Until now, there was no requirement to prove that treated waters were compliant with the rules. Only a ballast water treatment plant’s electrical and automation systems and physical parameters were checked during the commissioning process.
Comments Off on To Verify Ballast Water Treatment Systems Commissioning, MEPC73 Places Luminultra’s B-Qua in Pole Position / 14th January 2019
Under the contract, PG Flow Solutions will supply its IMO approved PG-Hyde ballast water treatment system, which is based on medium pressure UV technology, in combination with automatic, self-cleaning filters. The PG-Hyde ballast water treatment system sterilises the ballast water at both ballasting and de-ballasting, ensuring high level of quality and reliability.
Comments Off on Ballast Water Treatment System to Newbuild Wellboat / 15th October 2018
The vessel, one of the largest containerships to be built by Hanjin Heavy Industries’ yard in the Philippines, and the largest to fly the French flag, was christened in Le Havre earlier this month by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, and the Minister in charge of Transport, Elisabeth Borne.
Comments Off on BIO-SEA Ballast Water Treatment System Successfully Installed Aboard CMA CGM Flagship / 21st September 2018
Underlining its capabilities in this field, Gibdock has just completed a complex ballast water treatment system retrofit onboard the 179m, 34,500dwt bulk carrier Zambesi.
Comments Off on Ballast Water Treatment Systems: Gibdock Completes Complex Retrofit / 9th September 2018
Since the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention entered into force on 8th September 2017, newbuild vessels have to meet the D2 standard of the Ballast Water Management Convention.
Comments Off on Newbuild vessel Inland Coastal Tanker Elena H Supplied Clean D2 Standard Ballast Water by Damen’s InvaSave / 29th June 2018
The aqua-tools equipment was one of the methods employed in sampling the ship’s ballast water during 28 trials of paired sampling devices. These trials, believed to be the first time that multiple sampling devices had been tested under real operational conditions, compared the capability of various sampling and analysis tools for measuring organisms of various sizes, zooplankton, phytoplankton and bacteria.
Comments Off on Canadian Ballast Water Surveillance Programme to Use Aqua-tools’ B-QUA / 30th March 2018
Water microbiology expert aqua-tools will present a paper to Asian tanker owners on the importance of taking onboard analysis of ballast waters in verifying system performance and compliance with the Ballast Water Management Convention.
Comments Off on Aqua-tools to Show Tanker Owners the Importance of Assessing Treated Ballast Water / 15th March 2018
The company, which specialises in the biological monitoring of water quality for various applications, including ships’ ballast, will work with French standardisation organisation AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation) and the International Standards Organisation (ISO) to establish new chapters for ISO 11711 – the Ships and Marine Technology, Piping and Machinery, Ballast Water Sampling and Analysis standard.
Comments Off on Ballast Water Sampling and Analysis: Aqua-tools to Participate in New ISO Standard / 15th February 2018
Aqua-tools will provide a year’s worth of free training and support with every B-QUA ballast water monitoring solution. Benefiting shipowners, test labs, ballast water manufacturers and Port State Control Authorities that use aqua-tools’ B-QUA rapid ballast water monitoring kit.
Comments Off on Every B-QUA Ballast Water Monitoring Solution Will Come With Free Support and Training From Aqua-tools / 17th January 2018
In what marks an important development to the partnership agreement signed in February, and which initially covered the sale and supply of Evoqua’s SeaCURE® System into the Chinese market, Hong-Kong based Hai Cheung will now manufacture and distribute the ballast water management solution under licence in China.
Comments Off on Ballast Water: Agreement Signed by Hai Cheung to Build EVOQUA SeaCURE® in China / 8th December 2017
Evoqua Water Technologies’ partnership with Krosys was strengthened with the unveiling of a SeaCURE® Ballast Water Treatment System during the Kormarine 2017 exhibition in Busan, South Korea. The electrochlorination unit (ECU) skid showcases the Korean engineering company’s competence in building, installing and commissioning Evoqua’s high-end ballast water treatment technology in the Korean newbuild and retrofit markets.
Comments Off on Ballast Water Treatment: Evoqua and Krosys Strengthen SEACURE® System’s Position in Korea / 27th October 2017
After careful evaluation, Damen Green Solutions has designed a ballast water management system (BWMS) for the Government of Australia’s next-generation Antarctic Supply and Research Vessel (ASRV). This is a significant decision given the arduous conditions in which the vessel will be operating and the pristine nature of the waters surrounding the continent and its ice shelves.
Comments Off on Trojan Marinex Ballast Water Treatment System Selected for Antarctic Research Vessel / 6th September 2017
SeaCURE® Ballast Water Management System (BWMS), the electrochlorination based solution pioneered by Evoqua Water Technologies, has successfully completed all biological efficacy US Coast Guard Type-Approval tests.
Comments Off on Ballast Water: Evoqua SeaCURE® System Completes USCG Type Approval Tests / 16th August 2017
The Norwegian export credit agency Export Credit Norway has assembled a specialised team and tailor-made financing solution to support vessel owners who need to retrofit equipment such as gas exhaust cleaning systems, ballast water treatment systems and new coating systems.
Comments Off on Vessel Retrofit Finance Offered by Norwegians / 26th May 2017
Hai Cheung will initially support Chinese shipyards with the supply and service of Evoqua’s SeaCURE BWMS. In a second phase of the agreement, the Hong Kong-based engineering company will then produce the SeaCURE system under licence to facilitate demand from Chinese yards.
Comments Off on Ballast Water Treatment: Evoqua SeaCURE® System to be Built by Hai Cheung Under Licence / 7th February 2017
Damen Green Solutions has signed a letter of intent with Norwegian company TeamTec to supply and service the innovative AVITALISTM ballast water treatment system. The system combines filtration and a proven, eco-friendly chemical treatment solution optimised for medium-sized to large vessels. The system is highly effective in water of any salinity, turbidity or temperature.
Comments Off on Ballast Water Treatment: Damen in Partnership Greement with TeamTec for Innovative System / 19th October 2016