Ballast Water Technology Testing on East Coast vessels

Ballast water technology testing on East Coast ships is a partnership with academia and industry to test ballast water technologies. All ballast water funding will go towards establishing new technology platforms and maintaining existing ones. Maritime Administration (MARAD) participates in partnerships with industry and academia to address invasive species transmission via ballast water and develop practical control mechanisms.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Office of Environment

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $200000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Maritime Administration

  Office of Environment
  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Project Managers:

  Carter, Michael

• Start Date: 20120510
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 30889

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Ships); Open water tests; Partnerships; Technology; Water transportation
• Geographic Terms: East Coast (United States)
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01465202
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:56PM