ballast water management

Damen’s Invasave Ready To Help Vessel Owners In Time For BWM Convention Deadline

InvaSave doing what it does best - treating non-complaint ballast water

The InvaSave mobile ballast water treatment system from Damen Green Solutions has demonstrated beyond doubt its capability to help ships meet the incoming D2 standard. All vessels will be required to comply with the standard which came into force on September 8th this year.

This summer the InvaSave crew teamed up with local service provider Tradebe Santander (Tradebe Company) to receive ballast water from a tanker in Gijon. What appears to be a simple exercise has significant ramifications for...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/damens-invasave-ready-to-help-vessel-owners-in-time-for-bwm-convention-deadline/

IMO Addresses Bioinvasions – GloFouling Project Sets To Work In The Pacific

Addressing bioinvasions - GloFouling project sets to work in the Pacific

In a spate of activity since its formal launch in March, the initial phase of the Glofouling Partnerships project is now well and truly underway with a series of technical workshops in the Pacific. The key message delivered to participants was that once introduced, marine invasive species can be hard to eradicate – and invasive species represent a potential major threat to the Pacific Ocean’s biodiversity and the ecological integrity of Small Island Developing States. The GEF-UNDP-IMO...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-addresses-bioinvasions-glofouling-project-sets-to-work-in-the-pacific/

Is BAWAT- USCG Type Approval Just A Step Away?

  • BAWAT claims that it is close to achieving full USCG approval for its pasteurisation-based ballast water management system (BWMS).
  • The system has already passed three USCG land-based tests with results that demonstrate the total efficacy of the technological process.
  • They have scheduled a shipboard test for April in the difficult waters of Port Klang and the Mekong River estuary.
  • The years to come will be very busy times for retrofitting, especially in 2021/22, perfect for the BWMS.

BAWAT...

http://mfame.guru/is-bawat-uscg-type-approval-just-a-step-away/

Lloyd’s Maritime Academy Launches In-Depth Ballast Water Management Course

Shipping Industry Sees Launch of In-depth Ballast Water Management Course

Lloyd’s Maritime Academy, the experts in life-long learning for maritime professionals, has launched its first ever, an in-depth online course focusing on the Ballast Water Management Convention. The ‘Certificate of Ballast Water Management’ will run as a 12-week distance learning course and will start on the 28th March 2019. Ted Bailey, Head of Digital Learning at Lloyd’s Maritime Academy comments: “This course is a great addition to our international portfolio. Ballast water management is...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/lloyds-maritime-academy-launches-in-depth-ballast-water-management-course/

Eletson’s BWMS Full Fleet Requirements Met By Wärtsilä’s Dual Technology

In a recent development, the technology group Wärtsilä’s dual technology has announced that they will provide option for Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) to Greece based operator Eletson Corporation for its entire fleet retrofitted from a single provider, says a press release on their website.

About the Order

A total of 23 product oil, chemical, and LPG carriers of the company’s fleet will be retrofitted with up to 69 Wärtsilä BWMS units, comprising of both their Aquarius UV (ultra-violet)...

http://mfame.guru/eletsons-bwms-full-fleet-requirements-met-by-wartsilas-dual-technology/

Cement Carrier Flooding Highlights Ballasting Risks


Operators that fail to properly monitor ballasting operations risk catastrophic flooding reports, Marine Propulsion.

What happened?

The failure to close a valve to the aft peak ballast tank onboard the CSL Australia-owned 15,999 dwt cement carrier Goliath during ballasting resulted in water leaking into a holed scupper line which drained into the steering gear room bilge well, causing the steering gear room to flood to a depth of around 10cm.

The vessel reached its original destination of...

http://mfame.guru/cement-carrier-flooding-highlights-ballasting-risks/

Ballast Water Management: Critical Elements Revealed

  • The findings of second survey conducted by ABS with 7 main technologies, show just over a third of installed BWMS to be fully operational.
  • Need for training crew is important to lessen technical dependence on vendors as securing vendor support seems difficult.
  • System reliability, training and Operational expenses remains a major concern for most of the owners.
  • The software used for the various treatment systems is dictated by the vendors, making most packages proprietary.
  • Lack of...

http://mfame.guru/ballast-water-management-critical-elements-revealed/

Wärtsilä Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System set for USCG Type Approval

The Wärtsilä Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System.

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 been submitted for US Coastguard (USCG) Type Approval. This follows the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Type Approval for the Aquarius UV system, which was granted in 2012.

The USCG approval process is extensive and...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/01/wartsila-aquarius-uv-ballast-water-management-system-set-for-uscg-type-approval/

Coast Guard issues final rule on ballast water reporting

A vessel discharging ballast water. Photo: Maritime Environmental Resource Center.

The Coast Guard has published a Final Rule eliminating the requirement for certain vessels that operate on voyages within a single Captain of the Port zone to submit an Annual Ballast Water Summary Report for 2018.

The Coast Guard views this current reporting requirement as unnecessary in order to analyze and understand ballast water management (BWM) practices. This final rule will reduce the administrative burden on this regulated population of U.S. non-recreational vessels equipped with...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/coast-guard-issues-final-rule-on-ballast-water-reporting/

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