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
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Passive air lubrication innovator Armada reports successful seed funding round
Birkenhead, U.K., headquartered passive air lubrication system developer Armada Technologies reports that it has closed its seed funding round, raising a total of $3.2 million. The seed funding round will see LNG
September 2022
What’s going on in European shipyards and what can the U.S. learn from them? Also, we examine Japanese innovations, the tanker market and more.
Ecochlor filterless BWMS gains USCG Type Approval
North Haven, Conn.-headquartered Ecochlor, Inc. reports that its filterless EcoOne and EcoOne Hybrid ballast water management systems (BWMS) have received U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approval. The EcoOne BWMS has been tested
Ecochlor submits filterless and hybrid BWMS for USCG Type Approval
North Haven, Conn., headquartered ballast water management system specialist Ecochlor has filed an application for the EcoOne Filterless and EcoOne Hybrid ballast water management systems (BWMS) with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
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
Ecochlor appoints VP of Global Service
Maynard, Mass., headquartered ballast water management systems specialist Ecochlor has appointed Michael (Mick) Madely to the newly created position of Vice President of Global Service. “We are very happy that Mick has
Ecochlor brings NanoVapor VOC gas-freeing to the maritime industry
Maynard, Mass., headquartered Ecochlor has reached an agreement to represent Woodlands, Texas, headquartered NanoVapor, Inc., in the maritime industry. The NanoVapor technology is designed to improve crew safety while significantly reducing time
Asao Shirai to lead new Ecochlor office in Japan
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
New factory opens to ramp up production of Ecochlor BWMS
Maynard, Mass., headquartered Ecochlor reports that, due to a significant upsurge in orders for its ballast water management system (BWMS), its manufacturing partner, ProFlow, Inc., has opened a new factory in North