COSCO Sea Shield Ballast Water System First Ocean Shipping

On May 24th, China Classification Society (CCS) issued a marine product certificate to COSCO Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd., marking the successful completion of the first installation of ocean-going vessels for COSCO's “BOS ship ballast water management system”. The successful development and formal use of the system is of great significance for improving the loading rate of key equipment for domestically produced ships and improving the core competitiveness of the shipping industry and the shipbuilding industry.

After 41 days of hard work, COSCO Shipbuilding Company, Tsinghua University and Weihai COSCO Shipbuilding Technology Co., Ltd. completed the design, CCS plan, manufacturing and electronic control assembly of the “Sea Shield (BOS) Ship Ballast Water Management System” with a processing capacity of 700 cubic meters. , a whole machine joint adjustment and CCS factory inspection and other work. On May 10, two sets of 700 cubic meters of ship ballast water treatment equipment were built on the 58,000 tons of new shipbuilding "Dehang" in Nantong COSCO Kawasaki. From May 15th to 18th, during the trial flight of “Daehang”, COSCO Haidun ballast water equipment was tested in the British Classification Society and the shipowner’s site to perform a series of functions such as water pressure, drainage and backwashing. test. The test results show that the functions of the system meet the requirements of CCS loading.

The National Science and Technology Support Program, which was undertaken by COSCO Group and developed by COSCO Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. – COSCO “Bai Bo (BOS) Ballast Water Treatment System” was listed as a major national scientific and technological achievement in the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” in 2011. Or close to the international advanced level, with completely independent intellectual property rights, obtained 12 national invention patents. In the same year, it was listed as “National Key New Product” by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. The system has passed the basic recognition of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the final recognition of the Chinese government and the type approval of the China Classification Society. The product is compact, small in size, easy to install and easy to maintain, and can meet the needs of various ocean-going vessels such as container ships, bulk carriers and large oil tankers.

Weihai Zhongyuan Technology Co., Ltd., which undertakes the production and manufacture of “Baiyun Ballast Water Treatment System”, is the R&D and production base of ballast water treatment equipment for China Ocean Shipping, with an annual capacity of 500 sets of products. Weihai COSCO Shipbuilding Technology Co., Ltd. has basically established a global after-sales service network while producing ballast water treatment equipment, and strives to provide quality after-sales service for domestic and foreign ship owners.

Background link: According to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments adopted by the International Maritime Organization in 2004, new ballasts must be installed with ballast water management systems from 2009. By 2017, all ocean-going vessels will not be equipped with this equipment. They are not allowed to enter the ports of the IMO member states. According to statistics, as of the end of November 2011, 31 countries that accounted for 26.44% of the world's merchant tonnage signed a convention on ballast water management, which has already met more than 35% of the world's merchant tonnage and 30 countries have automatically signed the Convention. One of the conditions is that the entry into force of the Convention is within easy reach.