The US Coastguard (USCG) “kill” standard for microorganisms in ballast water must be the focus for shipowners, Optimarin has argued.

Classification society RINA has updated its guidance on Ballast Water Management (BWM), saying it is “almost certain” to enter into force in 2016.

A general cargo ship and barge collided in Corpus Christi inner harbour on Thursday evening.

Operations are underway to remove a tug and tank barge that grounded off Galveston on Sunday.

The Arctic, viewed by some as a burgeoning frontier for offshore energy - and, therefore, tanker shipping - has presented a study in contradictions for the Obama administration.

Evoqua Water Technologies today announced it has become the first company to complete low salinity (brackish) water testing for ballast water management solutions (BWMS). As part of United States Coast Guard (USCG) protocols, BWMS are designed to...

Four barges collided, and one carrying a cargo naphtha caught fire, closing the Intracoastal Waterway near Bolivar Peninsula in Texas on Monday.

Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been recognised as an independent laboratory by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) approvals.

At a summit on ballast water management last week in Athens the discussions can be summed up in four words, "certainty, challenge, cost, confusion".

Evoqua water technologies, until recently Siemens water technologies, has been selected by Damen for its ballast water management (BWM) retrofitting service.