ClassNK EQD

as of 5 March 2015

Latest Information of Approval of Ballast Water Management System

Approval Information
Ballast Water Management System

Approval of Active Substances

G9 (MEPC169(57))
Approval given by IMO

No

BWMS Manufacture
1 Alfa-Laval AB

BWMS Name
PureBallast

Basic
Approval

Final
Approval

Approval of BWMS
G8 (MEPC174(58))
Approval given by the
Administration

Country

Process

Sweden

Filtration + UV/TiO2

250 - 3,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Norway)

40 - 10,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Norway)

Capacity of Approved BWMS

2 Ocean Saver AS

OceanSaver BWTS
Norway
Mark I

Filtration +
Deoxygenation +
Cavitation+
Electrodialytic
Disinfection

3 Ocean Saver AS

OceanSaver BWTS
Norway
Mark II

Filtration +
Electrodialytic
Disinfection

200-4600/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Norway)

4 Optimarin AS

Optimarin Ballast
System

Norway

Filtration + UV

21 - 5,400/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Norway)

Hamann AG /
Degussa GmbH
5
(withdrawn
from the market)

SEDNA BWMS

Germany

Filtration + Peracetic
acid

50 - 1,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Germany)

Mitsui Engineering &

Shipbuilding Co.,LTD.

FineBallast OZ

Japan

Cavitation(by high
shear) + Ozonation

75 - 300/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Japan)

Mitsui Engineering &

Shipbuilding Co.,LTD.

FineBallast MF

Japan

Membrane filter

50 - 900/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Japan)

Hitachi Plant
Technologies, Ltd.

ClearBallast

Janan

Filtration + precoagulant (enhanced

flocculation)

200 - 2,400/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Japan)

JFE Engineering
Corporation

JFE BallastAce

Japan

Filtration +
Chlorination +
Cavitation

17.5 - 4,500/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Japan)

10 TECHCROSS INC

Electro-Cleen
System

Korea

Electrolysis/Electroc
hlorination

300/h -

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Korea)

11 RWO

CleanBallast

Germany

Filtration +
Electrolysis/Electroc
hlorination

150 - 2,500/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Germany)

USA

Deoxygenation +
Cavitation

300 - 6,800/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Liberia)

125x2 - 4,000x2/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Korea)

250 - 16,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Germany)

12

NEI Treatment Systems, Mitsubishi VOS

LLC
System

13 NK CO., LTD.

NK-O3 Blue Ballast

Korea
System

Ozonation

14 Ecochlor, INC.

Ecochlor BWT
System

Filtration + CLO2

USA

Resource Ballast
Resource Ballast
15
Water Treatment
Technologies (Pty.) Ltd.
System

Filtration +
Cavitation +
South Africa Ozonation +
Electrolysis/Electroc
hlorination

100 - 4,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(South Africa)

16 PANASIA CO., LTD.

GloEn-Patrol

Korea

150 - 6,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Korea)

Hamworthy Greenship
17
B.V.

Greenship Sedinox
Ballast Water
Management
System

hydrocyclone +
Netherlands electrolytic
chlorination

Approved

Approved

Not yet

Filtration + UV

18

COSCO Shipbuilding
Industrial Campany

Blue Ocean Shield

China

UV treatment + Filter
system

100 - 3,500/h

Approved

N.A.

Approved
(China(CCS))

19

Hyundai Heavy
Industries Co. Ltd.

EcoBallast

Korea

UV treatment + Filter
system

600 - 1,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Korea)

20

GEA Westfalia
Separator Group Gmbh

Ballast Master
ultraV

Germany

UV radiation +
Ultrasonic oscillation

under investigation

Approved

N.A.

Approved
(Germany)

SiCURE BWM
System

Germany

Sodium Hypochlorite
+ Filter

MAHLE Industrial
Filtration

Ocean Protection
System

Germany

Filter + UV
Treatment

23 Hyde Marine Inc.

Hyde GUARDIAN

U.S.A

China

21 SIEMENS

22

SunRui Marine
24 Environment Engineering BalClor BWMS
Company

DESMI Ocean Guard

Ballast Water
Denmark
Treatment System

Approved

Approved

Not yet

250/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Germany)

Filter + UV
Treatment

60 - 6,000/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(UK)

Filter + Electrolysis

100 - 7,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(China(CCS))

Filter + Ozone

75 - 3,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Denmark)

25

DESMI Ocean Guard

A/S

26

SAMKUN CENTURY Co., ARA PLASMA

Ltd.
BWTS

Korea

Filter + UV + Plasma

150 - 2,600/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Korea)

27

Hyundai Heavy
Industries Co. Ltd.

HiBallast

Korea

Filtration +
Electrolysis/Electroc
hlorination

75 - 2,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Korea)

En-Ballast System

Korea

Filter + Electrolysis

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

28 Kwang San Co. Ltd.

29

Qingdao Headway
Technology Co., Ltd.

OceanGuard BWTS China

Filter + Electro
catalysis

50 - 9,350/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Norway)

30

Wuxi Brightsky
Electronic CO., Ltd.

BSKY BWMS

China

Filter + UV

100 - 6,000/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(China(CCS))

31 Severn Trent DeNora

BalPure BWMS

USA

Filter + Electrolysis

up to 500/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Germany)

Samsung Heavy
Industries Co., Ltd.

Purimar System

Korea

Filter + Electrolysis

250 - 6,500/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Korea)

32

33 AQUA Eng. Co., Ltd.

AquaStar BWMS

Korea

Filter + Electrolysis

200 - 5,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Korea)

34 Kuraray Co., Ltd.

MICROFADE

Japan

Filter + Calcium
hypochlorite

125 - 4,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Japan)

JFE BallastAce
(NEO-CHLOR
MARINE)

Japan

Filtration + Chemical
Injection

17.5 - 4,500/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Japan)

Japan

Chemical Injection

25 - 34,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Japan)

ERMA FIRST BWMS Greece

Filtration +
hydrocyclone +
electrolytic
chlorination

50 - 3,000/h

Approved

Approved

Approved
(Greece)

35

JFE Engineering
Corporation

SKY-SYSTEM
(ex. BWMS with
NIPPON YUKA KOGYO Peraclean
36
CO., LTD.
Ocean(SKYSystem))

37 ERMA FIRST

38

Envirotech and
Consultancy Pte. Ltd.

BlueSeas BWMS

Singapore

Filter + Electrolysis

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

39

Envirotech and
Consultancy Pte. Ltd.

BlueWorld BWMS

Singapore

Filtration + Chemical
Injection

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

40

GEA Westfalia
Separator Group Gmbh

Ballast Master ecoP Germany

Filtration + Chemical
Injection

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

41

Samsung Heavy
Industries Co., Ltd.

SHI BWMS
(Neo-Purimar)

Korea

Filteration +
Chemical Injection

Approved

Approved

Not yet

42

Daliam Marine
University

DMU OH BWMS

China

Filteration + Sodium
subsulfite

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

EcoGuardian
System

Korea

Filteration +
Electrolysis

Approved

Approved

Not yet

43 Hanla IMS Co., Ltd.

44 STX Metal Co., Ltd.

45

Sumitomo Electric
Industries, Ltd.

Jiujiang Precision
46 Measuring Technology
Research Institute

47

HWASEUNG R&A Co.

Ltd.

48 PANASIA Co., Ltd.

Smart Ballast
BWMS

Korea

Electrolysis

Approved

Approved

Not yet

SEI-BWMS

Japan

Filter + UV

N.A.

N.A.

Not yet

OceanDoctor

China

Filter +
Photocatalytic

Approved

Approved

Not yet

HS-BALLAST

Korea

Electrolysis

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

GloEn-Saver

Korea

Filter+Electrochlorina
tion

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

MARINOMATE
(ex. KTM-BWMS)

Korea

Plankill
pipe+electrolyzer

Approved

Approved

Not yet

Netherlands

Filter+Electrochlorina
tion

Approved

Approved

Not yet

49

Korea Top Marine (KT

Marine) Co., Ltd.

50

Wrtsil Water Systems AQUARIUS EC

Ltd
BWMS

Shanghai Cyeco
51 Environmental
Technology Co., Ltd.

Cyeco Ballast Water

Management
China
System

Filter + UV

250 & 300/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(China(CCS))

52 Knutsen Ballatvann AS

KBAL Ballast Water

Management
Norway
System

UV

200 & 600/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Norway)

53 AURAMARINE LTD.

CrystalBallast
Ballast Water
Management
System

Filter + UV

21 - 1,500/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Norway)

54 Van Oord B.V.

Van Oord Ballast

Chlorine(Drinking
Water Management Netherlands
water only)
System

Approved

N.A.

Not yet

REDOX AS Ballast
Water Management Norway
System

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

55

Redox Maritime
Technologies AS

Finland

Filter + Ozone + UV

56

SUNBO INDUSTRIES
Blue Zone Ballast
Co. Ltd., DSEC Co. Ltd.
Water Management Korea
and the Korea Institute
System
of Machinery & Material

57

Wrtsil AQUARIUS
Wrtsil Water Systems
UV ballast water
Netherlands FilterUV
Ltd
management system

58 BIO-UV SAS

BIO-SEA

Approved

Approved

Not yet

50 - 1,000/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Netherlands)

Ozone

France

FilterUV

75 - 2,000/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(France(BV))

150 & 300/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Norway)

200 - 1,500/h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(China(CCS))

59

MMC Green Technology

MMC BWMS
AS

Norway

FilterUV

60

Jiangsu Nanji Machinery

NiBallast BWMS
Co., Ltd.

China

Filter
Micromembrane +
Deoxygenation

Elite Marine Ballast

61 Water Treatment
System Corp.

Seascape Ballast
Water Management China
System

FilterUV

250 /h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(China(CCS))

Shanghai Hengyuan
62 Marine Equipment Co.,
Ltd

HY-BWMS

FilterUV

200 /h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(China(CCS))

Under investigation

200 /h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(China(CCS))

China

Shanghai Jiazhou
BALWAT Ballast
63 Environmental
Water Management China
Mechanical & Electrical System
ECOLCELL BTs
Ballast Water
Management
System
ATPS-BLUE sys
Panasonic
Ballast Water
65 Environmental Systems
Management
& Engineering Co., Ltd.
System
Ecomarine-EC
Ecomarine Technology Ballast Water
66
Research Association
Management
System
Azienda Chimica
64
Genovese (ACG)

67

Kurita Water Industries

Ltd.

KURITA

Italy

Filter
Electrochlorination

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

Japan

Electrochlorination

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

Japan

Filter
Electrochlorination

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

Japan

Chemical Injection

Approved

Approved

Not yet

68 Evonik Industries AG

Evonik Ballast
Water Treatment
Germany
System with
PERACLEAN Ocean

Filter
Electrochlolorination

69 MIURA Co., Ltd.

Miura BWMS

Japan

FilterUV

70

SUMITOMO ELECTRIC
ECOMARINE
INDUSTRIES, LTD.

Japan

FilterUV

71

KALF Engineering Pte.

Ltd.

Singapore

Filter
Electrochlolorination

ElysisGuard

Approved

Approved

Not yet

200 - 6000 /h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Japan)

100 - 1000 /h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Japan)

Approved

Not yet

Not yet

72 Trojan Technologies

Trojan Marinex BWT

Ballast Water
Canada
Management
System

FilterUV

150, 250, 500 /h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Norway)

73 Cathelco LTD

Cathelco Ballast
Water Management U.K.
System - A2

FilterUV

200 /h

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Germany)

74 Bawat A/S

Bawat BWMS

Heat treatment +
Oxygen stripping

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Approved
(Denmark)

Denmark