BW convention concerns voiced

摘要

A group representing leading shipbuilders, shipowners, and classification societies reiterated its concerns about the obstacles faced as the Ballast Water Management Convention moves closer to ratification. A statement from ICS, IACS, BIMCO, Intercargo, Intertanko, OCIMF, and the Committee for Expertise of Shipbuilding Specifics (CESS) noted that "it was always going to be challenging to fit ballast water treatment equipment to all of the world's 70,000 ships". The statement followed the representatives' annual tripartite meeting in Busan, Korea, in December.