Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that “FineBallast® OZ,” an ozone-based ballast water treatment system co-developed by MOL, its group company MOL Marine Consulting, Ltd., and others earned a certificate of compliance from the Japanese government, effective June 6, the Company's press release said.
The system was audited based on guidelines set out in the International Convention for the “Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (G8),” adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Certification required a full-scale on-land test of the system by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and other participant companies(*1) and an onboard test on the MOL-operated containership MOL Express. Both tests verified the system’s complete conformity to the ballast water treatment standard.
The system also acquired the final approval under the “Procedure for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems that Make Use of Active Substances (G9)” by the IMO at the end of September 2010.
The system was audited based on guidelines set out in the International Convention for the “Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (G8),” adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Certification required a full-scale on-land test of the system by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and other participant companies(*1) and an onboard test on the MOL-operated containership MOL Express. Both tests verified the system’s complete conformity to the ballast water treatment standard.
The system also acquired the final approval under the “Procedure for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems that Make Use of Active Substances (G9)” by the IMO at the end of September 2010.