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Many ballast water management systems currently installed on ships do not work properly for several months after installation, according to Ioannis Stefanou, group technical director of Wallem Shipmanagement... Read more
Fri 23 Jun 2017
Four states ratified IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention this week, apparently timed to beat a deadline set out in the convention’s entry-into-force criteria... Read more
Fri 09 Jun 2017
Last week’s US Coast Guard type-approval of SunRui’s BalClor ballast water management system included some operational limitations that prevent its use on US-flagged vessels... Read more
Thu 08 Jun 2017
SunRui Marine Environment Engineering of China has become the first Asian ballast water management system manufacturer to be granted US Coast Guard type-approval for its BalClor treatment system... Read more
The shipping community appears to have “had their heads in the sand for years”, judging by Intercargo’s recent online article, according to one industry consultant... Read more
Mon 05 Jun 2017
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Space constraints and legal inconsistencies pose challenges for OSV operators... Read more
Wed 21 Jun 2017
Thomas Lillig, principal of LTK Maritime Consultancies, reviews Intercargo’s recent views about ballast water treatment for large bulk carriers... Read more
Online training on the operational aspects of ballast water management is available via the GloBallast Partnership Programme website... Read more
Tue 23 May 2017
Officers and crew must receive proper training in ballast water management, according to IMO and USCG requirements, and there is anecdotal evidence that this support is much-needed... Read more
Mon 22 May 2017
IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention includes references to training requirements... Read more
Fri 19 May 2017
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