OceanSaver has finalized all testing required for the US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval application of Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). In close cooperation with ship-owner CSL, OceanSaver concluded testing along the Pacific coast of North America, facing a range of demanding conditions. All tests met USCG’s requirements.
The ship-board testing – carried out on-board the CSL bulk carrier “Sheila Ann’s” 2×2000 m3h capacity system – was initiated end of summer 2015. OceanSaver’s Ballast Water Treatment System has, as per the requirements, been in operation by the ship’s crew continuously throughout the testing period along the vessels trade route.
The route included the saline and brakish water ports of the San Francisco Bay, San Marco in Mexico and Tacoma, WA, USA as well as various fresh water ports on the US pacific coast – Challenging the OceanSaver BWT system to a range of highly varying conditions without disrupting the daily operation of the vessel.
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