While ballast water is essential for safe and efficient modern shipping operations, it may pose serious ecological, economic and health problems due to the multitude of marine species carried in ships’ ballast water. 

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The transferred species may survive to establish a reproductive population in the host environment, becoming invasive, out-competing native species and multiplying into pest proportions.

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The spread of invasive species is now recognised as one of the greatest threats to the ecological and the economic wellbeing of the planet.

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Working closely together, Cathelco and R&B have started the design, manufacture and retrofit of the ballast water treatment systems. 

 

The first vessel being Irish Lights ILV Granuaile.