Greek engineering and manufacturing firm Maritech has signed a deal with French outfit aqua - tools to manage the development and training of aqua - tools ’ B - QUA ballast test kit . Initially aimed at fleet owners with more than 100 vessels , the on - board kit offers a complete way to verify the performance of ballast water treatments . Maritech business development manager Dimitris Nikoleris said the B - QUA kit , along with the firm 's ATP2 G test kit , was the only one which could " rapidly assess the performance of all organism sizes stipulated in the kit " .
Greek engineering and manufacturing firm Maritech has signed a deal with French outfit aqua-tools to manage the supply and training of aqua-tools’ B-QUA ballast test kit. Initially aimed at fleet owners with more than 80 vessels, the on-board kit offers a complete way to verify the performance of ballast water treatments. Maritech business development manager Dimitris Nikoleris said the B-QUA kit, combined with the firm's ATP2G test method, was the only one which could "rapidly assess the viability of all organism sizes stipulated in the Convention".