Oct.24--JAPAN's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has approved a ballast water management system, called SKY-System, that NYK Group member, Nippon Yuka Kogyo, developed with Katayama Chemical Industries.
The SKY-System makes use of "Peraclean Ocean", a chemical treatment that sterilises aquatic organisms and bacteria contained in seawater, brackish water, freshwater and ice-cold water.
The company said in a statement that this is the very first system to reliably kill organisms irrespective of the quality of the ballast water that is to be discharged.
The energy-efficient system is easy to maintain and can be installed on all types of vessels without dry-docking. Moreover, it is a simple, integrated unit that requires only a small space, so it is easy to install during operation without significant remodeling.
(Source:shippingazette)