by Mike Clough | Nov 25, 2020
The Ballast Water Management Convention was adopted on 13.02.2004 and ratified on the 08.09.2016. The aim of this convention was to prevent the spread of invasive aquatic species and pathogens, carried in the ballast water and sediments of ships, being discharged into...
by Marc Sfakianakis | Oct 19, 2019 | News
There have been several major ecological disasters in recent years which were caused by the discharging of ballast water tanks. Bacteria, viruses, invasive plants and creatures can have a devastating effect on local eco-systems after being brought to the area from...
by Marc Sfakianakis | Dec 5, 2017 | News
Ship operators who ignore or have yet to implement a ballast water management plan would be advised to do so as a matter of priority. The authorities are clearly not taking kindly to owners who have been slow off the mark or who have turned a blind eye to creating a...
by Marc Sfakianakis | Oct 13, 2017 | News
More than 13 years after first being adopted, the ground-breaking Ballast Water Management Convention – established to protect both sea life and human health – finally came into force on September 8th 2017. The International Convention for the Control and...
by Marc Sfakianakis | Sep 19, 2017 | News
There have been several major ecological disasters in recent years which were caused by the discharging of ballast water tanks. Bacteria, viruses, invasive plants and creatures can have a devastating effect on local eco-systems after being brought to the area from...
