The topic:   Commercial technology appraisal, ballast water treatment

The client:  UK-based  marine engineering, technical and business services organisation

The brief

A change in international marine legislation prompted the client to fund a comprehensive review of commercially-available and developing technologies for the treatment of ballast water. The review entailed one-to-one interviews with global technology providers (from the Far East to North America) to ascertain the status of their technology, with particular reference to the approval process, along with an assessment of their likely efficacy in meeting the required treated water quality. The outcomes were published in a document published by the client in 2007 (Ballast water treatment technology: current status) and updated in 2012 (Ballast water treatment technologies and current system availability).

24 days