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...
Bio-UV Group of France says that a Bio-Sea Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) designed for the Unites States Navy (USN) has completed Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) at the production facility in France, meaning that Bio-UV Group now has approval to ship the system...
In the high-volume transport conditions experienced in salmon farms and other commercial marine environments that require the moving of live fish, preventing infection and contamination is crucial, as is ensuring fish welfare. Wellboats, which sort, treat and transfer...
Alfa Laval has launched a compact version of its PureBilge oily water separator, which will enable small vessel segments to achieve compliance with bilge water treatment regulations. PureBilge Compact is designed with a focus on reducing footprint, providing easy...
Swedish company Marinfloc has initiated delivery of combined EGR bleed-off and Bilge water separators for a major South Korean newbuilding project, having handed over three of a total of 12 shipments for the 16,200 TEU methanol-powered vessels. ABS, Lloyd's Register,...
According to BIMCO, even if plastics on board ships are sorted, managed, and discharged to shore in a proper way, mismanagement of waste on land means it can still reach the ocean. With up to 1.75bn plastic bottles a year being used on board ships, BIMCO believes...
The 'MSC World Europa', first in a series of four next generation cruiseships to join the MSC Cruises’ fleet, has been delivered with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) from the Bio-Sea by Bio-UV Group stable. As befitting one of the most environmentally...
Water management system company RWO has successfully completed two installations of its next generation advanced water treatment system (AWTS) - the CleanSewage Membrane Reactor (CS-MBR) for Celebrity Cruises. The sewage treatment plant on the Celebrity Solstice-class...
Langh Tech's one-way ballast water management system (BWMS) has become the first UV-based system to receive US Coast Guard type approval for one-way treatment. Four months after successfully completing IMO type approval, the Finnish marine technology manufacturer...
French UV water treatment company Bio-UV Group has signed a major supply deal with luxury yacht builder Baglietto for several Bio-Sea ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) for newbuild projects. The agreement, which builds on the success of Baglietto’s Bio-Sea...
A two-stage freshwater generator will soon join the Alfa Laval Aqua Blue family, which is said to, compared with single-stage units, produce twice as much fresh water for a certain amount of waste heat – or the same amount of fresh water using around half the waste...
Water management solution supplier RWO has unveiled its latest oily water separator (OWS), the OWS-PT, a new ‘pressure type’ OWS which has been specifically developed for large vessels, including VLCC/ULCC and VLOC/ULOC types. Its compact and flexible design is a...
Chantiers de l’Atlantique has contracted the French Bio-UV group to supply Bio-Sea ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) for a pair of LNG-fuelled so-called 'super cruisers' being constructed for luxury hotel group Ritz Carlton, a Marriott International brand. When...
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