Ballast Water Treatment System

BWTS installation clock is ticking

Shipowners who are dragging their heels on ballast water treatment system installations in hopes of saving money could end up paying a much higher price in the long run.

That caution comes from Lianghui Xia, managing director of U.K.-based ship repair and retrofit group Newport Shipping.

Xia cites statistics from Clarksons’ World Fleet Register that indicate that thus far only 20,483 ships have so far installed or have on order BWT systems mandated by IMO regulations, leaving around 35,000...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/bwts-installation-clock-is-ticking/

Newport Shipping And Optimarin Join Hands To Tackle ‘Tsunami’ Of BWT System Orders

Newport Shipping has access to a wide global network of partner shipyards, including PaxOcean Zhoushan Shipyard in China.

Newport Shipping has sold the first ballast water treatment system from key supplier Optimarin under their strategic alliance as the pair target an expected rush of retrofits for such systems, with time running out for shipowners ahead of an IMO deadline for compliance.

Around 35,000 vessels still need to install ballast water treatment (BWT) systems, according to Clarksons Research, with only 40 months remaining until a September 2024 deadline for all ships to comply with the IMO’s so-called D2...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/newport-shipping-and-optimarin-join-hands-to-tackle-tsunami-of-bwt-system-orders/

MPC Container Ships Invests In Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 BWTS Equipped With Connectivity

Aerial view of freight ship with cargo containers

MPC Container Ships ASA (MPCC) is a market-leading container ship company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, specializing in serving intraregional trade lanes. The company owns and operates 65 container vessels, more than 15 of which are equipped with connected Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment systems. Soon even more vessels will receive systems with data-driven PureBallast Connect services.

Connectivity investments based on experience

Over the past year, MPCC has successfully...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/mpc-container-ships-invests-in-alfa-laval-pureballast-3-bwts-equipped-with-connectivity/

USCG Approves Knutsen’s Ballast Water Treatment System

  • KBAL, the ballast water treatment system developed in house by Norwegian tanker operator Knutsen, is the latest system to be given USCG type-approval.
  • The USCG approval covers systems with 400 and 3,000m3/h flow rates.
  • The system is not approved for US flag vessels but can be installed in a hazardous area on foreign-flagged vessels.

According to a recent news article published in ShipInsight, Knutsen wins USCG ballast approval for the ballast water treatment system.

How the system works?

The...

https://mfame.guru/uscg-approves-knutsens-ballast-water-treatment-system/

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