The UK P&I Club has issued a Circular received from their local correspondents in Argentina advising of the requirement for vessels to ‘chlorinate’ ballast in accordance with Resolution 85-E/2017, published on 15th February 2017 and which came into force on 24th February 2017.
The EC has issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions with the aim to assist MRV (monitoring, recording & verification) companies, verifiers & other stakeholders implement the EU MRV shipping legislation.
The USCG via its blog ‘Maritime Commons’ has informed that its Marine Safety Center has received its fifth application for BWMS Type Approval from Ecochlor.
AMSA has issued a Marine Notice 2017/5 entitled Regulations for Air Emissions from Ships, which provides general information on MARPOL Annex VI.
The MPA has issued a Shipping Circular on the details of the BWMC as applicable to Singapore flagged vessels.
The USCG, via their ballast water blog series have announced that they will now make available the type approval certificates for BWMS on its ballast portal at
The USCG has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) on an update to its ballast water extension policy.
The US Dept. of Justice (US DOJ) issued a news release stating that two chief engineers of the vessel, T/V Green Sky, were convicted of falsifying documents in order to conceal illegal discharges of oily bilge waste and on obstruction charges.
