OceanSaver completes USCG testing

Testing along the Pacific coast of North America was done in close cooperation with ship-owner CSL and faced a range of demanding conditions. All tests have met the USCG requirements.

Helle Hundseid, CEO of OceanSaver, said: “We successfully completed shipboard tests as scheduled on 5 May, component testing was finalised shortly afterwards.”

“We expect to finalise the formal application at the beginning of June, thus being among the very first BWTS vendors to submit an official application to the US Coast Guard,” he added.

The ship-board testing was carried out on-board the CSL bulk carrier Sheila Ann. OceanSaver’s ballast water management systems has been in operation by the ship’s crew continuously throughout the testing period along the vessels trade route.

Its route included water ports of the San Francisco Bay, San Marco in Mexico and Tacoma, USA as well as various fresh water ports on the US pacific coast.

This challenged the OceanSaver BWT system to a range of highly varying conditions without disrupting the daily operation of the vessel.

“As one of the first suppliers of ballast water treatment systems to apply for US Coast Guard Type Approval, we confirm our position as a frontrunner with an undisputable capacity in developing and delivering fully compliant and high-quality treatment systems for ballast water,” said Alan Linderoth, vice president sales and marketing at OceanSaver.

He concluded: “We have consistently used the US Coast Guard-recognized FDA/CMFDA test method, and therefore have confidence in our formal application once submitted to classification society and US Coast Guard.”