An NYK Group company has gained Japanese government approval for its “breakthrough” ballast water management system (BWMS) that does not require drydocking for installation.

The Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) is just 2.98% of the world fleet away from ratification after Japan signed up to the convention today.

DFDS is “hopeful” that bilateral agreements between some states in Europe can be reached on exemptions from having to comply with the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention on all shortsea routes.

London-based International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has reiterated its call for governments to see sense concerning the proposed implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management (BMW) Convention.

The state of regulation in the shipping industry got a thorough airing at the International Chamber of Shipping's (ICS) annual International Shipping Conference in London this week.

For owners of older vessels or those that sail on fixed routes Damen Shipyards Group is displaying its unique mobile ballast water treatment system at SMM.

Denmark, one of Europe’s leading investors in environmental shipping technology, will lobby for shortsea shipping to be exempt from the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention at IMO’s next Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in October.

Hyde Marine, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC), announced today it has established two partnership agreements for installation of the chemical free Hyde GUARDIAN Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) for...

The Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention and places of refuge topped the agenda at the annual meeting of the Asian Shipowners Forum (ASF) In Tokyo this week.

IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu has made it clear that he wants to see the ratification of the growing list of conventions that have sat on its books for years but have never been implemented. Indeed the effective implementation of conventions...