Irish company Ardmore Shipping informed that it has encountered a series of operational problems on the ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) that were installed on ten vessels in newbuild shipyards.
We have ten vessels with alternative systems that were installed at newbuild shipyards and have encountered a series of operational problems. These issues, which we believe are commonplace within the industry, impact heavily on system reliability,
… said Gerry Docherty, Director, Fleet Management,...
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