Cathelco begins Ballast Water Treatment test programme

Cathelco’s ballast water treatment development programme is gathering momentum with the production of a prototype unit which is undergoing tests at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ).

This is the first step in a series of test procedures which are required to meet the IMO’s standards of approval for ballast water treatment systems for commercial vessels.

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New Cathelco Research Facility in Kiel Germany

Cathelco are conducting a major research programme to examine ways of producing a more effective ballast tank water treatment system.

The transfer of invasive species and pathogens from one ocean to another as the result of ballast tank discharge is one of the most pressing problems facing the international maritime industry.

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Cathelco and Blokland collaborate over new box cooler anti-fouling system.

Working in partnership, Cathelco and Blokland have developed a new box cooler anti-fouling system. The anode is mounted beneath the cooling tubes ensuring a more even distribution of ions and greater effectiveness in eliminating bio-fouling.

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