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US Coast Guard has to "educate" confused shipowners on ballast water

Implementing regulations on ballast water discharge from vessels has confused many shipowners, who do not know when their vessels must install the systems, the US Coast Guard tells ShippingWatch. More than 13,000 ships have been given extensions on the deadline for installation.
Photo: /ritzau/Marius Nyheim
Photo: /ritzau/Marius Nyheim
by SØREN PICO

The introduction of global environmental requirements for the shipping industry's cleansing of ballast water has prompted confusion among many shipowners, who do not know when their ships need to install cleansing systems.

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