ABS supports ballast water compliance ahead of IMO retrofit window

摘要

ABS has published its 2019 Ballast Water Management Advisory providing critical advice to owners in advance of the five-year window beginning September 2019, requiring retrofits of BWM systems on existing ships. "We anticipate roughly 6,000 vessels per year over the next five years will need to be retrofitted with ballast water management systems to meet the revised IMO compliance dates," said William Burroughs, ABS Ballast Water Management Lead.