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Bill Introduced Re: Ballast Water Exchange
Representative Kirk (R-IL) introduced a bill (H.R. 801) to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to require application to…
Report on Ballast Water Management
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report summarizing ballast water management issues. It pointed out that high seas ballast water exchange is the most commonly used technique.
IMO Issues Summary of MEPC Session
The IMO issued summarized the results of the recent session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). Among other things, the MEPC designated Southern…
Cleveland Waterways Management Conference
The US Coast Guard stated that it and the Great Lakes Regional Waterways Management Forum will sponsor a waterways management conference in Cleveland on September 27 and 28.
IMO to Help Coordinate MidEast Oil Spill Clean Up
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is to collaborate in efforts to mount a coordinated response from UN agencies and other concerned parties, including regional Governments…
Hearing on Ballast Water Management and Emissions
The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure conducted a hearing on Draft Legislation…
SHI Delivers World’s Largerst Container Ship
The world’s largest container ship, Xin Los Angeles, has been delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd. (SHI) to Lloyd’s Register class. The ship is owned by…
Ship Recycling Discussed at IMO
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) considered the first draft of a proposed new international instrument…
IMO Presents Ballast Water Documentary
Tiny alien invaders transported in ballast water star as the villains in a new documentary film on harmful organisms in ships’ ballast water launched on March 23 by IMO…
California – Ballast Water Management
The California State Lands Commission (SLC) issued a Letter to Shipping Agents stating that, effective March 22, it will commence enforcement of new Ballast Water Management Regulations.
Ballast Water Treatment Technology
The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking information regarding the status of research and development of ballast water management systems and analytical technologies and…
MEPC Focuses on Environmental Issues
As environmental issues took center stage at IMO during the 48th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) last week (October 7 to 11), delegates…
Coast Guard Proposes National Ballast Water Management Program
The U.S. of nonindigenous species in U.S. waters through ballast water discharges. economic impacts. lifestyles. vessels equipped with ballast water tanks that operate in U.S. enter U.S.
Mandatory Ballast Water Management Program
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to require mandatory ballast water management practices for all vessels equipped with ballast tanks bound for ports or places within…
IMO Secretary-General Addresses MEPC Meeting
The IMO issued a summarized the address made by IMO Secretary-General William O'Neil at the commencement of the 49th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).
Ballast Water Management Reporting Requirements
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to establish penalty provisions for non-submission of Ballast Water Management Reports. The Coast Guard also proposes widening…
Great Lakes States to Address Ballast Water Issue
Attorney General Jennifer M. Granholm has joined Attorneys General from around the Great Lakes states in filing a brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that…
California Issues Report on Ballast Water
The California State Lands Commission (SLC) issued a document entitled Report on the California Ballast Water Management Program
Legal Briefs
Avondale Industries, Inc. has agreed to pay $357,750 in penalties for safety and health violations at its shipyard in Avondale, La., and implement a revised safety…
IMO Conducts MPEC 48
discussed, with a view to producing a final draft for adoption by the Assembly in 2003. The Committee recommended that a Diplomatic Conference be convened in early…