What IMO MEPC 76 means for ballast water treatment

摘要

MEPC 76 was disappointing for the ballast water treatment sector: most of the issues stakeholders consider vital were pushed back to make way for greenhouse gas (GHG) issues. The implications are that ballast water is fading in importance, but the deadlines remain the same. As part of Riviera Maritime Media's Ballast Water Webinar Week, ABS Global Sustainability Center senior principal engineer William (Bill) Burroughs and INTERTANKO environment director Tim Wilkins examined the changes made to the agenda of MEPC 76 and the longer-term implications for the ballast water industry and shipowners during the webinar What IMO MEPC 76 means for ballast water treatment.