USCG Issues BWM Extension Program Guide

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has released a new guidance related to its Ballast Water Management (BWM) Extension Program, which grants an extension of a vessel’s compliance date to an owner/operator who proves that BWM compliance is not possible.

Drewry: IMO’s BWM Regulation to Boost Tanker Scrapping Activity

Weakness in freight rates will increase tanker shipping demolitions over the next two years, with the trend accelerating in later years as a result of the IMO regulation on ballast water, according to shipping consultancy Drewry.

Liberia Proposes More Time for Shipowners to Adjust to BWMS

The Liberian Maritime Administration is to introduce a proposal to the meeting of the IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC70) in London on October 24 to allow certain ships additional time beyond 2020 to install adequate ballast water manag

IMO’s BWM Convention to Enter Into Force in September 2017

With Finland’s accession of the International Ballast Water Management Convention, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that the remaining condition for entry into force has been met and therefore the BWM Convention is scheduled to enter int