The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intercargo, Intertanko, World Shipping Council (WSC), CLIA and IPTA have criticised “serious implementation problems” in the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention), following the...
A survey of vessels by technical management company V.Group has revealed less than 2% of respondents have fitted Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS).
The ongoing impasse between industry leaders on the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention) continued this week, with it high on the agenda at the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 66 meeting. The meeting opened...
A ballast water treatment system (BWTS) that can also be used as a an inert gas system for cargo tanks, manufactured by N.E.I. Treatment Systems, is being fitted to a tanker in China and will undergo sea trials in March.
The IMO Assembly has adopted a resolution adjusting the implementation dates of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC).
With regulatory deadlines looming, the retrofitting of existing trading vessels maybe making more sense as solutions are developed using cleaner shipping technology, however, funding for retrofitting is presenting a challenge for shipowners and...
A new formal group of organizations involved in testing for the certification of ballast water treatment systems has been set up, known as the “GloBal TestNet”, to facilitate increased standardization and harmonization of test procedures and...
During his address at IMO’s World Maritime Day Symposium, Bimco president John Denholm argued that, in spite of recent optimism for the new fuel, LNG is “not an option” for most ships.
ERMA FIRST ESK Engineering Solutions S.A. participated in the major international exhibition “Nor Shipping 2013” which took place in early June, in Norway. ERMA FIRST participated in collaboration with and trough the stand of Vestergaard Marine...