Tag: USCG Type Approval

After successful completion of land-based tests with marine, brackish and fresh water, a test report package for PureBallast has been finalized by the independent lab DNV GL. Consequently, Alfa Laval has filed its type approval application with the US Coast Guard for the PureBallast 3 family.

The MSC has received an application requesting U.S. Coast Guard type-approval for the Optimarin ballast water management system. The request was submitted by DNV GL on behalf of the system manufacturer.

Cathelco have announced that their Evolution ballast water treatment system has begun shipboard testing for U.S. Coast Guard Type Approval. The system has been installed on the Svendborg Strait a 1085 TEU container ship owned by Carsten Rehder of Hamburg.

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.