Essays about: "Ballast Water Management"

Found 4 essays containing the words Ballast Water Management.

  1. 1. A Machine Learning Approach to Predictively Determine Filter Clogging in a Ballast Water Treatment System

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Kristoffer Sliwinski; [2019]
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    Abstract : Since the introduction of the Ballast Water Management Convention, ballast water treatment systems are required to be used on ships for processing the ballast water to avoid spreading bacteria or other microbes which can destroy foreign ecosystems. One way of pre-processing the water for treatment is by straining the water through a filtration unit. READ MORE

  3. 2. Environmental strategy in the Swedish shipping industry The drivers of becoming proactive

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jonas Nyström; Alexander Gustafsson; [2017-06-29]
    Keywords : Shipping; SECA; NECA; Ballast Water Management; Energy Efficiency Design Index; Sustainability; Legislation; IMO; Swedish shipping sector;

    Abstract : There is an increased rate of the legislation being implemented to reduce emissions and impact from the shipping sector around the world. These legislations have been or are about to be implemented either worldwide or in certain areas of the world. The focus of this thesis was to investigate the impact these have on the Swedish shipping sector. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ballast Water Management Legal Approaches

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Li Ohlsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Ballast water; Environmental Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Spridningen av främmande invasiva arter i den marina miljön genom barlastvatten och andra bärare har blivit fastställt som ett av de fyra största hoten mot världshaven, men trots detta har problemet blivit lite uppmärksammat av allmänheten. Under de senaste decennierna har spektakulära fall av invasioner, såsom t.ex. READ MORE

  5. 4. Regulations on Ballast Water & Invasive Species - a Comparative Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Jennie Folkunger; [2010]
    Keywords : Ballast water; invasive species; BWM Convention; Regional seas conventions; NANPCA; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Harmful aquatic species are today invading foreign habitats at an unprecedented pace. They have had a large negative impact on many fragile ecosystems of the world and ballast water has been identified as one the major culprits behind their fast spread. READ MORE