Latest Information of Approval of Ballast Water Management System Approval Information Ballast Water Management System

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

ClassNK EQD as of 7 Sep. 2011

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BWMS Manufacture

BWMS Name

Country

Process

Basic Approval

Final Approval

1 Alfa-Laval AB

PureBallast

Sweden

Filtration + UV/TiO2 Filtration + Deoxygenation + Cavitation+ Electrodialytic Disinfection Filtration + UV

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

OptiMarine Ballast Systems

Norway

167 - 3,000/h N.A.

N.A.

http://www.optimarin.com/

Hamann AG / Degussa GmbH 4 (temporarily withdrawn from the market) Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.,LTD.

SEDNA BWMS Germany

Filtration + Peracetic acid

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/

Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.

ClearBallast

Janan

200 - 2,400/h

http://www.hitachi-pt.com/

JFE Engineering Corporation

JFE BallastAce

Japan

1,000 - 4,500/h

http://www.jfeeng.co.jp/en/index.html

8 TECHCROSS INC

Electro-Cleen Korea System

300/h -

Approved Approved (BWM.2/Circ.11) (MEPC58) Approved Approved (BWM.2/Circ.11) (MEPC59)

http://techcross.com/

9 RWO

CleanBallast

Filtration + Germany Electrolysis/Electroc hlorination

150 - 2,500/h

http://www.rwo.de/en/

10

NEI Treatment Systems, Mitsubishi LLC VOS System

USA

Deoxygenation + Cavitation

300 - 6,800/h N.A.

N.A.

Approved (Liberia) Approved (Korea)

http://www.nei-marine.com/

11 NK CO., LTD.

NK-O3 Blue Korea Ballast System

Ozonation

125x2 - 4,000x2 Approved Approved /h (BWM.2/Circ.11) (MEPC59) Approved (MEPC58) Approved (MEPC61)

http://nk-eng.nkcf.com/

12 Ecochlor, INC.

Ecochlor BWT USA System

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

Filtration + Cavitation + Ozonation + Electrolysis/Electroc hlorination

100 - 4,000/h

Approved (MEPC57/2/3)

Approved (MEPC60)

Approved (South Africa)

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/

Hamworthy Greenship 15 B.V.

hydrocyclone + Netherlan electrolytic ds chlorination

Approved (MEPC58)

Approved (MEPC59)

Not yet

http://www.hamworthy.com/

16

COSCO Shipbuilding Industrial Campany

China

UV treatment + Filter system

100 - 3,500/h

Approved (MEPC59) Approved (MEPC59)

N.A.

Approved (China(CCS))

17

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

EcoBallast
T

Korea

UV treatment + Filter system

Approved (MEPC60)

Not yet

http://english.hhi.co.kr/

18 Aquaworx ATC GmbH

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/

20 Hyde Marine Inc.

Hyde TM GURDIAN

USA

Filter + UV Treatment

60 - 6,000/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved (UK)

http://www.hydemarine.com /

SunRui Marine 21 Environment Engineering BalClor BWMS Company

China

Filter + Electrolysis

100 - 7,000/h

Approved (MEPC60)

Approved (MEPC61)

Approved (China(CCS))

http://www.sunrui.net/

22

DESMI Ocean Guard A/S

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

21st Century Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Approved (MEPC60) Approved (MEPC60) Approved (MEPC60) Approved (MEPC60)

Approved (MEPC61) Approved (MEPC62)

Not yet

http://www.21csb.com/eng/i ndex.php

24

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

HiBallast

Korea

Filtration + Electrolysis/Electroc hlorination

Not yet

http://english.hhi.co.kr/

25 Kwang San Co. Ltd.

En-Ballast

Korea

Filter + Electrolysis

Not yet

Not yet

http://www.kwangsan.com/

26

Quindao Headway Technology Co., Ltd.

OceanGuard

China

Filter + Electro catalysis + Ultrasonic

50 - 9,350/h

Approved (MEPC61)

Approved (China(CCS)) Approved (China(CCS))

http://www.headwaytech.co m/en/fist.asp

27

Wuxi Brightsky Electronic CO., Ltd.

BSKY BWMS

China

Filter + UV

100 - 6,000/h N.A.

N.A.

28 Severn Trent DeNora

BalPure BWMS Germany Filter + Electrolysis

Approved (MEPC60) Approved (MEPC61) Approved (MEPC61)

Approved (MEPC61) Approved (MEPC62)

Not yet

http://www.severntrentservi ces.com/en_us/denora/index .aspx

29 Techwin Eco Co., Ltd.

Purimar System

Korea

Filter + Electrolysis

Not yet

30 AQUA Eng. Co., Ltd.

AquaStar System

Korea

Filter + Electrolysis

Not yet

Not yet

31 Kuraray Co., Ltd.

MICROFADE

Japan

Filter + Calcium hypochlorite

Approved (MEPC61)

Not yet

Not yet

http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en /

JFE Engineering 32 Corporation

JFE BallastAce (NEO-CHLOR MARINETM)

Japan

Filtration + Chemical Injection

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

Filtration + Chemical Injection

Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62) Approved (MEPC62)

Not yet

Not yet

http://www.katayamachem.co.jp/

34 ERMA FIRST

Filtration + hydrocyclone + Greece electrolytic chlorination Singapor Filter + Electrolysis e

Not yet

Not yet

http://www.ermafirst.com/

35

Envirotech and Consultancy Pte. Ltd.

BlueSeas BWMS

Not yet

Not yet

36

Envirotech and Consultancy Pte. Ltd.

BlueWorld BWMS

Singapor Filtration + Chemical e Injection

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

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Korea

Filtration + Chemical Injection

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)).