Ballast Water Management

Norwegian ship operator Hurtigruten has taken a 40% stake in shipbuilding group Kleven during a refinancing process that has seen the addition of several investors bringing an extra NOK300 million (£29.54 million)…

A new chemical-free ballast water management system (BWMS) can disinfect and treat 250 cubic metres of seawater an hour.

Chelsea Technologies’ FastBallast portable analyser has been chosen by one operator as a benchmark testing device to ensure compliance with ballast water standards.

A project to containerise a Ballast Water Management System may allow easier compliance for vessels with limited space.

A BWMS has demonstrated its reliability in the face of a survey which exposed the systems as problematic and inoperable.

US operators could benefit from an electrochlorination-based BWMS system which has completed tests needed for US Coast Guard approval.

Ship owners and operators have reported in a survey that 43% of BWMS are either inoperable or have problematic operations.

A low power consumption chemical injection ballast water management system (BWMS) has received USCG type approval.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) will oversee UK-based Coldharbour Marine’s ballast water management systems (BWMS) tests, as required by the US Coast Guard (USCG) in its type approval process.

Bureau Veritas has launched a new e-business solution to help the shipping industry meet the Ballast Water Management deadline for certificates and approved plans by September.