Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Miura Co., Ltd. announced a demonstration test of their jointly developed microplastic (*1) collection device, installed on a newbuilding wood chip carrier, which was conducted on October 27.
The microplastic collection device is activated during the operation of the ballast water treatment system, with the assumption that the collection takes place during cargo handling operations. Using a filter with a backwashing function, which constitutes the ballast...