Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 have expressed disappointment in the decision.
Authorities in Germany have imposed a record fine to a Mashall Islands-flagged tanker for breaching an open-loop scrubber ban in the Port of Hamburg.
Malaysia has decided to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers by vessels operating in the country’s waters.
Japan-based company Miura has received the USCG type approval certificate for its ballast water management system.
Asiatic Lloyd has decided to equip its entire fleet with ballast water treatment systems (BWTSs).
On October 13, amendments to the IMO BWM Convention entered into force.
This is the 22nd certificate issued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
DryShips completes the dry-docking and installation of BWTSs and scrubbers on seven of its vessels.
Euronav selects Ecochlor ballast water management systems (BWMS) for seven of its Suezmax and VLCC vessels.
Stolt Tankers has selected DESMI Ocean Guard’s CompactClean BWMS for installation on the company’s existing fleet.
Turkish Shipowners BWT Group inks a fleet agreement for Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 systems.
International ships flying ROK or Chinese flags set to benefit.
Ukraine has changed the ballast water regulations in its ports by cancelling control of segregated ballast.
DFDS contracts DESMI Ocean Guard A/S to install ballast BWMSs on its existing fleet of vessels.
