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Isle of Man Issues 2025 Ballast Water Record Book Updates
Ballast water documentation is one of the leading reasons for non-compliance. For ship owners and operators, trying to staying compliant with ballast water management regulations
EPA Publishes Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance in the Federal
MEPC 80 Ballast Water Management Update and Summary
Progress and Key Issues in the Review of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) Significant progress was made during the MEPC 80th session in reviewing
Introducing: The Battle Against Biofouling!
Invasive aquatic species pose a major threat to our oceans through biofouling on ships! At the 80th session of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee
Department of State Announced Preparation Meeting for IMO PPR 10
The Department of State announced that it will conduct a public meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, both in-person at Coast Guard
MEPC 79 Summary
Various proposals for amendments and unified interpretations were discussed at MEPC in correlation to the guidelines of the BWM Convention. Operational matters regarding the implementation
