Schiffstechnik | Ship Technology Manufacturer Product name Approval status (type appr.) Ex. Appr. AMS (USCG) USCG Approval status (full type approval) Technology / Process steps Solid-liquid separation Disinfection chemical physical Options Hwaseung HS Ballast no Hyde Marine, Inc. Hyde Guardian BWTS 2009 yes yes yes Jun 13, rev. Aug 14 in progress filtration (disc) (screen) no UV (MP) Hyundai Heavy Industries EcoBallast HiBallast yes 2011 yes yes Mar 14, rev. Dec 14 yes Jun 13, rev. Dec 14 filtration EC UV filtration UV JFE Engineering Corp Ballast Ace 2011 yes yes Oct 13, rev. April 14 and Mar 15 filtration CI (liquid & granular) no Jiangsu Nanji Machinery Company NiBallast 2013 yes yes Nov 13 filtration + micromembranes + deoxygenation Juijiang Precision Measuring Technology Research Institute OceanDoctor 2014 yes yes Mar 14, rev. Dec 14 filtration no UV Kadalneer Technologies Varuna no filtration, electrochlorination Kalf Engineering ElysisGuard no filtration electrochlorination Knutsen Ballast water AS KBAL yes May 14 pressure vacuum reactor no UV Korea Top Marine Marinomate (ex KTM) yes 2014 cavitation, electrolysis Kurita Water Industries Kurita BWMS 2014 yes no chemical Kururay Co. Ltd. Microfade 2012 yes yes Oct 13, rev. Oct 14 filtration Kwang San Co. Ltd. BioViolet, EnBallast yes Dec 15 filtration Mahle Industrie filtration GmbH Ocean Protection System (OPS) 2011 yes yes yes Feb 14 in progress 2 x filtration (propriet.) no UV (LP) MH Systems no deoxygenation Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. FineBallast MF FineBallast OZ 2011 yes 2011 yes yes Sep 14 filtration special pipe + ozone special pipe + ozone Miura Co. Miura BWMS 2014 yes yes Nov 14 expected 2016 filtration no UV MMC Green Technology AS (NOR) MMC BWMS yes DNV case by case yes Aug 13 in progress, exp. 2018 filter and UV no 58 HANSA International Maritime Journal – 155. Jahrgang – 2018 – Nr. 3
Schiffstechnik | Ship Technology Capacity on module / skid* (m 3 /h) Investment € per m 3 /h Power requ. on average (kWh/1000 m³) (SW = sea water, FW = fresh water) Chemical / Neutralizer used Weight (kg per m 3 /h) Retention time (hrs) Effluent analysis Pressure drop (bar) Lifecycle main component Website hsma.com < 1,500 (max. mult. 6,000) vaires 60 (2 x, in / out) no 4 none no 0.4–0.8 5,000 hrs hydemarine.com 500–2,400 115 1.6–2.6 hhi.co.kr 500–8,000 50 1.2–3.4 3.65 jfe-eng.co.jp / en 200–1,500 jsnj.com iecyp.com sgpbusiness.com
