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BIO-UV Group, Microwise to Tackle Port-Side Ballast Water Treatment

Jan 27, 2026

BIO-UV Group has announced a strategic partnership with water-monitoring specialist MicroWISE to develop new ballast-water treatment and verification solutions designed to address rising enforcement pressures and the anticipated growth of port-side reception facilities.The collaboration combines BIO-UV Group’s BIO-SEA ballast-water treatment technology with MicroWISE real-time organism analysis, creating an integrated approach to treatment and compliance validation…

Paris MoU Tackles Fraudulent Certificates

Jun 02, 2026

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) raised concerns about deceptive practices at its 59th Committee meeting in Glasgow, held from May 18 to 22.The Committee noted a continuous rise in the detention rate to 4…

BIO-UV Completes First Containerized Ballast Water Treatment Deployment

Oct 23, 2025

BIO-UV Group has completed the first commercial deployment of its containerized BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS) at Port-la-Nouvelle in southern France, supporting the installation of the pioneering EFGL floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean…

BIO-UV Group's TECH for Myriad on Board Streams

Jan 15, 2025

Tapping into its 35-year experience of treating municipal, residential, and industrial waters shoreside, France-headquartered BIO-UV Group has introduced a range of innovative solutions for treating more water streams onboard vessels.With its sights firmly on the cruise and ferry markets…

Techcross Earns BWMS Cyber Resilience Certification from KR

Dec 11, 2024

Techcross, a leading ballast water management system (BWMS) manufacturer in Korea, said it has become the first in the industry to obtain Cyber Resilience Certification from the Korean Register (KR), a certification that evaluates ability to respond to cyber threats during design…

INTERTANKO Wants More Information on Ports with Challenging Water Quality

Oct 24, 2024

INTERTANKO is opening its Ports with Challenging Water Quality Database to non-members in a bid to increase understanding of the issues that ballast water management systems are facing.Any shipowner can now contribute to the results by submitting their own reports…

Vessel Ballast Water Management: Getting the Numbers Right

Sep 10, 2024

It was never going to be realistic to expect treated ballast water to have zero viable organisms on discharge.The G8 guidelines that define the type approval process for ballast water treatment systems were initially agreed at the IMO before any systems had actually been developed…

Bio-Sea Ballast Water Treatment for Siem Car Carrier Trio

Apr 30, 2024

BIO-UV Group has received an order from SIEM Ship Management to supply its BIO-SEA Ballast Water Treatment Systems for a trio of SIEM-managed car carriers. The order, for retrofit installation to the Siem Copernicus, Siem Curie and Siem Socrates…

Techcross Opens Training Center in Greece

Mar 28, 2024

Techcross recently opened the doors for its new training center in Athens, Greece, its 7th training center opened globally in major shipping hubs that offers training on actual equipment.An opening ceremony for the Greece training center, designated as a hub for training in Europe region…

Techcross Expands Environmental Solutions Portfolio

Oct 17, 2023

Techcross, a comprehensive environmental company, will participate in the 2023 Kormarine.Techcross, known for its performance and sales in electrolysis-type ballast water management systems (BWMS), will showcase its expansion into new business areas alongside its existing BWMS at the 2023 Kormarine…

Techcross Smart Platform Leverages Data for Customer Services

Mar 24, 2023

Techcross reports positive responses from its customers in the service sector premised on it providing proactive services and troubleshooting through the Techcross Smart Platform. The Smart Platform, launched early last year, is a service platform…

Techcross’ BWMS Get LR Cyber Security Certificate

Nov 23, 2022

Techcross’ ballast water management systems have received Lloyd's Register's Cyber Security Capability certification.The company said that the two models that received the certificate are ECS, direct electrolysis and HYCHLOR, indirect electrolysis…

De Nora, N-KOM Ink BWMS Service Agreement Deal

Jul 28, 2022

De Nora Marine Technologies signed a formal service subcontracting agreement with Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM), one of the largest shipyard and offshore repair facilities in the Middle East, located at Ras Laffan Industrial City…

Techcross moves Japan Office from Fukuyama to Osaka

Jul 02, 2022

Techcross, a manufacturer of ballast water management system, announced on July 1, 2022, that it would move its Japanese office located in Fukuyama to Osaka.The Techcross ballast water management system has already been installed on more than 1…

BWMS Webinar May 17: Inside the InTank Solution

May 10, 2022

In a webinar on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, Giles Candy will present the advantages for ship owners and shipbuilders with the Scienco InTank Ballast Water Treatment System.The Scienco InTank BWTS treats and neutralizes ballast water in the ballast tanks during the voyage…

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