Balpure BWM system up for approval

The Group agreed to the recommendation after reviewing all the information submitted by Germany in the application for final approval. Shipboard testing of the BALPURE system currently underway on the California Maritime Academy training ship, the Golden Bear, is scheduled for completion in December 2010. Type approval of the BALPURE system is expected in early 2011.

BALPURE is a modular, lightweight ballast water management system designed for easy installation into a new or retrofitted vessel. Environmentally safe and easy to maintain, BALPURE offers an operating cost of less than $0.02 per m3 of ballast water treated. Ideal for high-capacity applications, the system can offer a claimed energy savings of more than 60% compared to competitive technologies.