USCG & IMO Type Approved ballast water treatment systems

List of type approved BWTS March 7, 2023 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 type-approval status and method of treatment employed as stated on each...

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

What are the D-1 and D-2 regulation standards? March 7, 2023 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is responsible for protecting the marine environment from the harmful impacts of shipping. The IMO develops global standards for ships to prevent the spread of...

What is an international ballast water management certificate?

What is an international ballast water management certificate? March 7, 2023 The IMO adopted The Ballast Water Management Convention (the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004) on September 8th 2017....