The Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention has edged closer to ratification with the accession of Peru.

The challenges surrounding the adoption of ballast water management systems have not really changed but several subtle differences and the best way of dealing with the changes were highlighted by Intertanko deputy md Joe Angelo, the keynote...

Saint Lucia has become the 50th country to ratify the IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) convention, but it does not help bring the convention any closer in coming into force.

Shipping association Bimco has identified two “top priorities” for IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting next week, in line with the stance of fellow shipowner body ICS.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released details of the submissions it will be making to what it calls the “critical” upcoming meeting of the IMO’s MEPC (Marine Environment Protection Committee) taking place in London 18 -22 April.

Car carrier Höegh Osaka, which developed an uncontrollable list off Southampton in January 2015, fell victim to miscalculations on weight, ballast levels and centre of gravity, according to a Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report.

Fiji yesterday signed six treaties of the IMO, including the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention where it became the 49th state to do so.

Optimarin has won an order to install its Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) on nine Sinopacific Shipbuilding Anchor Handling Tugs (AHTS).

Østensjø Rederi has contracted Optimarin for installation of its ballast system - OBS - on multipurpose accommodation vessel Edda Fides.

Norwegian supplier Optimarin has won a contract to provide systems for eight existing vessels and two newbuilds, from chemical tanker owner Atlantis Tankers Group and its Turkish management arm Armona Denizcilik.