Until now, vessels with UV-based ballast water treatment systems have had to wait inconveniently long before deballasting in United States waters. Electrochlorination has offered shorter holding times, but not without the use of chemicals. Thanks...
As Hurricane Dorian tracks slowly up the Florida coast the US Coast Guard has set port condition “Zulu” for Savannah and Brunswick suspending all vessel calls and movements.
The Port of Jacksonville and Fernandina have been closed to commercial traffic as the US Coast Guard (USCG) prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian.
All types of shipping along the southern US East Coast are facing disruption as Hurricane Dorian, which had reached Category 5 designation - sustained winds in excess of 157 mph - was bearing down on the Coast.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) is advising oceangoing vessels to make plans to depart the Port of Jacksonville and Fernandina as it sets the port condition to X-Ray with hurricane Dorian advancing towards the Florida coast.
Alfa Laval has received US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval for PureBallast 3 with the largest reactor in its range of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS).