THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined CMA CGM, the world's third-largest shipping container company, for violating the Clean Water Act's Vessel General Permit, reports Ventura, California's gCaptain

Shipballast rule geared to protect Great Lakes gets mixed reviewsKansas City StarOn Wednesday, the federal Environmental Protection Agency released a draft of a new rule that will require overseasshipsvisiting the lakes to eventually install treatment systems forship-steadying ballast tanks. Contaminated ballast discharges are...Newshipdischarge rules proposedUPI.comall 26 news articles »

THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be instrumental in establishing standards for ballast water discharge, while the US Coast Guard (USCG) will monitor and enforce compliance of the proposed rule

FRENCH water microbiology company aqua-tools has been presented with a Seatrade Awards, during a recent celebratory in London, reports the American Journal of Transportation

MOL has announced it has acquired approval in concept for the installation of a packaged container ballast water treatment system

BIO-UV Group has successfully installed its BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system on CMA CGM's new 20,600 TEU containership Antoine De Saint Exupery built by Hanjin Heavy Industries' yard in the Philippines

DANISH company BAWAT says it has created 'revolutionary' technology to help shipowners treat ballast water to fight the spread of invasive species 'simply, cost effectively and reliably' and protect the biodiversity of the world's oceans

BULGARIAN ballast water treatment company Optimarin has installed its USCG-approved unit on the Norwegian Polar Institute's newbuild research vessel Kronprins Haakon, the company announced