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samples contain natural fauna and flora
rather than seeded or farmed organisms
which often have different survivability
characteristics.
“There’s no point doing these tests if the
results could later prove unreliable,”
Marshall, pictured to the right of Nick
Brown, said. “We believe we have a firstclass
in-voyage treatment technology for
large ships which ensures that the ballast
water discharge standard can always be
met. Why wouldn’t we want the most
robust testing procedures that produce
reliable results? Lloyd’s Register will act as
test supervisor on behalf of the USCG and
will oversee every process whether at sea
or on land.”
Lloyd’s Register’s Flans Kemp, Type
Approval Business Development Manager, Marine & Offshore, commented: “Lloyd’s Register is delighted to be
working with Coldharbour Marine to oversee the testing required by the US Coast Guard’s type approval
process and revised IMO requirements. This work will build on the knowledge from the initial IMO type
approval and Lloyd’s Register has every confidence that the system will pass the robust testing procedures
once again.”
Coldharbour’s determination to ensure a fault-free testing system is demonstrated by the fact that the
process will not begin until around next April when the correct number of naturally occurring marine
organisms – 100,000 per tonne of water – are found in the waters of the Wadden Sea and North Sea. The season
during which organism blooms contain sufficient zooplankton and phytoplankton extends from about April to
September each year. Marshall believes that the full range of land tests required in the USCG type approval
process is likely to take approximately five months.
GOLTENS TO RETROFIT BWMS FOR BP SHIPPING
Goltens has been awarded a contract for the engineering and retrofit installation of OceanSaver ballast water
treatment (BWT) systems onboard two of BP Shipping’s gas carriers. The vessels to be retrofitted are the two
138,000m3 LNG vessels British Innovator and British Merchant.
Goltens will undertake the engineering and prefabrication work in 2017 and then complete the installation
services in 2018. “We look forward to working closely with BP and applying our well-proven process to the
retrofit of these two gas carriers in the most efficient manner,” says Roy Strand, Chief Operating Officer of
Goltens Worldwide.
BUREAU VERITAS LAUNCHES ‘MY BWMP’
To help shipowners secure their International BWM Certificates and approved BWM
plans in time for the entry into force of the Ballast Water Management Convention,
classification society Bureau Veritas has introduced ‘My Ballast Water Management
Plan’.
My BWMP provides shipowners with immediate online quotations, the ability to
pay online, to submit their documents and then receive their approved BWM plans.
It also enables Bureau Veritas to manage the high volumes to be processed within a
very short time-frame. My BWMP is easy and it provides a rapid process for
entering the required details for individual ships or fleets to secure a tailor-made
quotation and enable the required documents to be submitted by a client shipowner
or ship manager.
Philippe Donche-Gay, President of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, pictured,
said: “We wanted to provide owners and managers with a fast, practical resource to
help them to meet the 8 September deadline with confidence and help ensure that we can manage the volume
of work within the necessary time-frame. My BWMP brings e-business to the class business and we are also
now looking at how it can be extended to provide further services giving access to our expertise in other areas.”
My BWMP will also provide technical, regulatory and commercial information and content related to the
BWM Convention. It is accessible directly at www.mybwmp.bureauveritas.com or
at www.veristarInfo.com
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