Ballast Water Services
PML Applications will
accelerate and advance the development and validation of ballast
water
treatment technology
through expert knowledge of the marine environment. Providing over
30
years’ research
experience in marine bacteria, viruses, plankton ecology and
seawater quality (the
fundamental skills
required for ballast water management).
PML Applications has unrivalled
capability to conduct credible, objective and impartial scientific
assessments of ballast water treatment technologies. In addition,
PML Applications provides reviews of current technologies and the
regulations governing them to ensure best fit for commercial
partners.
PML Applications will:
- Work with developers,
manufacturers and end-users of ballast water treatment technology
worldwide
- Test ballast water treatment technology
efficacy
- Assist with and accelerate novel technology
development
- Model the fate of treated ballast water in
the environment
- Perform scaled tests
- Conduct expert treatment assessment against
IMO D2 or other regulations
- Provide access to field test facilities
- Prepare statistically robust ballast water
sampling strategies
- Develop green button instrumentation to test
ballast water treatment efficiency
- Provide culture facilities for
micro-organisms
- Provide evidence and expert witness
advice
- Provide IMO and Port State ecological risk
assessments and port surveys
Providing solutions
Developing
technologies - PML Applications works with a range of
clients from small businesses to major companies to accelerate
development and improve ballast water treatment technologies.
Risk assessments - As
a world leader in satellite data interpretation, marine ecology and
ecosystem modelling, PML Applications provides a unique combination
of skills to assess risks posed by marine traffic and invasive
species. When combined with vessel tracking, this allows ship and
port operators to undertake risk assessments and optimise ballast
water exchange thereby reducing operational costs, potentially
leading to exemptions under IMO regulation A-4 (G7).
Recent projects include
PML Applications has been working with
ballast water treatment technology developers to develop new
treatment systems for the shipping industry. The work included
scaled prototype evaluation and the development of a novel bacteria
removal system combined with modelling of ballast water
discharges.
PML Applications has conducted an
independent and impartial assessment of a client’s system against
the IMO G8 and G9 active substance regulation.
