The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center announced it has issued its 20th Ballast Water Management System Type Approval certificate to Swedish manufacturer Cathelco Ltd.
The Certificate was awarded after a USCG detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.
The treatment principle of the Evolution BWMS consists of filtration with UV treatment during uptake and discharge.
This approval covers models with maximum treatment rated capacities between 55 m3/h and 1,500 m3/h.
So far, Alfa Laval Tumba AB, Wärtsilä Water Systems, Ltd., DESMI Ocean Guard A/S (Denmark), Envirocleanse, LLC (USA), De Nora (USA), Panasia (Republic of Korea), JFE Engineering Corporation (Japan), Headway Technology (People’s Republic of China), Alfa Laval (Sweden), Hyundai Heavy Industries (Korea), Wärtsilä Water Systems (England), BIO-UV Group (France), Samsung Heavy Industries Co (Republic of Korea), Techcross (Republic of Korea), Optimarin (Norway), TeamTec Ocean Saver (Norway), Sunrui (China), Ecochlor (USA), Erma First (Greece) and Alfa Laval Tumba have won the USCG type approval.
The status of approved and under review applications is as follows:
