MEPC gives SEDNA final approval

摘要

A lengthy span of testing Hamann's SEDNA ballast water treatment plant has resulted in final IMO approval for the product, writes Clare Nicholls. At the 57th Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting in London on 2 April 2008, the IMO's senior technical body approved the Safe Effective Deactivation of Non-Indigenous Aliens (SEDNA) system by German company Hamann. According to the Hollenstedt-based manufacturer, it is the only applicant that can claim final compliance with the requirements of the IMO certification process for ballast water systems. After passing all of the land and sea tests, the final approval was granted at the MEPC meeting, rewarding Hamann's five years of research and development in the product. SEDNA can now be described as a fully developed system, after having been tested continuously over the last three years at the harbour in Hamburg.