Action Item: The U.S. Coast Guard issued a new policy letter that streamlines the process for vessel owners and operators to apply for an extension to their compliance date for installing ballast ...

DULUTH — Federal regulators said new ships on the Great Lakes will need to install ballast water treatment systems, but existing ships that travel exclusively in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence ...

Minnesota will give the owners of Great Lakes vessels an extra two years to install ballast treatment technology, but the state remains the only government moving to regulate the freshwater boats. The ...

Environmental groups on Tuesday threatened to file another lawsuit in their long-running battle with the federal government over ballast water discharges from cargo ships blamed for spreading invasive ...

The second half of 2016 brought shockwaves to some ship owners who were still in a state of denial about the need to install ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) onboard their vessels. The ...

Minnesota is giving Great Lakes freshwater freighters known as “lakers” that enter the Minnesota waters of Lake Superior an extra two years to install ballast water treatment technology. The Minnesota ...

* Safe Bulkers Inc - ‍agreed with Erma First, a Greece based company, to install in all company's vessels a ballast water treatment system Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ...

Coldharbour Marine, developer of an in-tank, in-voyage and inert gas-based ballast water treatment system for large tankers, bulkers and LNG vessels, has signed an agreement with Sembcorp Marine that ...

Ballast water regulation has been debated in Congress for years but no legislation has passed because of disagreements over how strict the cleanliness standards should be. The EPA refused for years to ...

HOUSTON, Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Envirocleanse LLC, division of Charter Brokerage, a BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY company, recently signed an Agreement with CMB/Bocimar to install the patented inTank™ ...

ALBANY, New York, February 5, 2010 (ENS) – A New York State appeals court has dismissed a challenge brought by shipping interests against the state’s new ballast water requirements, intended to keep ...