Damen\u2019s ballast water discharge technology is on track to obtain IMO type approval as it enters into the last phase of certification by the Dutch flag state.<\/p>\n
The InvaSave is mobile ballast water discharge technology that will help pave the way for compliance in ports.<\/p>\n
Gert-Jan Oude Egberink, Damen\u2019s manager of BWT, said: \u201cInvaSave is the world\u2019s first and only technology on the market today to treat ballast water at discharge in only one step.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can therefore serve as a port-based alternative for those ship owners that may not want to retrofit an on board treatment system, perhaps because their ships operate on non-exempted fixed routes on their ships are so old as to make any investments would be expensive,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The technology has been successfully tested in various representative challenging water conditions and the official land-based testing was completed at the MEA test institute in 2015.<\/p>\n
Test protocols are in line with IMO BWMC test guidelines and additional requirements of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
During the shipboard tests ballast water will be taken in untreated and the efficiency of the technology will be validated upon discharge only.<\/p>\n
Type approval is expected to be obtained in the third quarter of this year.<\/p>\n
Mr Oude Egberink added: \u201cPort-based BWT has added value for ports clients as it increases the support services offered to customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
He concluded: \u201cAlternatives like InvaSave are also required for ports that need to provide backup in the case of emergencies when ships on board treatment systems fail.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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