BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Top lab stops BWMS testing, slams regulations

The University of Maryland’s respected Maritime Environment Resource Center (MERC) is to stop testing ballast water management (BWM) systems for type approval, citing flaws in regulations.

"The threat of introductions of new species may not be significantly reduced" by current rules, says MERC

The University of Maryland’s respected Maritime Environment Resource Center (MERC) is to stop testing ballast water management (BWM) systems for type approval, citing flaws in regulations.

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