Installation of Ballast water treatment system

International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) certificate falls due...

02/08/2017Read more

IMO’s Ballast Water Convention comes into enter force on September 8, 2017. After September 2017, approved ballast water treatment systems have to be installed by the time the International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) certificate falls due for renewal

Ballast water is taken in/discharged while the vessel is loaded/unloaded  to stabilize vessels and ensure structural integrity. Discharging water from one into another eco system may bring and spread aquatic invasive species, with serious ecological, economic and public health effects if transferred to regions where they are not native. Ballast water treatment systems actively remove, kill and/or inactivate organisms in the ballast water prior to discharge.