The partnership combines BIO-UV Group\u2019s BIO-SEA technology with MicroWISE real-time organism analysis to support compliant ballast water treatment within port infrastructure, as inspections continue to reveal inconsistent D-2 performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the biggest challenges for ports is obtaining reliable biological data in real time,\u201d said Pia Haecky, CEO, MicroWISE.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy providing independently verifiable organism counts at the point of treatment, we give ports and regulators the confidence to make fast, transparent decisions about ballast-water discharge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Managing compliance<\/strong><\/p>\n The collaboration comes as port-state control inspections increasingly identify systems that fail biological limits during operational testing, while authorities lack rapid verification tools.<\/p>\n In response, ports are exploring port reception facility models to safely manage non-compliant discharges, reduce congestion and avoid vessel detentions.<\/p>\n MicroWISE\u2019s biological monitoring technology enables in-line detection and quantification of viable organisms before discharge. Integrated with BIO-UV Group\u2019s ballast water treatment systems, the solution allows ports to process ballast water efficiently without disrupting vessel operations.<\/p>\n BIO-UV Group said the partnership reflects tightening regulatory expectations and a shift of compliance responsibility toward ports.<\/p>\n The companies will continue joint R&D on sediment removal, flocculation and potential single-pass treatment configurations to improve efficiency and reduce the footprint of port-side installations.<\/p>\n The collaboration also supports BIO-UV Group\u2019s expansion into environmental port infrastructure, as ports consider onshore treatment as part of long-term investment strategies.<\/p>\n Both companies expect integrated treatment and verification to play an increasingly central role as environmental regulation intensifies and inspection regimes expand through 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BIO-UV Group\u00a0and MicroWISE\u00a0have partnered to deliver integrated ballast water treatment solutions addressing enforcement pressures and growing demand for port reception facility capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,22],"tags":[2452,2454,2455,2453],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-6066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-technology-greenport","category-products-services-greenport","tag-ballast-water-management","tag-bio-uv-group","tag-microwise","tag-port-reception-facilities"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6068,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6066\/revisions\/6068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6066"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=6066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}