Ballast Water System Under Testing

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Ballast Water System Under Testing

NSF to Begin Testing of Evoqua SeaCURETM Ballast Water Treatment System Toward USCG Type Approval

TheNSF InternationalIndependent Laboratory will begin testing ofEvoqua WaterTechnologies'SeaCURETMballast water management system (BWMS) in preparation of US Coast Guard (USCG) full type approval. The SeaCURE BWMS system has already received IMO type approval and USCG alternate management system (AMS) acceptance for capacities of 300-4,000 m3/h in all salinities. NSF testing is anticipated to be complete by fall 2015.

NSF is the first IL to be accepted by the USCG for BWMS testing and is leading a partnership including Retlif Testing Laboratories, theMaritime Environmental Resource Center(MERC) and theGreat Ships Initiative(GSI) to test and evaluate BWMS systems for USCG requirements.

Land-based testing of the SeaCURE BWMS will begin with the start of the biological season in brackish water in spring 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland and will be followed by sea water tests in Norfolk, Virginia. Fresh water testing will be conducted by the GSI and is scheduled to be completed by late summer 2015. Shipboard testing will be conducted concurrently and is expected to be finalized by fall 2015.

"Having previously achieved IMO type acceptance and USCG AMS acceptance in all salinities, we are confident in being among the first to progress with independent testing toward evaluation for USCG full type approval," said Business Development Manager Lars Nupnau. "The fact that theChloropac®electrochlorination system technology used in the SeaCURE system has been so widely deployed and proven for more than 35 years also provides ship owners with additional assurance in the SeaCURE system."

The SeaCURE system utilizes apatented process* that first injects biocide into ballast seawater before it reaches the large surface filter intakes to reduce the growth of marine organisms that can clog the filters. Next,Chloropacconcentric tubular electrodes (CTE) generate sodium hypochlorite from the natural salinity in sea water which eliminates the need to purchase biocides and store or replenish them onboard.

Source: Business Wire

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