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SeaCURE Ballast Water System gets type approval

Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) - Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany type approval completes international approval process for SeaCURE Ballast Water System. SeaCURE is now a product of Evoqua Water Technologies, formerly Siemens Water Technologies. Proven Chloropacconcentric tubular electrodes used in the SeaCURE system produce biocide from seawater without the addition of chemicals. Solution available in skid-mounted version for new builds or as modular components for retrofits. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie- BSH) has granted type approval for the SeaCURE Ballast Water Management System. The SeaCURE system is now a product of Evoqua Water Technologies, formerly Siemens Water Technologies. BSH's type approval of the SeaCURE system concludes the international approval process that began with the basic approval and then final approval granted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2012. The SeaCURE system utilizes a patented process* that first injects biocide into ballast seawater before it reaches the large surface filter intakes to reduce the growth of marine organisms that can clog the filters. Next, Chloropac? concentric tubular electrodes (CTE) generate sodium hypochlorite from the natural salinity in sea water which eliminates the need to purchase biocides and store or replenish ...

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IMarEST Ballast Water Conference

With full ratification of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention imminent, the timing of the 3rd IMarEST Ballast Water Technology Conference is ideal, for it takes place in London on 27 and 28 March, just days before MEPC 66 is held at IMO the following week. It is a topic that is also the subject of a special 5-page article ‘Ballast buy-in' in the February issue of IMarEST's ‘MER - Marine Engineers Review'. With its theme ‘Looking Beyond Ratification, Dealing with the Remaining Challenges' the IMarEST conference will provide the timely technical and scientific information needed by fleet managers, shipowners and flag and port state control agencies enabling them to rise to the remaining scientific and engineering BWM challenges. "This is truly an event organised by the industry for the industry," says Tom Mackey FIMarEST, Senior Consultant, Hyde Marine Inc and Co-Chairman, IMarEST Ballast Water Expert Group, who will be chairing the two-day conference. "The organisers of the IMarEST Ballast Water Conference are engineers and scientists deeply involved with the development of the IMO BWM Convention and the US Ballast Water Regulations. "Indeed, IMarEST and its members are uniquely qualified to deal with the full range of ballast water challenges ...

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AMSA to host workshop on BWM requirements

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) will host a training workshop on ballast water management in Papua New Guinea. Ballast water management is a significant issue for the shipping industry. Many ships, including cruise ships and bulk carriers, can use a large amount of ballast water and this is often taken on in the coastal waters of one region and discharged at its next port. Ballast water can contain aquatic organisms or pathogens which may be harmful to a country's marine environment if not managed appropriately. A number of government and non-government organisations involved in shipping services have been invited to the National Training Workshop on Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC), which will be held over two days from 24-25 February in Port Moresby. The workshop will be presented by representatives from AMSA and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP). It is held under the framework of the Regional Strategy on Shipping Related Invasive Marine Pests in the Pacific Islands and the activities of the IMO/SPREP Pacific Ocean Pollution Prevention Programme (PACPOL) and the GEF-UNDP-IMO GloBallast Partnerships Project. AMSA's Chief Executive ...

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OceanGuard BWMS obtained NK Type approval

At the very beginning of Chinese New Year, Qingdao Headway Technology was elated on the event that OceanGuard Ballast Water Management System becomes one of the few BWMS which were type approved by Class NK. The acquisition of NK Type Approval happens after DNV full type approval, BV, CCS, DNV, RINA Type approval and USCG AMS Approval. Up to now, OceanGuard BWMS has received many orders from vessels of NK Class. As an essential boosting power of Headway's global marketing strategy, the acquisition of NK Type Approval will conspicuously promote the core competence of OceanGuard BWMS. Applying the Advanced Electrocatalysis Oxidation Process (AEOP) technology, OceanGuard BWMS is capable of full-filling ballast water management requirement of both the new-built and retrofit vessels of different sizes and types. It is featured with the advantages of ultra-low power consumption, small footprint and unlimited processing quantity. With orders from Norway, Greece, Italy, Germany, Dubai, Turkey, Japan, Singapore, Korea and so on, OceanGuard has stayed as the most popular exported Ballast Water Treatment System of China and become a famous brand in the industry. In order to provide a more impeccable service to all customers, Headway has 120 service centers in about 56 countries established ...

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IMarEST to play multi-faceted role at Oceanology International

With active involvement in the conference programme; a raft of associated events and on-stand activities; and a key role in ‘Careers Day' the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology is taking its most active position ever in Oceanology International (OI 2014) - the world's largest exhibition for marine science and technology taking place Tuesday 11 - Thursday 13 March 2014 at London's ExCeL. "We are proud to be a supporting organisation of this influential event," says IMarEST's Chief Executive, David Loosley. "I am delighted to see such strong involvement by our science and technology experts, Special Interest Groups, and key individuals. We are also supporting Catch the Next Wave, the associated one-day conference at the Royal Academy of Engineering on 10 March in advance of the opening of OI 2014 the next day. "The conference will be taking a longer-term view of some of the capabilities that will shape our future ability to explore, understand, use and protect our oceans. The objective is to stimulate creative thinking in areas such as materials science, sensor technology and complex systems and for delegates to leave the conference buzzing with new ideas that will lead to new research and business opportunities, it ...

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BWM Convention – Adjustment to the Compliance Schedule

IMO has adopted Resolution A.1088(28) on the Application of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004. The 28th session of the IMO Assembly recognizes that the passage of time since adoption of the Convention has resulted in uncertainty for vessels regarding the application of regulation B-3 (Ballast Water Management), and that such uncertainty can be mitigated through the application of an appropriate timeline for enforcement of regulation D-1 (ballast water exchange standard) and regulation D-2 (ballast water performance standard), upon entry into force of the Convention. This Assembly Resolution recommends that upon entry into force of the Convention, each Party enforce the standards in regulations D-1 and D-2 in accordance with the schedule provided as follows ( please see paragraph 2 of the resolution) a ship subject to regulations B-3.3 or B-3.5, constructed before the entry into force of the Convention, will not be required to comply with regulation D-2 until its first renewal survey following the date of entry into force of the Convention; a ship subject to regulations B-3.1.1, B-3.1.2 or B-3.4 will not be required to comply with regulation D-2 until its first renewal survey following the anniversary date of delivery of the ship ...

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IMO Sub-Committee on PPR Outcome

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 1st session of the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response, from 3 to 7 February 2014 in London, headquarters. During the Sub- Committee important issues on pollution prevention discussed and measures adopted as follows: MARPOL Annex VI guidelines relating to marine diesel engines agreed Two sets of draft guidelines, concerning the implementation of regulation 13 "Nitrogen oxides" of MARPOL Annex VI, were agreed by the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR), when it met for its 1st session. The regulation requires marine diesel engines installed on ships constructed before 2000 to meet the emission limits and for an Approved Method for that engine to be certified by an Administration of a Party. The Sub-Committee agreed, for   adoption by MEPC 66, draft 2014 Guidelines in respect of the information to be submitted by an Administration to the Organization covering the certification of an Approved Method as required under regulation 13.7.1 of MARPOL Annex VI (relating to "Marine Diesel Engines Installed on a Ship Constructed Prior to 1 January 2000"); and draft 2014 Guidelines on the Approved Method process. Definition for emissions of black carbon from international shipping discussed The Sub-Committee discussed the report of ...

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ICS Board prepares for important IMO meeting

ICS proposals on IMO issues The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing national shipowners' associations from 35 nations and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, met in London recently to discuss the progress on serious issues regarding IMO Ballast Water Management Convention, CO2 Monitoring and Reporting and Piracy.IMO Ballast Water Management ConventionICS Still has Serious Concerns about Type-Approval Standards for New Treatment EquipmentThe ICS Board agreed that ICS will continue to refrain from actively encouraging administrations that have not yet ratified the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention from making the additional ratifications required to bring about immediate entry into force.ICS believes that governments should wait until outstanding implementation problems have been resolved at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), hopefully at the next meeting of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in April, at which ICS (in co-operation with other industry organisations) has proposed a way forward.ICS Chairman, Masamichi Morooka, explained: "In principle ICS fully supports the eventual entry into force of the Convention and wants to make it work as soon as possible in order provide protection against invasive species. But the industry still has very serious concerns with respect to the lack ...

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Updated BWTS list accepted by the USCG

The U.S. Coast Guard has updated the list of the Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) accepted for use in US water as Alternate Management Systems (AMS) on January 30rd, 2014. The ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) listed in the table below have been accepted for use in U.S. waters as Alternate Management Systems (AMS). Use of a BWTS as an AMS is subject to the general and specific conditions and requirements listed in the AMS acceptance letter issued to the system's manufacturer. (Click image below to enlarge) In the origin, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my being. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

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