Qatar has become the latest state to sign up to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention.
Envirocleanse said it has completed all land-based and shipboard testing for its inTank™ BWTS.
Monaco-based dry bulk shipping company Safe Bulkers has agreed with Erma First, a Greece based company, to install a Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) across its fleet of 38 vessels. The first installation of Erma First BWTS is expected to take place during the company’s next dry-docking schedul
The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention) entered into force on September 8, 2017. Adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2004, the measure for environmental protection that aims to stop the spread of poten
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) issued a USD 5,000 fine to the operator of a freight vessel for unauthorized ballast water discharge into the Willamette River in Portland on August 16. During a routine port state control ballast water examination on the 590-foot Handy bulk carrier Ansac Moon Be
Honduras has acceded to the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC), becoming the 61st country to do so. The signatories now represent 68.46 % of the world’s merchant fleet tonnage. Ivan Romero Martinez, Ambassador of Honduras to the United Kingdom and Permanent Representative of Honduras to the
IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee 71, due to gather in London in July, may well have the last chance to ensure that the long-delayed Ballast Water Convention is implemented when ships undergo their special surveys. This would ultimately decide whether the Convention’s requirements are fi
The Australian Government has decided to ratify the International Ballast Water Convention, bringing the country into line with global shipping standards, according to Shipping Australia Limited. The decision would enhances marine biosecurity in Australia’s maritime environment and adopt a common st
Retrofitting vessels to comply with the upcoming BWM Convention may affect the vessels’ performance, Intercargo has warned. Areas that are most likely to be affected are ballast transfer performance and bringing increased power demands. As a result, North P&I Club has cautioned owners to check their
The Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention is scheduled to enter into force on September 8, 2017. However, a number of administrations have co-sponsored a proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that could delay the requirements for fitting ballast water treatment systems on exi
