The Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 introduces legislation into UK law New laws have now come into force which will further protect…
Ballast Water Management
Ballasting operations in different parts of the world can be challenging due to wide variations in water quality. And this could make it difficult to achieve compliance with the IMO’s…
Commission testing is a ballast water system insurance policy, says MARITEC While rules covering commission testing for newbuild ballast water system installations are due to enter into force in June…
Hot Port News from GAC 03-Jul-2019 INCORPORATION OF CONTINGENCY MEASURES INTO BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN Singapore TRAFFIC SUSPENSION FOR YACHT RACE Bosphorus, Turkey PILOT SERVICES SUSPENDED FOR SEARCH & RESCUE…
Wärtsilä Corporation, 1 November 2018 at 10 am EET – The technology group Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has successfully completed all the required testing procedures, and has now…
Evoqua Water Technologies has signed a sales agency agreement with Duwel Group to market its SeaCURE® ballast water management system for countries in Northern Europe. Roger Duwel, Duwel Group’s founding…
The 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards ,  a PRO BONO event, successfully concluded on Wednesday 6th  of April 2016 in Eugenides Foundation Athens attracting 950 delegates from 20 countries representing a total of 400 organizations. Six panels of 25 global experts focused on green shipping issues…
16/03/2016Â – Experts at the forefront of research and development in relation to preventing of the spread of potentially harmful species in ballast water have gathered in Montreal, Canada for…
     23-Feb-2016 NEW BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT REPORTING FORM USA New Ballast Water Management Reporting form Tuesday, February 23, 2016, USA As of 22 February 2016, ships making call…
15/02/2016 – The current draft of the “Ballast Water Management – How to do it” manual is on the table at the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR), 3rd…
Criteria for entry into force of BWM Convention not yet reached – further ratifications needed Insufficient tonnage to trigger entry into force despite recent ratifications Following the spate of ratifications…
BIO-UV/BIO-SEA company, with more than 15 years of experience in the UV water treatment (drinking water, waste water, industrial processes, …), masters perfectly the design of UV reactors to ensure…
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BIO-SEA organized in november 2014 a technical seminar (maintenance and commissionning) on its ballast water treatment systems, in its production factory of Lunel, France. Worldwide partners from the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Singapour, China,…
Wärtsilä Corporation,  11 September 2014 at 2:15 pm EET – A total of 22 bulk carriers, being built by Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding Co. Ltd in China for Singapore based Pioneer Marine, will…
International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens says that finding enough money to remain compliant with environmental regulation is going to be a challenge for shipowners and operators over the…
BALLAST WATER CONFERENCE – BREAKING NEWS FROM IMarEST! Dr. Richard Everett of the US Coast Guard (USCG) will join Kathy Metcalf of the Chamber of Shipping of America and Consultant…
IMarEST BALLAST WATER CONFERENCE: LOOKING BEYOND RATIFICATION, DEALING WITH THE REMAINING CHALLENGES With full ratification of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention imminent, the timing of the 3rd IMarEST Ballast…
The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing national shipowners’ associations from 35 nations and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, met in London recently.…
Wärtsilä Corporation, December 2013 at 10 am EET – Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has today announced that itsWärtsilä AQUARIUS®EC (Electro-Chlorination) Ballast Water Management…
Shipowners face expensive new regime over ballast water management Shipowners will soon be obliged to address new and expensive regulations to deal with ballast water. The Ballast Water Management Convention…
Industry View: Bev Mackenzie on Halting the Invasion of Aquatic Organisms in Ship’s Ballast
It has long been recognised that ballast water represents the primary vector for the introduction of invasive aquatic organisms into waterways and coastal ecosystems. Invasive species threaten not just the…