Welcome to Gollasch Consulting !

We are an independent service provider founded 1997 as an initiative of Dr. Stephan Gollasch. Located in Hamburg, Germany - the busiest German port - we provide services related to aquatic research and technology with a focus on ballast water. Since 2015 we are member of the Conctrol Union Certifications (CUC) U.S. Coast Guard accepted Independent Laboratory to test ballast water management systems. During the >150 vessel voyages for shipboard tests of >20 ballast water management systems we visited all inhabited continents and took >1200 ballast water uptake and discharge samples.  

Our main work focus includes: 

• development of indicative and detailed ballast water sampling strategies;
• evaluation of indicative and detailed ballast water sample analysis tools;
• general support during the certification process of ballast water management systems; 
• preparation of Basic and Final Approval dossiers according to IMO Guidelines G9 and the GESAMP-BWWG Methodology; 
• training of port State control officers for compliance control with ballast water management standards; 
• shipboard tests of ballast water management systems according to IMO und USCG requirements; as well as 
• commissioning tests of ballast water management systems. 

Our research interest becomes clear due to our involvement in these predominantly EU-funded projects: 

The almost 20 years of research work included ballast water biology, sampling, non-indigenous and invasive species as well as risk assessment during the following projects:

• COMPLETE (2017-2021);
  
• ROSI (2016-2017);
• ShiSouWas (2016);
• TRACECA (2015);
• BALMAS (2014-2016); 
  
• e-CME (2014-2015); 
  
• VECTORS (2011-2015); 
  
• EMSA BWS (2010-2011);
• TBP (2010);
• BWO (2009-2014); 
  
• JETSAM (2009-2012)
• BaWaPla (2007-2009); 
  
• IEEP (2007-2009); 
  
• IMPASSE (2006-2008); 
  
• DAISIE (2005-2008); 
• Bremen Ballast Water Project (2001-2005); and 
  
• MARTOB (2001-2003).