California State Ballast Water Exchange fines and regulations 01 May 2017 Overview of California State Ballast Water Management and noncompliance penalties. News story Regulations Environment Ballast water management USA California
California Biofouling and Ballast Water Management requirements 2018 29 December 2017 California State Lands Commission - Information about the implementation of biofouling management requirements and a reminder about existing reporting requirements. News story Environment Ballast water management Biofouling USA California
USCG Guidelines "Evaluating Potential Courses of Action for Inoperable BWM System" 16 February 2018 The United States Coast Guard (USCG) have recently released the CG-CVC Policy Letter 18-02, “Guidelines for Evaluating Potential Courses of Action When a Vessel Bound for a Port in the United States has an Inoperable Ballast Water Management (BWM) System.” News story Environment Ballast water management USA
US heading for changes to ballast water management bill 15 November 2018 The US Senate has approved changes to the VIDA Bill (formerly known as Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, CVIDA), creating a new approach for regulating ballast water discharges from vessels while recognizing special regional situations. News story Environment Ballast water management USA
MEPC reaffirms that early movers of ballast water systems are not penalised 07 July 2017 MEPC 71 progressed in ensuring smoother implementation of the ballast water convention. One of the achievements was reaffirming the agreement regarding the provisions for non-penalisation of early movers that have installed ballast water management systems according to G8 guidelines. News story Environment Ballast water management Emission to air Emission to sea Recycling Safety Ships inspections and Port State control
BIMCO’s new Shipmaster’s Ballast Water Manual now available to order 26 September 2017 BIMCO's has launched a practical guide for shipmasters managing new ballast water management systems. It coincides with the entry into force of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention. News story Ballast water management
BIMCO advises shipowners to check ballast water system installation plans 18 March 2020 Coronavirus - COVID-19 Environment Ballast water management
Tripartite Forum: Shipping Industry prepares for major changes 22 October 2018 The shipping industry is on the verge of major changes requiring strong collaboration between ship builders, ship owners and classification societies, agreed the 70 plus participants of the 2018 Tripartite Forum held in Seoul, South Korea on 11 and 12 October. Priority news Press release News story Tripartite Environment 2020 sulphur cap Ballast water management
Crewless ships, cyber security and ballast water issues top agenda for Marine Committee 23 May 2017 A broad range of “hot” industry issues kept BIMCO’s Marine Committee busy at its recent meeting at BIMCO House. News story Safety Navigation Security Cyber security Environment Ballast water management
US regulations affecting your ships - get the April update! 10 May 2017 This is the latest in a series of reports supplied by the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) with the intention of keeping BIMCO members appraised of legislative developments in the US affecting international shipping. BIMCO highlights only the relevant developments that would impact members. The full CSA April report is also provided. News story Environment Ballast water management Emission to sea Safety Ports USA
