Approval of Ballast Water Management System

Evoqua Water Technologies has become the first company to successfully complete the first phase of testing for full U.S. Type Approval of a ballast water management system

Evoqua's SeaCURE system completed low salinity (brackish) water testing at the Marine Environmental Resource Center (MERC) in Baltimore, MD on July 30, 2015. The SeaCURE system will now move on to fresh water testing and sea trials planned for later in the year.

The SeaCURE system has already attained USCG alternate management systems (AMS) acceptance for fresh, brackish and full saline water and was the first electrochlorination system to receive AMS acceptance for all three salinities.

AMS approval is a temporary designation granted to a system that has already been approved by an international administration. Evoqua's SeaCURE system is believed to be the only side-stream electrochlorination system on the market to be AMS approved for all three types of water.

"The passing of this initial trial is no easy feat and we are proud to be the first to complete this testing with a United States independent laboratory," said Rodney Aulick, President of Evoqua's Products and Technologies division. "Our SeaCURE system is a great example of applying leading technology to benefit the environment, our customers, and economies around the world."

"We're very excited about moving on to the next stages of the process. It is our goal to be the first to complete all three phases of the USCG protocols," said Ian Stentiford, Vice President and General Manager of Evoqua's Electrocatalytic business. "As we are working to comply with U.S. regulations, we decided it would be most appropriate to test our BWMS via a U.S. Independent Laboratory. We believe the U.S. testing provides the most realistic and stringent testing conditions for USCG approval.

"Approvals such as those we have already achieved will give our customers the confidence they will not only be investing in a system that has passed the relevant compliance tests on a particular day, but also a solution that will comply with regulations for the lifetime of their vessel," said Mr. Stentiford. "Our SeaCURE system is a proven solution that guarantees peace of mind, and in our view is the most reliable product of its kind available. Furthermore it is our belief that using our SeaCURE BWMS will ultimately increase the residual value of a vessel."

Designed as a safe, secure system suitable for gas carriers, tankers, bulk carriers and container vessels, SeaCURE is suitable for vessels with higher ballast water flow rates ranging from 500 to 4,000 cubic meters per hour. Higher flow rates can be accommodated by using multiple units. The systems are equally suitable for retrofitting on existing vessels as well as for installation and use on newbuilds.

Source: MarineLog

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