BIO-UV Group has announced a strategic partnership with water-monitoring specialist MicroWISE to develop new ballast-water treatment and verification solutions designed to address rising enforcement pressures and the anticipated growth of port-side reception facilities. The collaboration combines BIO-UV Group’s established ballast-water treatment technology with MicroWISE real-time organism analysis, creating an integrated approach to treatment and compliance validation.
This partnership comes at a critical moment for the maritime industry, where many systems struggle to meet biological limits during operational testing, and authorities lack rapid tools to confirm whether discharged water is compliant. By integrating real-time organism monitoring, BIO-UV Group can deliver a BWTS compliance solution that allows ports to process ballast water while avoiding any operational disruption.
The companies will also continue joint R&D on sediment removal, flocculation processes, and a potential single-pass treatment configuration to improve efficiency and reduce the footprint of port-side systems. This collaboration supports BIO-UV Group’s plans to expand into the wider environmental-infrastructure market as ports consider onshore treatment as part of long-term investment strategies.
Growing international interest in port-side treatment solutions is expected to play an increasingly central role in how the industry manages compliance over the next decade as environmental regulation expands and inspection regimes intensify.
This partnership highlights the growing importance of integrated ballast-water treatment and verification technologies in addressing the increasing regulatory pressures faced by the maritime industry. As ports continue to invest in dedicated treatment and reception capabilities, solutions like this one will play a critical role in ensuring compliance and minimizing disruptions.
