Today, 2017 September 8, one year after its ratification, the BWM Convention is finally IN FORCE. The convention stipulates and requires two standards for discharged ballast water. The D-1 standard covers ballast water exchange while…
15/05/2017 – Saudi Arabia has become the latest State to become a Party to the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention. The treaty will enter into force on 8 September 2017…
Ballast water management experts, meeting at the recent IMO-GloBallast R&D Forum in Canada, have showcased the latest developments in ballast water management and highlighted the areas where further research is…
Indonesia ratifies environment treaty 24/11/2015 – Indonesia today (24 November) became the latest country to ratify a key international measure for environmental protection, the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention. Aimed at…