Tag: BWTS

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.

Canada published a bulletin explaining the requirements of section 24 of the Ballast Water Regulations (BWR), which addressees the way in which the master of a vessel that is bound for a port, offshore terminal or anchorage area in Canada must submit duly completed Ballast Water Reporting Form (BWRF).

The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 48th USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate to Atlantium Technologies  after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.

Transport Canada has issued updated guidance on submitting Ballast Water Reporting Forms (BWRF). The bulletin applies to any vessel that is subject to the Ballast Water Regulations and bound for a port, offshore terminal or anchorage in Canada. 

USCG’s Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES) has released a policy letter describing the process for submitting viability testing methods to the Coast Guard and explains the information needed to evaluate a testing method. 

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

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Stelios Kyriacou, CTO (Chief Technology Officer) at ERMA FIRST, provided an overview of the regulatory landscape concerning the implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention.

Stelios Kyriacou, CTO (Chief Technology Officer) at ERMA FIRST, analyses developments in Ballast Water Management Technology and how the regulatory landscape is evolving.

The Government of Canada is taking action to limit the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species in ballast water.

The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued its 43rd BWMS Type Approval Certificate to UK-based manufacturer Evoqua Water Technologies Limited.