Fednav has decided to install ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) on seven more vessels.
Japan-based JFE Engineering Corporation has obtained the USCG type approval for its BWMS.
Wärtsilä has submitted its Aquarius UV BWMS for USCG Type Approval.
Höegh Autoliners has returned to Optimarin with an order for ten retrofitted systems.
Installation of BWMS for many of ClassNK ships are highly concentrated in the year 2022.
Ardmore Shipping’s newbuilds have experienced a number of BWTS-related operational issues.
Alfa Laval: Shipowners should take at least nine months for the planning process prior to BWTS installation.
Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG has signed an agreement with ERMA FIRST S.A. for BWTS retrofits.
TORM and JNYK contracted Alfa Laval to retrofit a total of 80 ships with ballast water management systems.
Maran Tankers hires Sembcorp Marine to install marine scrubbers and BWM systems on 13 ships.
The ballast water treatment market has recently seen positive developments, Optimarin said.
Angelicoussis Shipping Group Limited has selected Ecochlor BWTSs for 36 vessels.
The manufacturers and stakeholders in the ballast water treatment equipment market have set up a unified association.
Optimarin expects rise in BWTS demand, as shipowners move to comply with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention.
