Ballast water sample. Image courtesy SGS. After much discussion and three rounds of votes, text for the interim guidance for ships ballasting in challenging, high sediment water was finally approved ...

Ballast water is freshwater or ocean water stored in a ship's hull to provide stability and improve maneuverability during a voyage. When the ship reaches its destination, the ballast is emptied into ...

It was never going to be realistic to expect treated ballast water to have zero viable organisms on discharge. The G8 guidelines that define the type approval process for ballast water treatment ...

An aerial view of the Port of Stockton. An invasive species of mussel from Asia has been found near the port and in several other locations in the San Joaquin Valley. The mussels were likely ...