Tag: BWTS

According to DNV, ship owners and managers may want to modify the ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) installed on their vessels, such as upgrading the BWTS or making any other changes to the BWTS.

As UK MAIB reports in its most recent Safety Digest, a container ship was on passage. In the engine room, the electrician was pondering how to repair a fault with the ship’s ballast water treatment system (BWTS), which needed to operate on arrival into port the next day.

Improper operation of a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) can result in additional costs, delays and compliance issues for shipowners. The Norwegian BWTS supplier Optimarin highlights the importance of crew training in a BWTS installation to ensure smooth-running ballasting operations.

Decarbonization is a priority for the shipping sector in which every stakeholder shares responsibility. Dr Stelios Kyriacou, Chief Technology Officer at ERMA FIRST, offers insights into the company’s dynamic five-year strategy for decarbonization.

The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 50th USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate to AQUASTAR Co. after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.

IMO announced that a new initiative to support the prevention and control of marine biological invasions through ships' ballast water in the Mediterranean Sea has been initiated.  

The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 49th USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate to Langh Tech Oy AB after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.

USCG clarifies its position regarding consideration of existing testing data in type approving a BWMS using a viability testing method.

New laws have come into force which will further protect UK coastlines by stopping international ships from discharging potentially harmful species into the sea.

Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM), a joint venture between Nakilat, and Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd., will provide after-sales technical support to vessels equipped with ERMA FIRST ballast water treatment systems calling at ports and repair yards in Qatar.