This project will advance the use potential use of ballast water reception facilities in the united states great lakes region by initial development of designs for equipment needed to interface…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the Ballast Water Treatment Technologies program (CFDA 20.819) provides $250,000 to Monstrant Viam, Inc. to develop ballast water reception readiness engineering design guides and detailed designs for two leading U.S. Great Lakes vessel types. The project aims to advance the use of ballast water reception facilities in the Great Lakes region by creating technical specifications to interface vessels with port-based reception systems. The award period runs from July 2024 to July 2026 and includes three phases: 1) confirming the composition of the U.S. Great Lakes vessel fleet, 2) developing conceptual engineering designs for 'ballast water reception ready' vessel modifications that can obtain Approvals in Principle, and 3) completing detailed engineering designs and bills of materials for the two selected vessel types. The project's outputs are intended to benefit MARAD and support broader efforts to curtail aquatic invasive species in U.S. coastal waters.

This project will advance the use potential use of ballast water reception facilities in the united states great lakes region by initial development of designs for equipment needed to interface between two great lakes vessel types and a port-based ballast water reception facility. Award purpose new cooperative agreement with monstrant viam LLC activities to be performed development of ballast water reception readiness engineering design guides deliverables expected outcomes deliverables timeline phase 1 fleet confirmation confirm U.S. Great lakes fleet makeup and major groups of ship types operating on the u.s great lakes. This is part of the scope of the UWS project nearly completed. Select from the major ship types the marad approved number of leading vessels for BWR ready conceptual designs. Agreement with marad and approved stakeholders before next phase begin. Phase 2 BWR ready class AIP for two 2 phase 1 selected ship types complete conceptual engineering for BWR ready reviews approvals select class or classes for approvals in principle AIP. Submit the BWR ready concept designs for aips. Receive and report to marad the aips from classes. Phase 3 detailed designs complete detailed engineering designs for the two ship types identified in phase 1. Includes bills of materials BOM. Intended beneficiary marad subrecipient activities choice ballast solutions engineering services funding opportunity number 693JF72450009 funding opportunity goals text the scope of this agreement is for the development of ballast water reception BWR readiness engineering design guides and lead vessels detailed designs and class approvals