NEWS: BallastWISE CMD now validated by IMO protocol. Learn more.

BallastWISE

Get fast, accurate and reliable enumeration of microorganisms while in the field. The BallastWISE kit contains everything you need to analyse your water-sample, as a practical and portable system. No laboratory experience or chemicals are needed.

BallastWISE Sampler

An easy-to-use instrument for concentrating large volumes of ballast water to a feasible sample size for compliance testing of organisms ≥50μm.

MicroWISE

MicroWISE is determined to be the industry standard with regards to enumeration of living organisms in ballast water, so as to help solve the problems of both the shipping industry and port state authorities.

Solutions for easy and accurate ballast water testing

NEWS: BallastWISE CMD now validated by IMO protocol. Learn more.

MICROWISE

MicroWISE is determined to be the industry standard with regards to enumeration of living organisms in ballast water, so as to help solve the problems of both the shipping industry and port state authorities.

We think out-of-the-box and bring sophisticated, state-of-the-art equipment to our users, all in one convenient package. Learn more

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BALLASTWISE

Get fast, accurate and reliable enumeration of microorganisms while in the field. The BallastWISE kit contains everything you need to analyse your water-sample, as a practical and portable system. No laboratory experience or chemicals are needed. Learn more

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BALLASTWISE SAMPLER

An easy-to-use instrument for concentrating large volumes of ballast water to a feasible sample size for compliance testing of organisms ≥50μm. Learn more

BALLAST WATER INDUSTRY BLOG

Sep 02 2025

Do Challenging Water Conditions Impact BallastWISE CMD Accuracy?

To ensure valid compliance testing of ballast water with challenging water conditions, for example from harbours with muddy waters, the performance...
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Aug 14 2024

BallastWISE CMD is compatible with all type-approved ballast water treatment systems

There are many considerations to make when selecting a ballast water compliance monitoring device (CMD). You have almost certainly already...
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Jun 09 2023

How to test compliance for VGP’s vessel discharge vs IMO’s BWMS D-2 standards

Vessels operating in United States waters must follow the vessel discharge standards of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Vessel General...
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May 25 2023

How to become an approved service provider for BWMS commissioning testing

Commissioning testing is a mandatory step to verify that newly installed ballast water management systems (BWMS) meet the D2 standard and function...
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Mar 09 2023

USCG & IMO Type Approved ballast water treatment systems

This list of BWTS suppliers is meant to provide an accessible overview of the available systems while it also provides information on each BWTS’s...
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Mar 09 2023

What are the D-1 and D-2 regulation standards?

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is responsible for protecting the marine environment from the harmful impacts of shipping. The IMO...
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What our customers say about us

BallastWISE has made it possible for us to do ballast water commissioning testing with accurate and rapid results. This test instrument is easy to use, and we were able to integrate it into our operations with minimal training. BallastWISE has proven to be a trusted and durable equipment that has travelled the world with us. We conducted our first ballast water test with the BallastWISE test instrument just after Techgarden was approved by DNV as a BWMS commissioning test service supplier. Now, Techgarden is class approved by 5 different class societies (ABS, BV, DNV, LR & RINA). To date (June 2024), we have conducted 58 tests using the BallastWISE test instrument
Tore Jensen, Managing Director
Techgarden
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BallastWISE has made it possible for us to do ballast water commissioning testing with accurate and rapid results. This test instrument is easy to use, and we were able to integrate it into our operations with minimal training. BallastWISE has proven to be a trusted and durable equipment that has travelled the world with us. We conducted our first ballast water test with the BallastWISE test instrument just after Techgarden was approved by DNV as a BWMS commissioning test service supplier. Now, Techgarden is class approved by 5 different class societies (ABS, BV, DNV, LR & RINA). To date (June 2024), we have conducted 58 tests using the BallastWISE test instrument
Techgarden
Tore Jensen, Managing Director
Techgarden
At Hauschildt Marine, to date (June 2024), we have performed 140 commissioning tests with BallastWISE. Many of our customers have been positively surprised that they get the result on the spot. For our team, learning to operate this CMD was easy, it only took a few hours training, which we received at MicroWISE’s headquarters. The support we have received from MicroWISE is top notch, and they are always available to answer questions.
Jannick Meinke Thuren Larsen, Project Manager
Hauschildt Marine
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At Hauschildt Marine, to date (June 2024), we have performed 140 commissioning tests with BallastWISE. Many of our customers have been positively surprised that they get the result on the spot. For our team, learning to operate this CMD was easy, it only took a few hours training, which we received at MicroWISE’s headquarters. The support we have received from MicroWISE is top notch, and they are always available to answer questions.
Hauschildt Marine
Jannick Meinke Thuren Larsen, Project Manager
Hauschildt Marine