 — France’s BIO-UV Group has successfully installed and commissioned its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system (BWTS) in CMA CGM’s new flagship, the 400 m long, 20,600 TEU CMA CGM

BWTS manufacturer backs its products with a compliance guarantee

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

Evirocleanse submits inTank BWMS for USCG approval

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

Scorpio Tankers orders 55 BWTS from Ecochlor, takes stake in company

JULY 24, 2018 — Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE:STNG) has signed an agreement to purchase 55 ballast water treatment systems from Maynard, MA, headquartered Ecochlor, Inc. Installations are expected to begin in the

CMA CGM to install Bio-Sea BWTS in 17 containerships

JULY 18, 2018 — Marseilles headquartered container shipping giant CMA CGM has contracted France’s BIO-UV Group to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to 17 containerships. The company’s nine 22,000

Choosing the right ballast water treatment system: Size matters

JUNE 29, 2018—Choosing the right ballast water treatment system (BWTS) for your vessel depends on a number of factors. What type of vessel is it? What’s its operational profile? Does it operate

ASRY inks deal for install BWTS on tankers

JUNE 21, 2018 —Bahrain-based maritime repair and fabrication facility ASRY recently inked a deal with Egypt-based Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) to install Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) on part of

Why Scorpio Tankers is in no hurry to fit scrubbers

JUNE 20, 2018 — Products tanker operator Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE:STNG) says that, at this time, it plans to comply with the IMO January 1, 2020 cap on sulfur in marine fuels

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