The S/R American Progress, a 575-ft.-long, 30,000-gross-ton, double-hull U.S. flag tank ship, operated by SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.,

has been accepted into the United States Coast Guard’s Shipboard
Technology Evaluation Program (STEP) to demonstrate the use of and
collect data on the effectiveness of the Severn Trent De Nora BALPURE®
ballast water treatment system.  In its acceptance letter, the Coast
Guard stated the ship “has an accepted means of compliance with Ballast
Water Management regulations found in U.S. Code of Federal Regulations,
title 33, part 151.2035.”

The United States Coast Guard established the STEP program in 2004 to
promote the development of alternatives to ballast water exchange as a
means of preventing invasive species from entering U.S. waters through
ships’ ballast water. STEP participation is available to all
international and U.S. domestic vessels subject to the Coast Guard’s
Ballast Water Management regulations, 33 CFR, part 151, subparts C and
D.

BALPURE is a patented system that generates biocides, meters and
analyzes the residual level of both biocides and neutralizing agents
and logs the performance of the overall ballast water treatment system.
With international, national, state and local environmental agencies
worldwide taking action to regulate the discharge of ballast water
arriving in ships coming from international ports, the BALPURE system
is being proven as an effective, economical and high-capacity device to
treat this water, with no adverse effects on the environment. Third
party testing of the BALPURE system has confirmed effluent quality that
meets proposed International Maritime Organization (IMO) ballast water
standards.

The BALPURE system has achieved a number of certification milestones,
including certification from the American Bureau of Shipping and
classification as EX-proof in 2007. In addition, Severn Trent De Nora
received a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration in 2006 for United States third party validation and
recognition.

Severn Trent De Nora, LLC is a joint venture offering a solid
foundation to support marine and offshore industrial water disinfection
needs by drawing upon the strength and global resources of Severn Trent
Services, Fort Washington, Pa. and Gruppo De Nora, Milan, Italy. Severn
Trent De Nora offers the benefits of enhanced technical solutions and a
greater range of services by combining the seawater disinfection
capabilities of both companies. Severn Trent De Nora offers products to
serve marine wastewater treatment applications and the seawater
disinfection needs for the following applications: power generation,
desalination facilities, coastal industry, offshore oil and gas
facilities, general marine, cruise vessel industry and navies worldwide.

Source: Severn Trent De Nora

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• BALPURE Ballast Water Treatment System Accepted in Coast Guard Technology Evaluation Program

    The S/R American Progress, a 575-ft.-long, 30,000-gross-ton, double-hull U.S. flag tank ship, operated by SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., has been accepted into the United States Coast Guard’s Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program (STEP) to demonstrate the use of and collect data on the effectiveness of the Severn Trent De Nora BALPURE® ballast water treatment system. 

• Worlds first ballast water management system

    A milestone has been reached on the signing of the world’s first major Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) contract for larger vessels, signifying a major breakthrough for approaching legislation under the IMO’s Ballast Water Management convention. OceanSaver, one of the… Read at World’s first ballast water management system

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• Ocean Saver gains IMO certification

    Norwegian based OceanSaver AS, which developed the natural, environmental-friendly and corrosion reducing ballast water management system OceanSaver, was recently granted final approval from the IMO at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 58) in London this month.

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• Ocean Saver Ballast Water Systems secures the worlds first order for large ships

    OceanSaver announced the signing of the world’s first major Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) contract for large ships. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world leading shipbuilder, has secured OceanSaver Ballast Water Management Systems for three super-tankers (VLCCs) on order for Oman Shipping Company (OSC).

• Skuld Releases circular regarding ballast water management

    The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments will enter into force 12 months after the date on which not less than 30 states representing not less than 35% of the gross tonnage of the world merchant fleet have ratified the convention.

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• Jamaica elected to chair Regional Ballast Water Task Force

    Jamaica has been elected to chair the 25‐country strong Regional Task Force on Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments in the wider Caribbean region. The appointment of the Task Force was the outcome of a week‐long meeting in Panama as part of the joint Global Environment Facility

• Coast Guard proposes new standards for ballast rules

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• World Maritime University to host in January 2010

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• Panama Canal and Singapore at the highest risk of invasive species

    Scientists in Germany have developed a new map of shipping networks that they say will act as a useful tool in preventing the threat of invasive species. During 2007, Bernd Blasius at Carl Von Ossietzky University in Oldenberg, Germany, and his colleagues analysed the routes of over 16,000 cargo ships