According to Swedish water treatment company Marinfloc, every ship leaving a shipyard with a substandard water treatment system will pollute the oceans for the next 25 years. This is thought to be a hidden crisis that fails to reach the public even though it is well...
According to Bio-UV group, with the final ballast water deadline fast approaching, an increase in inspections is anticipated as Port State Control (PSC) inspectors check machinery installations, crew competencies and Ballast Water Management (BWM) Plans. The French...
According to the Port of Hamburg, from September 2024, the rules for discharging ballast water in ports will change; IMO will then require all seagoing vessels to treat ballast water when discharging it, usually in coastal areas, to prevent the spread of invasive...
Alfa Laval is introducing its PureBallast 3 Ultra, the latest ballast water management system (BWMS) built on the company's PureBallast 3 technology. The system is claimed to bring new advantages to what the company considers to be the market’s most efficient UV...
The French Bio-UV Group has received what it describes as a 'prestigious order' from SIEM Ship Management to supply its Bio-Sea Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) for a trio of SIEM-managed car carriers. The order, for retrofit installation to the Siem Copernicus,...
The innovative 'Grain de Sail II' cargo sail ship has set sail across the Atlantic with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) supplied by the French Bio-UV Group. The vessel, based in St. Malo, transports French products to New York by sail before heading south to...
Wärtsilä Water and Waste has relaunched its STC0-23 sewage treatment plant, part of the Super Trident series, with the smallest and most compact design of any Wärtsilä Water and Waste sewage treatment plant. The technology works with both gravity and vacuum waste...
Bio-UV Group, the French manufacturer of the Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system (BWTS), has inaugurated a new 1,200m² maritime training, R&D, engineering, and production facility. The completion of the €2.2m extension, which increases the footprint of the...
Danish company Bawat reports a recent case that underscores the critical need for effective ballast reception facilities in ports, where the company was called upon to deliver its ballast as a service (BaaS) solution to a vessel facing deballasting challenges in...
Ecospray, an Italian company specialising in integrated solutions for decarbonisation, including exhaust gas cleaning, and part of the Carnival cruise group, intends to take part as a technical supplier in a pilot project to capture CO2 from seawater. The company will...
Wärtsilä's Water and Waste division has signed a four-year Service, Spares and Technical Support agreement with cruise operator Carnival Corporation. The contract covers a platform for providing the support needed to maintain and operate the onboard...
The French Bio-UV Group has won a contract to supply its Bio-Sea UV ballast water treatment system to the Neoliner 136 wind-powered cargo vessel newbuild. The Neoliner 136 is the first ship of its kind from Neoline, a company established in 2015 to research solutions...
Damen Green Solutions and Danish company Bawat have formally signed an agreement to solidify their joint venture (JV) in the development and sales of mobile Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). The JV operating under the collective name "Bawat Damen", is said to...
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