Ballast Water Management Convention

Alfa Laval sees growing demand for BWMS replacements

While the majority of ships in the world fleet are now fitted with ballast water management systems, the BWMS picture may not be as rosy as that suggests — with BWMS replacements growing as owners encounter problems with installed systems.

In the latest evidence of this trend, Alfa Laval has recently received an order to replace 18 ballast water treatment systems (BWMS) onboard vessels belonging to a major European shipowner. It says that this significant order shows a high demand for the...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/alfa-laval-sees-growing-demand-for-bwms-replacements/

Locked-down Alfa Laval factory manages to up BWTS production

Alfa Laval reports that its Aalborg, Denmark, site has adapted to restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is continuing production of PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment systems. The factory continues to meet global production demands – and has even surpassed expectations.

“While the world has slowed down, the implementation of the ballast water management convention remains unchanged,” says Peter Sahlén, Head of Alfa Laval PureBallast. “We simply must continue meeting...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/environment/locked-down-alfa-laval-factory-manages-to-up-bwts-production/

D2 Standard in Force, Declares the Final Ballast Treaty Amendments

Amendments to the IMO’s ballast convention covering the phase in of the switch from D1 to D2 treatment standards entered into force on 13 October 2019, writes Malcolm Latarche in his article published in the Ship Insight.

What’s in it?

The BWM Convention itself entered into force in 2017. The amendments formalise an implementation schedule to ensure ships manage their ballast water to meet the D2 standard aimed at ensuring that viable organisms are not released into new sea areas, and make...

http://mfame.guru/d2-standard-in-force-declares-the-final-ballast-treaty-amendments/

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