Knutsen Ballast Water AS was founded in 2009 with the aim to develop a ballast water treatment system suitable for the marine environment during vessel operations. KBAL has been developedby Ship owners for Ship Owners and complies with the IMO and USCG D2 discharge standard. The first technology of it's type that uses neither filter nor chemicals. KBAL is fully compliant in all waters and is capable of treating water with a UVT as low as 26%, a unique benefit when operating at ports with regular tidal change where UVT consequently may drop significantly during cargo operation.