According to the Shandong Qingdao Science and Technology and Port and Shipping Administration, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has officially accepted the application for the test of the ship's ballast water treatment system submitted by Qingdao Haiweiwei Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., which is also the first shipbuilding enterprise in China to the International Maritime Organization. The application for the self-developed ship ballast water treatment system test indicates that the ship ballast water treatment work in China is gradually integrated with the international standard, which plays a positive role in the structural adjustment and industrial upgrading of China's shipbuilding industry.

The ship's ballast water is a ballast that is used for the stable balance of the ship when the ship is offshore. When the ship arrives at the shore, the tonnage is vacant. The ballast water must be discharged into the sea area of ​​the shore country, and the ship discharges the ballast water. The invasion of alien organisms has become the main route of pest transmission in the ocean. According to IMO regulations, ballast water treatment systems will be mandatory for newbuildings in 2009. At present, only a handful of enterprise products such as Alfa Laval in Sweden have been approved by IMO in the international market. The development of its own brand of ballast water treatment system has become an urgent requirement for China's shipbuilding industry to innovate independently and get rid of imported equipment control.

It is understood that the ship ballast water treatment system developed by Qingdao Haidewei Shipping Co., Ltd., Harbin Institute of Technology, Beijing Nonferrous Metals Research Institute and other universities and scientific research institutions has completely independent intellectual property rights and independent brands, and uses AOP high oxidation technology to utilize Highly active oxidizing substances remove bacteria, viruses and seaweeds and have little impact on the marine environment. The system also has a self-cleaning function to prevent the deposition of suspended particles in the treatment device and improve the stability and reliability of its operation.

September 18, 2018