Tag: USCG Type Approval

Ecochlor has announced the completion of all environmental testing of the Ecochlor® Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) in support of USCG Type Approval and expects to submit an application to the USCG within the next month.

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.

Alfa Laval has announced that continues to move swiftly towards the submission of a US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval application for Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.1. The company has performed half of the required land-based tests and is set to conclude the remainder of these within Q2.

OceanSaver has finalized all testing required for the USCG type approval application of BWMS. In close cooperation with ship-owner CSL, OceanSaver concluded testing along the Pacific coast of North America, facing a range of demanding conditions. All tests met USCG’s requirements.

There are two pathways available for manufacturers to receive ballast water type-approval for their systems: an existing data review and type-approval testing.

The Coast Guard amended its regulations on ballast water management in March of 2012 by establishing an achievable ballast water discharge standard for the allowable concentration of living organisms in ballast water discharged from ships into waters of the United States.

  BIO-UV has started the process of USCG Type Approval for its BIO-SEA B BWTS. Land-based and shipboard tests are currently underway. The original design has been retained, due to its efficient and relevant technology, and some technical improvements have been made.  BIO-SEA is already IMO approved since 2013 and AMS accepted since 2014. The entire USCG certification is performed by the independent Lab DNV and the certified DHI laboratory. Land-based tests are held in Denmark at the DHI test facilities. For the shipboard tests, BIO-UV has equipped a container-ship (TEU capacity 8465) from the third-largest container shipping company worldwide CMA-CGM with a BIO-SEA B 1050 system. The BIO-SEA B BWTS will be USCG type approved for all water qualities (marine, brackish and fresh), at low UV transmittance! BIO-UV has been cooperating closely with the CMA CGM Group for many years, in order to provide modular, reliable, innovative systems, made with high marine quality components, and corresponding to the requirements of the number 1 shipowner in France. The CMA CGM Group has one of the sector’s youngest fleets, boasting many environmentally friendly technologies. It is absolutely necessary to design and operate even more efficient and environmentally friendly vessels. Researching alternative energy ...

  The proven capabilities of Alfa Laval PureBallast – which include operation in fresh, brackish or marine water and in low-clarity water with just 42% UV transmittance – are now available to significantly smaller vessels. Alfa Laval’s ballast water treatment technology, which was submitted for USCG approval in March 2015, can now be used in systems for flows of 87 m3/h. A variety of vessel types, including offshore supply vessels, will benefit from the extended PureBallast flow range. The lower capacities are enabled by a new reactor, optimized for system sizes from 170 m3/h down to 87 m3/h. This is a major expansion of the PureBallast family, where a 250 m3/h system was previously the smallest available. “Lower flow rates will make PureBallast accessible to smaller vessels, whose quality and performance needs mirror the needs of larger vessels,” says Stephen Westerling Greer, Global Business Manager for PureBallast. “In some cases, as in the offshore industry, small vessel needs can be all the more extreme.” No compromises in design or operation Westerling-Greer points out that no shortcuts have been taken in the design process. “Smaller PureBallast systems will be a full match for their larger counterparts,” he says. “The reactors are ...