Despite uncertainties over Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) permanent type approval in the US Wärtsilä is confident both its system will get approval in 2017.

Business opportunities are looking up for ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) manufacturers on news of the ratification of IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) convention, and demand will start picking up albeit at a cautious pace.

Chaotic ballast water and vessel discharge issues have attracted the attention of the American Great Lakes Port Association (AGLPA), an organization representing the interests of commercial port users, and the ports themselves, on the US side of...

The Houston Ship Channel has re-opened after a brief closure on Monday afternoon due to a sulphur dioxide leak from Pasadena Refinery.

Saga Shipholding has signed a contract for three Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS), for installation on newbuild bulkers under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan.

Half of the 26 flag states eligible for the US Coast Guards Qualship 21 have fallen off the preliminary list for 2016.

Optimarin has won a contract that could see it potentially outfitting all 46 of Carisbrooke bulkers and multipurpose vessels with Ballast Water Management (BWM) systems.

Cathelco has submitted a letter of intent (LOI) to begin testing its Ballast Water Management (BWM) system for US Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approval.

A 22-barge breakaway hit three vessels and caused the closure of part of the Mississippi River.

Pole Star Space Applications says it has been awarded a prestigious contract by the US Coast Guard for the provision of Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Application Service Provider solution.