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Ballast Water Management Information Center. The focus of this site is two-fold.
First, it provides a compendium of documents, including legislation/regulations as well as
technical papers and reports, with an emphasis on treatment technologies. The second
focus is to provide current news and status of issues in a timely manner.
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GloBallast Program Anounces Partnership With the World Conservation Union - In the latest issue of the Global Ballast Water Management
Programme's "Ballast Water News", they announce a strategic alliance
with IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Under the partnership, IUCN has become a
co-producer of Ballast Water News, with many articles being contributed by IUCN, including
several in this issue. |
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Ballast Water Treatment
R&D Symposium - The 2nd
International Ballast Water Treatment R&D Symposium will be held July 21-23, 2003
at IMO Headquarters in London. The program is truly global in nature and is
scheduled immediately after the 49th meeting of IMO's Marine Environmental Protection
Committee, which will be making decisions on the new international Ballast Water
Convention. |
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Ballast Water Discussed at
SOCP Meeting in Pittsburg - At the SOCP meeting held June 3-4, 2003, the ballast
water treatment system testing being undertaken by NOAA and MARAD was discussed. The
vessel operators within SOCP agreed to form a panel to act in an advisory role to NOAA and
MARAD to ensure commercial issues were adequately considered in the testing program.
In addition, materials were provided to the attendees concerning the Washington State
ballast water program, including the latest version of the Ballast Water law
and regulations. |
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