A ballast water management system is often made up of three distinct stages: the pump, the filter/treatment and the processor. Developing the industry has been similar, reports Passenger Ship Technology.
The Three StagesThe pump stage was when IMO introduced the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) which resulted in a rush of over 60 potential ballast water management systems (BWMS) seeking IMO type-approval. The second stage has been filtration in that the US Coast Guard set its own...
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