News

Ballast Water Management Convention Deadline: InvaSave Proves Ready to Help Vessel Owners in Time

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

This summer the InvaSave crew teamed up with local service provider Tradebe Santander  (Tradebe Company) to receive ballast water from a tanker in Gijon. What appears to be a simple exercise has significant ramifications for all operational vessels – particularly older builds.

Ballast water News

Hull Biofouling Potentially More Damaging to The Environment Than Ballast Water Transfer

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The entry into force of the Ballast Water Convention this September will not prevent the transfer of invasive aquatic species (IAS) unless there is mandatory legislation in place to prevent biofouling on ships’ hulls.

News

Ballast Water: Opportunities for Smaller Vessels

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Alfa Laval’s ballast water treatment technology, which was submitted for USCG approval in March 2015, can now be used in smaller vessels.

Ballast water

Ballast Water: Chiefs From IMO & UNDP Meet

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021 0

Chiefs from IMO & UNDP meet, discussing projects to assist developing countries in implementing international regulations on ballast water.

Ballast water Ship safety

Hyde Marine to Provide B-Box Ballast Water Treatment Service

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021 0

HYDE MARINE TO PROVIDE B-BOX BALLAST WATER TREATMENT SERVICE, NIOZ TESTING PROTOCOL TO HELP VALIDATE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

Environmental compliance News

BIO-UV GROUP AND TECO TECH SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR TURNKEY BALLAST PROJECTS

Cleaner Seas June 11, 2019 0

BIO-UV Group, the pioneer in UV-based water treatment technologies, and Norwegian marine engineering and technical services provider TECO Tech have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at providing shipowners with a complete turnkey solution for the BIO-SEA advanced ballast water treatment system. The agreement was signed by Xavier Deval, BIO-SEA Business Director, and

Ballast water News

Major Dilemma for the Shipping Industry Regarding Ballast Water Management

Cleaner Seas September 5, 2015 0

The Round Table of International Shipping Organisations is deeply concerned if the international convention to regulate ships’ ballast water comes into force in the near future without a realistic implementation schedule that recognises the timetable for US type-approved Ballast Water Management Systems to be available in sufficient quantities.

Ballast water News

Ballast Water: A Decade Later, Alfa Laval PureBallast is Still at the Innovation Forefront

Cleaner Seas July 5, 2015

A decade has passed since Alfa Laval PureBallast first took to sea, yet the ballast water treatment system continues to stand for innovation.

Events

Ballast Water Management Technology Conference

Cleaner Seas July 10, 2014 0

       8-9 December 2014, The Congress Centre, London Essential ballast water management guidance to prepare shipowners for Convention enforcement. Shipowner perspective from Saga Shipholding, Canada Steamship Lines, Van Oord and German Shipowners’ association. Review 10 years of testing BWMS and the effectiveness of compliance testing toolkits. Quote

News

Global Industry Alliance: Partnerships for Change

Cleaner Seas April 6, 2014 0

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The overall objective of GloBallast Partnerships is to promote the development of global partnerships that will implement coordinated long-term measures to minimize the adverse impacts of aquatic invasive species transferred through ships’ ballast water in accordance with the International Convention on Ballast Water Management adopted by the