Japanese Government Certifies Ozone-based Ballast Water Treatment System

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced that “FineBallast® OZ,” an ozone-based ballast water treatment system co-developed by MOL, MOL Marine Consulting, Ltd.,
and others earned a certificate of compliance from the Japanese government, effective June 6th 2011.
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.
MOL takes a proactive stance in initiatives to protect the marine environment, caring for biodiversity based on the MOL Group Corporate Principles.
Source: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines