Ballast Water

The INTERCARGO Secretariat and Members of the INTERCARGO Technical Committee have formed a Ballast Water Working Group. The Group have been tasked with producing a paper, for submission to MEPC 71 (July 2017), which will highlight the challenges of...

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Upon conclusion of the IMO MEPC 70 (24-28 Oct. 2016 meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee),
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02 February 2017 – INTERCARGO BALLAST WATER UPDATE A circular was sent to members that included information on: USCG Approved Systems USCG Extensions IMO Approved Systems De-coupling of IOPP Certificate INTERCARGO Ballast Water Working Group...

The U.S. Coast Guard has denied appeals from four ballast water treatment system manufacturers to allow the most probable number (MPN) method for determining the efficacy of systems. You need to login to view the rest of the content. Please Login...

The shipping industry is faced with the entry into force of an International Convention (International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004) which has fundamental flaws in its method of...

Update on Ballast Water Management at IMO and in the US
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