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Learn about ballast water industry trends, compliance testing, the BallastWISE CMD development and more.
What’s new with the US Ballast Water Management regulations?
We know we’re not the only ones wondering what is happening with the US Coast Guard’s (USCG) Ballast Water Management (BWM) regulations. Since 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Vessel General Permit (VGP) was expected to be updated...
New partnership between BIO-UV Group and MicroWISE
The partnership combines BIO-SEA | Ballast Water Treatment with the MicroWISE solution for real-time biological monitoring, and involves joint R&D projects aiming at optimization of port-side treatment systems. Many ballast water treatment...
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 of the BallastWISE CMD has been tested on challenging water with high concentrations of total...
BallastWISE is the first CMD to be validated according to IMO protocol
IMO reports have shown a need for regular testing of ballast water to ensure compliance with the IMO’ Ballast Water Performance Standard. However, the current standard of detailed ballast water testing, manual microscopy, is costly and risks...
BallastWISE Sampler Matches Plankton Net Performance in Ballast Water Testing
In recently conducted tests, MicroWISE demonstrated that the performance of the BallastWISE Sampler is identical to the standard plankton net filtration setup at the tested flow rates of 22-30L/min. It takes between 30 and 45 minutes to concentrate...
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 considered the simplest: Does this ballast water test provide the results required by the IMO D2 standards?...
Scaling up production of ballast water CMD solutions
In early 2024, MicroWISE made KC Denmark A/S our official equipment production partner. By leveraging KC’s +35 years of experience in maritime equipment, MicroWISE increases our capacity for expedient delivery of even large orders of BallastWISE...
Inline CMD system for monitoring operationality of BWMS: development project
Monitoring, rather than simply testing to prove compliance in port or during checkups, is important, as the ballast water tests performed by many groups have shown operator errors are a common source of failed ballast water compliance – a source...
Conducting the first tests of ballast water quality monitoring platform integrated on a vessel: BallastWISE Inline
We are excited to announce that Control Union has successfully completed the first independently validated continuous operational tests of BallastWISE Inline: a fixed installation ballast water monitoring platform for shipowners.