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Poor Maintenance, Record Keeping, And Crew Training Resulting In Ballast Water Compliance Failures

Over 30% of all installed ballast water treatment systems fail Port State Control D-2 compliance inspections despite 95% of systems having successfully passed commissioning tests. Information submitted by Global TestNet to the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee MEPC82, which took place in October 2024, revealed that 29% to 44% of operational systems are …