USCG Office of Design and Engineering Standards recently published a circular to provide guidance concerning the Marine Equipment Approvals Covered by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA). Read more
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The Suez Canal Authority published traffic figures for the canal in 2020 highlighting what they called their successful crisis management and marketing to maintain traffic and performance despite the global impact of COVID-19. The Authority also announced that they would maintain their tariffs and incentives for 2021. Read more
With effect from 1st January 2021, Turkey has increased pollution fines under Turkish Environmental Law, according to data provided by North of England P&I Club. For more information: https://safety4sea.com/turkey-increases-pollution-fines-from-january-2021/
New IMO G8 Guidelines for BWTS Type Approval come to effect on 28th of October 2020.
The revised G8 Guidelines, also referred to as the BWMS Code, are robust and more defined.
The Guidelines are similar to today’s U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requirements.
It is an end user-driven change. The Guidelines were developed because a number of initially IMO Type Approved BWTS fail to meet the IMO D-2 performance standard in practice.
BWTS fitted on board of your vessel does not perform?
Albion Marine assists many shipowners to revise and get vessels’ BWMP approved for vessels where installed BWTS fail to perform in real-life conditions.
We also provide BWTS Performance Checks and troubleshooting.
Not sure which BWTS is the most reliable and cost-effective solution for your vessel?
Please contact Albion Marine for a no-obligation discussion.
BWTS vendor, want to know how to improve sales for a specific shipping market segment?
Talk to our experts, and we know both vessels and BWTS.
ERMA FIRST has received an amended Type Approval from the China Classification Society (CCS) for its strong-selling FIT range of ballast water management systems and awarded Certificate under the Authority of the Government of the People’s Republic of China. The system, which uses advanced full-flow electro-chlorination technology, can now be used on Chinese flagged vessels and is the first such system to receive approval in China under IMO Resolution MEPC 300 (72). The approval is valid for the full range of models 75-3000 with the option of its three filter types: FILTERSAFE, FILTREX and HYDAC. Read more: Tanker Operator
