USCG Issues Ruling for Ballast Water, Amends Hazmat RuleNonnative speciesShipping industryEnvironmental protectionAnonymousSea Technology
By September 8, 2017, all ships are required to have USCG approved ballast water treatment systems. Ships use seawater as ballast by discharging water when loading cargo, or taking on water when unloading to help balance the ship. Ballast water is typically taken on in one port o...
The system is touted by Bawat as the only treatment system available that relies on heat pasteurization to kill off potentially dangerous aquatic organisms in ballast water. “We are extremely pleased to have been awarded Type Approval by the U.S. Coast Guard which has one of the toughest appr...
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USCG Makes It Easier to Extend Ballast Water Compliance DateJeanne M. Grasso
A notification issued by the USCG recently, clarified the country's position on ballast water management system type approvals, and also outlined some current challenges. Several systems have already been submitted to the independent laboratories approved by the USCG: NSF International, Det Norske ...
IMO/USCG type approved system for ballast water maType approved by IMO and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCKristina EfflerThe 39th motorship propulsion & emissions conference: 39th motorship propulsion & emissions conference, 10-11 May 2017, Hamburg, Germany...
Focuses on the national mandatory ballast water management program launched by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). Details of the regulations; Comment from Captain David Scott, chief of the USCG office of operating and environmental standards; Support of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy for the ...
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