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MOST SERIOUS BWTS NON-COMPLIANCE ISSUES ARE TECHNICAL

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...

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Protea Marine Emissions Monitoring
Roodhart Marine
SHIPOWNERS FACE PSC CRACKDOWN ON BWTS COMPLIANCE

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

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...

NEW BIO-UV GROUP AGREEMENT HELPS OPERATORS MAINTAIN D-2 COMPLIANCE

NEW BIO-UV GROUP AGREEMENT HELPS OPERATORS MAINTAIN D-2 COMPLIANCE

Water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has introduced a new Compliancy and Performance (C&P) agreement solution for shipmanagers looking to ensure their Bio-Sea ballast water treatment systems retain regulatory compliance and maintain operational standards. The...

OPTIMARIN LAUNCHES NEW GUARDIAN BWTS

OPTIMARIN LAUNCHES NEW GUARDIAN BWTS

Optimarin has unveiled its latest ballast water treatment system (BWTS), Optimarin Guardian, which is designed to meet the evolving needs of vessel operators, especially in light of geopolitical uncertainty and rising energy costs. Guardian is designed to combine high...

MARINFLOC DIGITISES WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT

MARINFLOC DIGITISES WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT

Swedish company Marinfloc is launching MARS, a digital tool for real-time monitoring of wastewater management.  MARS – Marinfloc Alert Report Support - is a cloud-based platform for management and control of wastewater treatment onboard. With MARS, shipowners,...

ALFA LAVAL REPORTS EARLY ADOPTION OF LATEST BWMS TECHNOLOGY

ALFA LAVAL REPORTS EARLY ADOPTION OF LATEST BWMS TECHNOLOGY

Alfa Laval's PureBallast 3 Ultra, the latest ballast water management system (BWMS) built on proven PureBallast 3 technology, has, within the first few months, secured orders from leading shipyards worldwide, with deliveries set to begin in Q3 2025. The new system is...

Jotun
Alfa Laval
BIO-SEA BWTS STARTS TESTS WITH US NAVY

BIO-SEA BWTS STARTS TESTS WITH US NAVY

French water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has shipped a second Bio-Sea ballast water treatment unit to the US for extensive trials to assess the technology’s capability for use onboard US Navy vessels. Bio-UV Group’s US-based partner the Columbia Group (TCG) was...

BIO-UV GROUP ADDS RECREATIONAL WATER TREATMENT FOR CRUISE SHIPS

BIO-UV GROUP ADDS RECREATIONAL WATER TREATMENT FOR CRUISE SHIPS

Tapping into its 35-year experience of treating municipal, residential, and industrial waters shoreside, France-headquartered Bio-UV Group has introduced a range of solutions for treating more water streams onboard vessels. With its sights firmly on the cruise and...

ORGANIC WASTE DIGESTER AIDS CRUISE SHIP SUSTAINABILITY

ORGANIC WASTE DIGESTER AIDS CRUISE SHIP SUSTAINABILITY

US onboard marine organic waste management company Power Knot Ocean has announced that cruise ship 'Goddess of the Night', formerly known as 'Mykonos Magic', has deployed the LFC biodigester onboard as its premier food waste solution. The ship was built in 2004 as the...

BIO-UV HIGHLIGHTS ANOMALIES IN BWTS TESTING

BIO-UV HIGHLIGHTS ANOMALIES IN BWTS TESTING

French ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer Bio-UV Group has found that over 30% of all installed ballast water treatment systems fail Port State Control D-2 compliance inspections despite 95% of systems having successfully passed commissioning tests....

MARINFLOC WARNS ON HIDDEN POLLUTION

MARINFLOC WARNS ON HIDDEN POLLUTION

According to Swedish water treatment company Marinfloc, every ship leaving a shipyard with a substandard water treatment system will pollute the oceans for the next 25 years. This is thought to be a hidden crisis that fails to reach the public even though it is well...

BIO-UV ADDS TO SAILING CARGO SHIPS’ GREEN CREDENTIALS

BIO-UV ADDS TO SAILING CARGO SHIPS’ GREEN CREDENTIALS

France-based water treatment pioneer Bio-UV Group has secured an agreement with shipbuilder Piriou Group to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment technology to a further six wind-powered cargo ships building for French operator TOWT (TransOceanic Wind Transport)....

Pureteq
Krohne
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