Ballast water sample. Image courtesy SGS. After much discussion and three rounds of votes, text for the interim guidance for ships ballasting in challenging, high sediment water was finally approved ...

Ballast water management is a critical component of modern maritime operations, essential for maintaining vessel stability while posing significant environmental challenges. The inadvertent transport ...

Freshwater ecosystems are threatened by a host of environmental stressors from human activities. Among the most insidious and impactful of these is invasion by non-native species. Over the past two ...

Extensions, type approvals and next steps were all prominent on the agenda.September’s Ballast Water Management and Technology North America conference saw USCG staff from the Office of Operating and ...

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio estimates the global ballast water management market to grow by USD 5.29 billion, progressing at a CAGR of about 7% during the forecast period. The report offers an ...

DULUTH — Federal regulators said new ships on the Great Lakes will need to install ballast water treatment systems, but existing ships that travel exclusively in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence ...

Abstract: Transportation and translocation of non-native species by ships through ballast water is one of the current issues the shipping industry is trying to address. The Ballast Water Convention is ...

WWF is delighted that another regulatory milestone has at last been achieved, after nearly 10 years of sustained advocacy efforts. The entry into force of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention ...

The main reason why ships pump water out from the sides is because of ballasting operations. Ballasting is a very important aspect of a ship's ability to maintain stability and safe handling at sea.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kelly, Marine Safety Detachment Massena worked with a crewmember to get a sample of ballast water from the motor vessel Eider, in Montreal, June 3, 2008. (Photo by Petty ...

The U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) last week published a Request for Information (“Request”) in the Federal Register (89 Fed. Reg. 48515) seeking information on the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting ...