Tag: BWMS

On April 19th, the California State Lands Commission issued a letter to inform about its new rules on ballast water management that will take effect in the State of California on 1 July 2017.

Evoqua Water Technologies announced that is upgrading its SeaCURE® system production facility in Caldicot, Wales, to meet market demand for ballast water treatment systems and shipowners requirement to comply with the entry into force of the Ballast Water Management Convention, this coming September.

ERMA FIRST has become the first full flow electrolysis BWTS vendor worldwide that filled its type approval application to the USCG, on Tuesday, 11th of April, 2017.

West of England P&I Club informs that its correspondents Liquidadores, Buenos Aires, have advised about demands being made by the Sanitary Authorities at the Port of San Lorenzo, Argentina, for vessels, to produce a certificate of chlorination pertaining to the ballast waters on-board.

Wärtsilä is in the process of signing agreements with a number of major shipyards, intending to establish cooperation and communication between the parties in relation to the IMO Convention for Ballast Water Management, which is due to enter into force in September of this year.

AET announced that up to four of its new Aframax tankers, currently under construction with Samsung Heavy Industries, will be equipped with the LNG dual fuel option. Fitted with twin LNG tanks, the vessels will have the ability to trade on LNG fuel for about a month before refuelling and will likely operate in North America, Northwest Europe and Asia.

Mouawad Consulting AS has opened a new office in Shanghai to accelerate growth in 3D scanning, retrofit and commissioning of BWMS in the Asian Market

The Panama Maritime Authority informs that ship-owners and ship-operators are able to upload the Ship’s BWMP online, from March 15, 2017. The BWMP will be approved electronically and electronic copy should be placed on board, and available for inspection at all times.

Anglo-Eastern cooperated with Optimarin Ballast System and Saga Shipholding, in order to open a new ballast water treatment training facility in Manila, Philippines. The facility is expected to encourage crew to learn about BWM system operation and upgrade their skills in the industry.

Evoqua has been awarded a contract to supply two 115,000dwt crude oil tankers under construction for a Singapore-based ship owner with its SeaCURE system as a ballast water management solution.