A second incinerator installed on 'Icon of the Seas' has significantly increased its waste-handling capacity, while reducing the emissions associated with landside waste handling. Evac delivered the first-of-its-kind retrofit as the vessel remained in continuous...
Water & waste management news
HAMWORTHY NAME RETURNS TO WATER TREATMENT
Following the divestment of Wärtsilä Water & Waste to Solix Group, Hamworthy has re-launched as an independent specialist in marine water and waste systems. The business enters its next chapter with full operational continuity for customers worldwide, bringing...
BIO-UV COMPLETES CRUISESHIP SERIES ORDER
Water treatment specialist BIO-UV Group has confirmed the successful completion of a high-profile programme with its shipbuilding partner Chantiers de l’Atlantique to supply BIO-SEA ballast-water treatment systems (BWTS) to a series of five cruise ships. The fifth...
WÄRTSILÄ LAUNCHES ONBOARD WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PRODUCT LINE
Wärtsilä Water & Waste has introduced a flexible and modular grease trap product line designed to separate fats, oils and grease from galley wastewater streams onboard merchant vessels, cruise ships and offshore platforms. The solution supports improved wastewater...
NEW BWTS ORDERS FOR NORWEGIAN GROUP
HAV Group’s water treatment systems business has been awarded several contracts to deliver a total of 10 new ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to various undisclosed shipyards in Norway and internationally. The ten BWTS units will be delivered for both retrofits...
MOST SERIOUS BWTS NON-COMPLIANCE ISSUES ARE TECHNICAL
According to French water treatment company Bio-UV Group, results from the 2025 Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on ballast water management has revealed a marked change in regulatory compliance failures, which now include the actual performance, operation, and...
EVAC SERVICE CONTRACT AIDS CARNIVAL CORPORATION ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
Cruise company Carnival Corporation has signed a new global service contract with Evac Group for preventive annual maintenance and lifecycle services covering Evac systems installed across the company’s eight cruise subsidiaries. The agreement follows a proactive,...
BIO-UV JOINS FORCES WITH MICROWISE FOR PORT-SIDE BWMS COMPLIANCE
Bio-UV Group has announced a strategic partnership with water-monitoring specialist MicroWise to develop new ballast-water treatment and verification solutions designed to address rising enforcement pressures and the anticipated growth of port-side reception...
ALFA LAVAL LAUNCHES PUREBALLAST 3 ULTRA BWMS
Alfa Laval says its newly-introduced PureBallast 3 Ultra introduces the maritime industry to the compact, innovative core of the next-generation system designed to make ballast water management simpler and easier to achieve. The system reflects long experience and...
WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS ACHIEVE ALASKAN COMPLIANCE
Wärtsilä Water & Waste says the company continues to deliver exceptional wastewater treatment performance in one of the world’s most closely monitored marine environments through the Hamworthy membrane bioreactor (MBR) system, according to independent regulatory...
BIO-SEA CONTAINERISED BWTS FOR EFGL PROJECT
Bio-UV Group has completed the first commercial deployment of its containerised Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system (BWTS) at Port-la-Nouvelle in southern France, supporting the installation of the EFGL floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean. The...
SHIPOWNERS FACE PSC CRACKDOWN ON BWTS COMPLIANCE
According to the French Bio-UV Group, shipowners are advised to ready themselves for extensive port state control (PSC)inspections after a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on ballast water management (BWM) came into effect on 1 September 2025. The campaign, led...
CONTAINERISED BWTS SYSTEM AIMED AT OFFSHORE WIIND AND PORTS
UV-based water treatment solution provider Bio-UV Group has successfully developed and tested a containerised ballast water treatment system designed initially for the floating offshore wind sector. With the rapid development of floating offshore wind projects...




















