Addressing invasive species in ships’ ballast water – treaty amendments enter into force
http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/21-BWM-Amendments-EIF-.aspx – The BWM Convention amendments formalizing the implementation schedule for the D-2 standard are now in force.
Amendments to an international treaty aimed at preventing the spread of potentially invasive species in ships’ ballast water entered into force on 13 October 2019.
Ships regularly take on sea water, in tanks, to...