It might seem daft to even suggest it, but the day could be approaching when every ship will have to employ, as an important member of her crew, a “Compliance Officer”. Every year brings with it a shoal of new regulations, many of which will not...
Despite uncertainties over Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) permanent type approval in the US Wärtsilä is confident both its system will get approval in 2017.
Business opportunities are looking up for ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) manufacturers on news of the ratification of IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) convention, and demand will start picking up albeit at a cautious pace.
In one of the longest running sagas in shipping regulation the IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) has finally met its ratification criteria, meaning it will come into force in 2017.
The Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention is likely to adopted 8 September, entering into force 12 months later, as Finland ratifies the regulation, delegates at the ICS Shipping Conference were told on Wednesday.
Chaotic ballast water and vessel discharge issues have attracted the attention of the American Great Lakes Port Association (AGLPA), an organization representing the interests of commercial port users, and the ports themselves, on the US side of...
A shortage of suitably qualified class society personnel capable of approving ballast water treatment system drawings could become a potential “show stopper”, according to system manufacturer Optimarin boss, Tore Andersen.
Optamarin has bagged a contract to supply 15 ballast water treatment systems (BWT) for vessels being built by Vard.