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Approval Ballast e
Approval Ballast e
No Approval of Active Substances G9 (MEPC126(53)) Approval given by IMO Capacity of Approved BWMS Approval of BWMS G8 (MEPC125(53)) Approval given by the Administration
Website URL
BWMS Manufacture
BWMS Name
Country
Process
Basic Approval
Final Approval
1 Alfa-Laval AB
PureBallast
Sweden
250 - 3,000/h
Approved Approved Approved (BWM.2/Circ.11 (Norway) (BWM.2/Circ.11) ) Approved (MEPC57/2/6) Approved (MEPC58) Approved (Norway) Approved (Norway) Approved (Germany) Approved (Japan) Approved (Japan) Approved (Japan) Approved (Korea) Approved (Germany)
http://www.alfalaval.com/
2 Ocean Saver AS
OceanSaver BWMS
Norway
40 - 10,000/h
http://www.oceansaver.com/
3 OptiMarine AS
Norway
N.A.
http://www.optimarin.com/
Hamann AG / Degussa GmbH 4 (temporarily withdrawn from the market) Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.,LTD.
50 - 1,000/h
Approved
(BWM.2/Circ.11)
Approved
(MEPC57/2/5)
http://www.hamannag.com/b allast/
FineBallastOZ Japan
Cavitation(by high shear) + Ozonation Filtration + precoagulant (enhanced flocculation) Filtration + Chlorination + Cavitation Electrolysis/Electroc hlorination
- 300/h
Approved Approved (BWM.2/Circ.11) (MEPC61) Approved (MEPC57) Approved (MEPC58) Approved (MEPC59) Approved (MEPC60)
http://www.mes.co.jp/
ClearBallast
Janan
200 - 2,400/h
http://www.hitachi-pt.com/
JFE BallastAce
Japan
1,000 - 4,500/h
http://www.jfeeng.co.jp/en/index.html
8 TECHCROSS INC
300/h -
http://techcross.com/
9 RWO
CleanBallast
150 - 2,500/h
http://www.rwo.de/en/
10
USA
Deoxygenation + Cavitation
N.A.
http://www.nei-marine.com/
11 NK CO., LTD.
Ozonation
125x2 - 4,000x2 Approved Approved /h (BWM.2/Circ.11) (MEPC59) Approved (MEPC58) Approved (MEPC61)
http://nk-eng.nkcf.com/
12 Ecochlor, INC.
CLO2
Not yet
http://www.ecochlor.com/
Resource Ballast Water Resource Ballast Treatment 13 Technologies Pty. (Ltd.) System/ / (UNITOR) (UNITOR BWTS) 14 PANASIA CO., LTD. GloEn-Patrol Greenship Sedinox Ballast Water Management System Blue Ocean Shield
South Africa
100 - 4,000/h
Approved (MEPC57/2/3)
Approved (MEPC60)
http://www.resourcetechnology.com/
Korea
Filtration + UV
150 - 6,000/h
Approved (MEPC57/2/4)
Approved (MEPC60)
Approved (Korea)
http://www.pan-asia.co.kr/
Approved (MEPC58)
Approved (MEPC59)
Not yet
http://www.hamworthy.com/
16
China
100 - 3,500/h
N.A.
Approved (China(CCS))
17
EcoBallast
T
Korea
Approved (MEPC60)
Not yet
http://english.hhi.co.kr/
AquaTriComb M ballast water UV radiation + Germany treatment Ultrasonic oscillation system (BWTS) SiCURETM BWM System Germany Sodium Hypochlorite + Filter
Approved (MEPC59)
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.aquaworx.de/con tent/unternehmen/
19 SIEMENS
Approved (MEPC60)
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.industry.siemens. com/Water/en/
Hyde TM GURDIAN
USA
Filter + UV Treatment
60 - 6,000/h
N.A.
N.A.
Approved (UK)
http://www.hydemarine.com /
China
Filter + Electrolysis
100 - 7,000/h
Approved (MEPC60)
Approved (MEPC61)
Approved (China(CCS))
http://www.sunrui.net/
22
DESMI Ocean Guard Ballast Water Denmark Filter + Ozone Treatment System ARA Ballast Korea Filter + UV + Plasma
Approved (MEPC60)
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.desmioceanguar d.com/
23
Not yet
http://www.21csb.com/eng/i ndex.php
24
HiBallast
Korea
Not yet
http://english.hhi.co.kr/
En-Ballast
Korea
Filter + Electrolysis
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.kwangsan.com/
26
OceanGuard
China
50 - 9,350/h
Approved (MEPC61)
http://www.headwaytech.co m/en/fist.asp
27
BSKY BWMS
China
Filter + UV
N.A.
Not yet
Purimar System
Korea
Filter + Electrolysis
Not yet
AquaStar System
Korea
Filter + Electrolysis
Not yet
Not yet
MICROFADE
Japan
Approved (MEPC61)
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en /
Japan
Approved (MEPC62)
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.jfeeng.co.jp/en/index.html
BWMS with Peraclean 33 Katayama Chemical, Inc. Ocean(SKYSystemR) ERMA FIRST BWMS
Japan
Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62)
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.katayamachem.co.jp/
34 ERMA FIRST
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.ermafirst.com/
35
BlueSeas BWMS
Not yet
Not yet
36
BlueWorld BWMS
Not yet
Not yet
37
Filtration + Chemical GEA Westfalia Separator Ballast Master Germany Injection Group Gmbh BWMS SHI BWMS (NeoPurimarTM)
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.westfaliaseparator.com/
38
Korea
Not yet
Not yet
http://www.shi.samsung.co.k r/eng/
NOTE: Approval of Active Substances : If BWMS uses Active Substances, Active Substances is needed to be approved by IMO to evaluate environmental risk in accordance with G9 (MEPC126(53)/MEP Approval of BWMS : BWMS is needed to be approved by the administration to evaluate efficacy in accordance with G8 (MEPC125(53)/MEPC174(58)).