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...
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BIO-SEA BWTS SELECTED FOR WIND-POWERED CARGO SHIP
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 AND BAWAT FORMALISE MOBILE BWMS JV
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...
BIO-UV LOOKS TO OFFSHORE ENERGY SECTOR FOR BWTS ORDERS
The French Bio-UV Group has received a major order to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system (BWTS) to a pair of drill ships scheduled to enter an undisclosed operator’s fleet of modern, high-specification vessels and rigs. A modular version from the...
GLOBAL STANDARDS NEEDED FOR MARITIME WASTE RECYCLING
Plastic pollution at sea could be lessened and better recycling rates achieved by the introduction of standardised global regulations, says marine waste management company Top Glory Marine (TGM). TGM says that a set of standardised global regulations or guidelines on...
KOREAN CERTIFICATION FOR ERMA FIRST BWTS
Erma First has received South Korean flag Type Approval for its Erma First Fit ballast water treatment system (BWTS). Awarded by the administration of the Republic of Korea, the Erma First Fit BWTS is now one of the few non-domestic systems to hold such type approval,...
MARINFLOC EGR WATER TREATMENT SECURES WinGD APPROVAL
Swedish maritime environmental solution company Marinfloc has announced an update to its CD EGR system, and has, following rigorous and extensive tests, secured approval to treat Exhaust Gas Recirculation bleed off water from WinGD engines equipped with iCER systems....
NEW BIO-SEA MINI BWTS LAUNCHED FOR LOW FLOW APPLICATIONS
To meet increased demand for ballast water treatment systems from operators of workboats, yachts, research ships, OSVs, and similar-sized vessels, UV-based water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has introduced what is believed to be the smallest UV BWTS in the...
WÄRTSILÄ UPGRADES BWMS WITH NEW FILTER TECHNOLOGY
Wärtsilä Water and Waste’s Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) is being launched with a completely new filtration solution. Designed by Wärtsilä Water and Waste’s partner FilterSafe, the Manta filter features an innovative OneMotion scanner that cleans...
SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING INCLUDES MANAGING WASTE
German company Top Glory Marine (TGM) says it is celebrating 10 years in business, providing sustainable waste management services to the maritime industry, during which it has seen a steady increase of environmental awareness in the industry. TGM MD Silke Fehr...
ORDER SUCCESSES FOR ALFA LAVAL LOW-ENERGY FRESHWATER GENERATOR
The Alfa Laval Aqua Blue E2 freshwater generator, announced in late 2022 as a two-stage addition to the Aqua Blue freshwater generator family, has received its first orders from A.P. Moller-Maersk and the Grimaldi Group. The Aqua Blue E2 uses a single plate pack...
BIO-SEA BWTS BEING CONSIDERED FOR US NAVY
Bio-UV Group of France says that a Bio-Sea Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) designed for the Unites States Navy (USN) has completed Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) at the production facility in France, meaning that Bio-UV Group now has approval to ship the system...
BWTS TECHNOLOGY HELPS KEEP FISH CARGOES FRESH
In the high-volume transport conditions experienced in salmon farms and other commercial marine environments that require the moving of live fish, preventing infection and contamination is crucial, as is ensuring fish welfare. Wellboats, which sort, treat and transfer...