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IMO addressing underwater radiated noise
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IMO addressing underwater radiated noise

15 May 2025
This webinar will cover the reduction of underwater radiated noise from ships, considering guidelines, regulatory options, and incentives for quieter designs, along with standardised measurement methods and emerging technologies.
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Controlling Biofouling: Insights from MEPC 83 and industry stakeholders

13 May 2025
This webinar will focus on the latest developments in marine biofouling management following MEPC 83 and the work of the GloFouling Partnerships. It will cover the shift from voluntary guidelines to a legally binding instrument, best practices for in-water cleaning, emerging antifouling ...
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Implications of MEPC 83 on Ballast Water Management and Emerging Biosecurity Regulations

12 May 2025
This webinar will focus on the final phase of ballast water regulation, covering topics such as Compliance Monitoring Device (CMD) trials, Port State Control (PSC) enforcement, and biosecurity regulations, including a proposed Biofouling Convention at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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Post-MEPC 82 (October 2024) issues

14 Oct 2024
MEPC 82 will take place just days after the implementation of the D-2 standard on 8 September 2024. This meeting will mark the culmination of two decades of work at the IMO on ballast water treatment and should signify the end of this process. In this webinar, experts will examine the agenda for ...
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Replacement of failed BWMS

14 Oct 2024
From 8 September 2024, all vessels must comply with the D-2 standard or have mitigation plans in place. This includes replacing ballast water management systems (BWMS) that do not meet compliance. Given the complexity of marine equipment, replacements are inevitable, especially with the added ...
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Standardising ballast water compliance: key takeaways from MEPC 81

11 Apr 2024
Key outcomes of International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) latest Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting (81) included finalising a table of important issues to consider during a review of ballast water regulations. These issues address improvements to the performance and ...
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BWMS legislation in North America

10 Apr 2024
Under the 2018 US Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) legislation and as the key policy-making body for ballast water rules in the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was required to propose new standards for the US Coast Guard (USCG) to adopt and enforce. However, in October 2023, ...
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Navigating ballast water commissioning testing requirements and potential pitfalls

09 Apr 2024
Fitting a ballast water management system that is type-approved by the US Coast Guard or IMO is not the end of a shipowner’s ballast-related compliance obligations. Layers of requirements have been added – from the June 2022 deadline for a successful test to the September 2024 D-2 standard deadline ...
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Beware the zombie BWMS service agreement

02 Jun 2023
Not all service agreements are created equal, and shipowners must be careful to avoid "zombie" service agreements that are no longer valid or provide insufficient support when it comes to the availability of spare parts, software updates and could leave owners stranded amidst a landscape of new and ...
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What is happening with BWMS legislation in North America?

31 May 2023
Canada and the US share the Great Lakes but are on distinctly different ballast water treatment pathways for those inland waterways. While Canada is supporting shipping stakeholders with aid for conversion, the US government has been threatened with a lawsuit by an NGO over alleged lack of progress ...
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Replacing a failed or out-of-spec BWMS

30 May 2023
IMO’s MEPC first produced guidelines on ballast water treatment in 1991, and the final phase is in sight with the D-2 standard commencing on 8 September 2024. However, the intervening decades have produced a legacy of BWMS designs and installations that will not meet the D-2 standard or are no ...
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