In a recent Fox News article titled Size Does Matter In The Battle Of The Megayacht, the perspective of the article is that yachts of the mega rich are supersized simply for the sake of size and pomposity and that ‘bigger is better’ – a sort of yacht building arms race to see which multi-billionaire [...]
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Insight into the American yacht building future – Q & A with Nick Boksa
Ahead of the 2013 American Superyacht Forum in Las Vegas next week, Nick Boksa, president of Boksa Marine Design addresses some of the main themes of the conference, in a short Q & A (below the image which shows the United States ranking 4th among the yacht builder nations behind Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey. [...]
Coast Guard accepts ballast water treatment systems as Alternate Management Systems
On April 16, 2013 the United States Coast Guard began accepting ballast water treatment systems as Alternate Management Systems with the approval of nine BWTS manufacturers. Read the full release online at USCGnews.com or read the release below. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced the acceptance of nine ballast water treatment systems today as Alternate [...]
USCG Approved Alternate Management Systems for Ballast Water Treatment
The U.S. Coast Guard recently announced its acceptance of nine ballast water treatment systems as Alternate Management Systems (AMS). Some of those BWTS manufacturers include Hyde, Alfa Laval and Severn Trent. Alternate Management Systems are the USCG’s temporary designation for BWT systems that are / have been approved by another flag state according to [...]
What is the potential size of the marketplace for Ballast Water Treatment Systems?
United States Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations now require all marine vessels discharging ballast water to comply with approved ballast water treatments systems. Ballast water discharged from ships is one of the pathways for the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species and the impact on coastal ecology and local economies is tremendous. [...]