IMO: IMO Secretary-General urges decisive action on ballast water and Costa Concordia accident

In a keynote address to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Conference in London today (12 September 2012), Mr. Sekimizu told shipowners that they had the power to encourage their flag States to ratify the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (Ballast Water Management Convention) as soon as possible, as well as to implement its provisions with immediate effect.

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Keywords: BALLAST WATER, COSTA CONCORDIA ACCIDENT

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Related Topics: International Maritime Organization

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