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Ship Photo of the Day: Giant Motor-Driven Canoe?
gCaptain &bull Dec 14, 2011
Nope, just the latest super high ice class seismic vessel, POLARCUS AMANI . She's due for delivery Q1 2012 and is receiving her Polarcus green's at the Ulstein Verft. POLARCUS AMANI is the first of two 12 - 14 streamer… Full Story »
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UK. Ballast water on Conference agenda for IMarEST
BYM Sailing General News &bull Nov 18, 2011
The introduction of non-native species via the discharge of ship's ballast water is one of the main threats to marine biodiversity, with alien species often capable of out-competing native species - effective ballast water management (BWM) and the dissemination ... Full Story »
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DNV Responds: Class Societies and Ship Design Do Not Mix - Agreed
gCaptain &bull Nov 18, 2011
The following is a response to a recently published article here on gCaptain titled "ABS Chief: Class Societies and Ship Design Do Not Mix" where ABS President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher J. Wiernicki warns of the dangers associated with mixing class… Full Story »
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USA & Netherlands. N.E.I. Treatment Systems receives 5th BWTS Type Approval Certificate
BYM Sailing General News &bull Sep 28, 2011
N.E.I. Treatment Systems announced today that the Netherlands has issued a Type Approval Certificate for the Company's Venturi Oxygen Stripping (VOS) Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) with a Treatment Rated Capacity (TRC) of 6,500 cubic meters per hour (m3/hr). ... Full Story »
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Canada's Teekay Corporation Is Seeking Like-Minded Partners To Join Its Anti-Emissions Drive
gCaptain &bull Sep 27, 2011
Howard Seto, Teekay's Manager, Environment & Quality, is responsible for environmental performance issues and research across a large fleet of tankers. He has a big job. With a fleet of 151 vessels ranging from Aframaxes, Suezmaxes, FSOs, FPSOs, LNG and… Full Story »
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Water Ballast Filling Question
Sailboat Owners &bull Sep 21, 2011
posted by mojobently Full Story »
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Hunter Water Ballast Construction
Sailboat Owners &bull Sep 14, 2011
posted by BrianW Full Story »
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USA. N.E.I. Treatment Systems announces Ballast Water Treatment Systems orders from Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry
BYM Sailing General News &bull Aug 31, 2011
N.E.I. Treatment Systems announced today the receipt of its first order from Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for two Venturi Oxygen Stripping (VOS) Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) to be installed aboard two 320,000 DWT VLCCs being built for Sovcomflot. ... Full Story »
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The Penelope Project: Quotable
SailBlogs &bull Aug 13, 2011
The sea is dangerous and storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore. The first trip to CA taught me countless "lessons-the-hard-way" on hull maintenance. I didn't want to waste time with mistakes again (3 days wasted on the wrong resin… Full Story »
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Newbie Question: H2O ballast safety off S. Florida Coast
Sailboat Owners &bull Aug 3, 2011
posted by miata97m Full Story »
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USA. Coast Guard responds after recreational vessel allides with breakwall, killing 1, severely injuring 2
BYM Sailing General News &bull Aug 3, 2011
U.S. Coast Guard boatcrews responded after a 25-foot recreational boat struck a breakwall near Ballast Island on the northeast side of Put-In-Bay in Lake Erie Tuesday night, killing one person and injuring two others. The identities of the three ... Full Story »
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Ballast Tanking Filling
Sailboat Owners &bull Jul 19, 2011
posted by jao1972 Full Story »
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New RFD Coastal Life Raft meets standards
Sail-World &bull Jul 12, 2011RFD Australia has announced the launch of the new Coastal Liferaft, a product which has been specifically designed to meet the stringent ISO 9650-1 standard for inflatable liferafts. The new model is also fully tested, certified and approved to meet… Full Story »
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Water Ballast Over Filling??
Sailboat Owners &bull Jul 11, 2011
posted by quality tyme Full Story »
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Japanese Government certifies Ozone-based Ballast Water Treatment System by MOL, MOL Marine Consulting
BYM Sailing Environmental News &bull Jun 28, 2011
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that "FineBallast OZ," an ozone-based ballast water treatment system co-developed by MOL, MOL Marine Consulting, Ltd., and others earned a certificate of compliance from the Japanese government, effective June 6th… Full Story »
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UK. Lloyd's Register publishes its latest guidance on ballast water treatment technologies
BYM Sailing General News &bull Jun 15, 2011
The fourth edition of Lloyd's Register's popular guide Ballast Water Treatment Technology, has been released. With the International Maritime Organization's Ballast Water Convention potentially coming into force as early as next year, ship-owners, managers and operators should be planning ... Full Story »
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The Penelope Project: The Fairing Debate
SailBlogs &bull Jun 3, 2011
The sea is dangerous and storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore. The first trip to CA taught me countless "lessons-the-hard-way" on hull maintenance. I didn't want to waste time with mistakes again (3 days wasted on the wrong resin… Full Story »
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Water Ballast Issue
Sailboat Owners &bull May 23, 2011
posted by ellisites Full Story »
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Germany. Germanischer Lloyd publishes Model Booklet for Ballast Water Management plan
BYM Sailing General News &bull May 4, 2011
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has released a booklet on standard operational guidance for the planning and management of ships' ballast water and sediments. The 129 page long publication describes safe procedures for handling ballast water in order to comply with ... Full Story »
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Ballast tank fill/empty process
Sailboat Owners &bull Apr 26, 2011
posted by shanker Full Story »
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