US obstacle for ballast water will be gone by November
The last bump on the road for producers of ballast water management systems could be cleared away by November, as the US Coast Guard will likely be ready to approve systems by this point. Norwegian supplier expects to bag the first approval.
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT
The lack of US type approval for ballast water management systems was the fly in the ointment when the IMO recently announced that the ballast water convention will come into force in September next year.
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