Ballast Water

IMO: Preparation Is The Key In Ballast Water Management

Preparation is the key in ballast water management

I​dentifying organisms and microbes in ballast water, as well as monitoring port marine life where ballast water may be released, are key for countries preparing to enforce IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention. The treaty involves measures to counter the threat to marine ecosystems by potentially invasive species transported in ships’ ballast water.

Image Credit: imo.org

A regional workshop in Malé, Maldives (18-20 June) is training participants from four countries* in compliance monitoring...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-preparation-is-the-key-in-ballast-water-management/

Satellite Images Detect “Magic Pipe” With Vessel Info

Environmental monitoring group SkyTruth has exposed how common it is for ships to pump their waste oil out in Indonesian waters, says an article published in Eco Business.

What happened?

Two ships have been spotted allegedly dumping waste oil in the sea off the eastern coast of Sumatra.

Activists say is poor enforcement against marine pollution violations in Indonesia.

The involved vessels

One of the vessels has been identified in a report by the environmental monitoring group SkyTruth as the...

http://mfame.guru/satellite-images-detect-magic-pipe-with-vessel-info/

Nine New 82,000 DWT Bulkers to Get Dedicated Bulk Version of MACS3

  • Navis unveiled plans to equip a series of nine new builds 82,000 dwt bulk carriers with the dedicated bulk version of MACS3 loading computer.
  • MACS3 bulk carrier version provides dedicated functionalities required to load and unload varying solid-bulk cargoes with hatch cover handling and safe transport of cargo.
  • The MACS3 loading computer for bulk carriers is a tool that incorporates the highest standard of safety and is utilized aboard more than 500 vessels.
  • The steel coil module supports a...

http://mfame.guru/nine-new-82000-dwt-bulkers-to-get-dedicated-bulk-version-of-macs3/

Barge operators win key changes in ballast water regs

A vessel discharging ballast water. Photo: Maritime Environmental Resource Center.

After years of trying, the barge industry has finally won major changes in the way ballast water discharges from vessels are managed by the federal government and states.

Included in the “Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018” that passed the Senate and House in November is a provision that would end an overlapping patchwork of state and federal discharge regulations that has been costly and confusing to vessel owners. Operators argue that lack of a single, national standard has...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/barge-operators-finally-win-changes-in-ballast-water-discharge-regulations/

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