Pandemic Adds Pressure To Compliance With US and IMO Ballast Water Management Regimes

Source: ABS

Original Date Posted: 6/17/2020

Retrofit demand was already outpacing capacity, but Coronavirus has worsened the situation. Even before the outbreak of the Coronavirus, pressure on the industry was intense to maintain a fast pace of Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) Code Type Approvals, installations and commissioning of BWMSs. An increasing number of BWMS Code Type Approvals were being granted but possibly not soon enough to keep pace with the demand for retrofits. US Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approvals were doing better, though many of these units are not BWMS Code (or 2016 G8) approved.

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