BWM Convention

Supporting Ballast Water Management In Samoa

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A national workshop in Apia, Samoa, has as its main topic the significance of the BWM Convention’s ratification, implementation, and enforcement (27-28 March).

BWM Convention

Government representatives were made aware of the steps Samoa should take on a national level to ratify, implement, and enforce the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention) through presentations, group discussions, and...

https://mfame.guru/supporting-ballast-water-management-in-samoa/

IMO Called Shipowners To Share Feedback On BWM Convention

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called on all stakeholders including shipowners, and recognized organizations to provide input to the Experience Building Phase (EBP) designed to see just how the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention) is working, says in article published on bimco website.

BWM convention

The BWM Convention is a treaty adopted by the IMO to help prevent the spread of potentially harmful...

https://mfame.guru/imo-called-shipowners-to-share-feedback-on-bwm-convention/

BAWAT BWTS receives IMO type approval

BAWAT, the Danish manufacturer of an opex-neutral ballast water treatment system was issued IMO Type Approval for its technology that uses the vessel’s waste heat to extinguish all invasive species.

Type Approval certification has been issued by Lloyd’s Register on behalf of the Danish Maritime Authority and makes the BAWAT system one of the first to be tested and issued with approval under the new toughened mandatory requirements of the IMO’s BWMS Code, officially known as the “Code for...

https://safety4sea.com/bawat-bwts-receives-imo-type-approval/

BWM Convention: D-2 standard enters into force

Amendments to an international treaty aiming to prevent the spread of potentially invasive species in ships’ ballast water entered into force on 13 October 2019. The amendments set out an implementation schedule to make sure that ships manage their ballast water to meet a specified standard (D-2 standard). They also make mandatory the Code for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems, which establishes how ballast water management systems used to achieve the D-2 standard have to be assessed...

https://safety4sea.com/bwm-convention-d-2-standard-enters-into-force/

Five sustainability challenges for shipping by 2030

Managing cost, digitalization and environmental regulations are some of the key sustainability challenges shipping will have to encounter in the next 5-10 years, industry experts said on the sidelines of the latest SAFETY4SEA Athens Forum, which took place in Eugenides Foundation on 2 October.

When asked by Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA, to share their views on key sustainability challenges for the maritime sector in the near future, panelists named the following:

1.Decarboniz...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-five-sustainability-challenges-for-shipping-by-2030/

Addressing invasive species in ships’ ballast water – treaty amendments enter into force

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...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/14/addressing-invasive-species-in-ships-ballast-water-treaty-amendments-enter-into-force/

Information on BWM for Singapore-flagged vessels

Singapore flagged vessels should bare in mind recent MPA Singapore circulars, regarding the commissioning testing of ballast water management systems (BWMS) and the incorporation of contingency measures into ballast water management plans (BWMP).

Commissioning testing to ensure the right operation of equipment must be conducted at the installation of any BWMS, according to the Guidelines for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems.

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https://safety4sea.com/information-on-ballast-water-management-for-singapore-flagged-vessels/

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