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Ballast Water Management









          The International Convention for                  Environmental protection is and always has been acknowl-
                                                            edged by  INTERCARGO as fundamental to shipping. How-
          the Control and Management of                     ever, regulation, in addition to having safety and the envi-
          Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments                ronment as the top priorities, should always ensure that
                                                            shipping  operations  can  continue  in  an  efficient  manner
          (Ballast Water Convention)                        without affecting the industry’s duty to global trade.
          entered into force on the 8th                     The implementation challenges of the Convention especial-

          September 2017 and as anticipated                 ly relate to the performance of ballast water treatment sys-
                                                            tems, the operating conditions and locations of vessels, and
          by INTERCARGO, has not been                       the global coverage of technical support for the systems in-
          without its challenges.                           volved.  It is important to note that while ships are certi-
                                                            fied for global trade, many of the available systems are not
                                                            certified or able to perform in all locations and conditions
                                                            that vessels may trade in, and this is particularly true for
                                                            the bulk carrier fleet. It is hoped that the current IMO Expe-
                                                            rience Building Phase related to the Convention will bring
                                                            these challenges to the foreground and that the regulators
                                                            will act accordingly.
                                                            INTERCARGO is currently working with various stakehold-
                                                            ers, including the treatment system manufacturers, with the
                                                            aim of providing solutions to some of the issues that are af-
                                                            fecting the bulk carrier fleet.








































          For more information on this topic please visit:
          intercargo.org/topics/ballast


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