German company meets environmental challenge
Beluga Shipping has invested in marine environmental protection systems.
of international cargo shipping is growing as well. Along with it marine environment protection problems are also increasing, ie, the unintended ‘import/export’ of alien organisms due to the necessary intake of ballast water by vessels in international waters and its discharge into local ecosystems. T e organisms can then multiply in an
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uncontrolled way, and given suitable living conditions and a lack of natural enemies, the microorganisms can threaten the indigenous biodiversity, and this can also result in harm to human health, as well as ecological damage. As an example, according to the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, the Chinese mitten crab brought in by discharged ballast water has so far caused more than €85 million worth of damage in German waters alone. T e CleanBallast innovation product it has
acquired – designed, built, and delivered by RWO – is a compact and modular system for treating ballast water, which, after a cost-intensive research and development period, has now been brought to the market, and the unit covers all ballast water capacities and qualities. Beluga is Germany’s first shipping company to take this innovative and environmentally-friendly path. CleanBallast process technology works
free of chemical additives and not only spares the environment, but also minimises
orld trade and transport traffi c is increasing ever more strongly, thus the volume and frequency
The CleanBallast system for ballast water treatment during a land-based fi eld test.
the logistical space needed. Furthermore, its very low loss of pressure considerably reduces the energy consumption of the ballast water pumps compared with other systems. T e high eff ectiveness of the pre-fi ltration
and the special inline disinfection system EctoSys mean effi cient treatment of all water qualities to be found around the world, including even harbour waters with high sediment contents.
Legislation It was not until February 2004 that the International Convention for the Control
and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments was adopted during a diplomatic conference of the IMO. T is provides for ballast water – which is essential for the stabilisation of ships when carrying no cargo – being treated on board in an environmen-tally sound way before it is discharged. To prevent further transfers of organisms
between sea areas as soon as possible, the convention demands its implementation from 2010, depending on the keel-laying and ballast water requirement, but at the latest by 2016. SBI
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