Ship&Offshore | Issue GreenTech/2018
United States gears up for ballast water compliance
Changes in United States Coast Guard (USCG) policy may introduce new challenges in aligning compliance between US and IMO regulations, says Evon Li, senior engineer, Advisory Services at the classification society ABS. After many years of delays, ballast water discharge regulations globally and in the United States are finally becoming real for shipowners. While the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to some limited delays in entry into force of the Ballast Water Management Convention, US Coast Guard (USCG) policy is evolving from implementation of its discharge requirements to enforcement.