Tag: BWTS

Damen Green Solutions announced that the InvaSave technology has completed shipboard testing onboard the Henrike Schepers. During the shipboard tests, ballast water was taken in untreated and the efficacy of the technology was validated upon discharge

Damen Green Solutions has announced that the InvaSave technology has completed shipboard testing onboard the Henrike Schepers. During the shipboard tests, ballast water was taken in untreated and the efficacy of the technology was validated upon discharge.

ERMA FIRST and Thoresen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to kick-start cooperation in the installation of ERMA FIRST Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) on Thoresen vessels.

Moves to standardise control panels forBWTS are being stepped-up as final ratification of the IMO worldwide Convention approaches. Ian Hamilton, BWTS project leader at marine electrical wiring control and instrumentation specialists CMR Group, explains more.

De Nora announced a contract with Overseas Shipholding Group to supply two ballast water management systems at Overseas Milos and Overseas Athens, both 50,000 DWT product/chemical tankers.

Optimarin announced that it has successfully completed the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) environmental test and all land-based and shipboard testing for marine, brackish and fresh water. The company is now the first supplier of UV-based BWT technology to satisfy the USCG’s CMFDA testing criteria.

Alfa Laval announced that it remains on track to submit a USCG type approval application for Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.1 in the coming weeks. The company has successfully completed all required land-based tests using the current system design.

The first production version of Damen’s InvaSave ballast water treatment system – intended for use at Groningen Seaports – will be on display at the upcoming ‘DelfSail’ sailing festival between 30 June and 3 July in the city of Delfzijl.

DESMI Ocean Guard A/S announced that Dekra Exam GmbH has issued ATEX certificate for its RayClean-EX ballast water treatment system meaning that the system can now be installed directly in hazardous areas onboard tanker vessels.

Trojan Marinex, Ballast water treatment (BWT) solutions provider, answers to six key questions to help operators with the evaluation of the various ballast water treatment system suppliers.