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LETTER TO INDUSTRY - POTENTIAL BYPASS BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BWMS) WITHOUT ALARM ACTIVATION
LETTER TO INDUSTRY - POTENTIAL BYPASS BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BWMS) WITHOUT ALARM ACTIVATION
Posted: Jun 17, 2026

LETTER TO INDUSTRY - POTENTIAL BYPASS BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BWMS) WITHOUT ALARM ACTIVATION

ABS

This notice provides an overview of the recent Port State Control (PSC) detentions relating to Ballast Water Management System (BWMS).
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PSC CIC 2025 on Ballast Water Management – Questionnaire now published
PSC CIC 2025 on Ballast Water Management – Questionnaire now published
Posted: Aug 26, 2025

PSC CIC 2025 on Ballast Water Management – Questionnaire now published

DNV

The Paris and Tokyo MoUs’ joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management (BWM) will run from 1 September to 30 November 2025. The CIC questionnaire is now published. This PSC news is a follow-up of our news published on 15 July 2025.
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PSC CIC 2025 on ballast water management and DNV’s PSC Top 18
PSC CIC 2025 on ballast water management and DNV’s PSC Top 18
Posted: Aug 26, 2025

PSC CIC 2025 on ballast water management and DNV’s PSC Top 18

DNV

This year’s Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign (PSC CIC), taking place from 1 September to 30 November 2025, will focus on ballast water management.
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Upcoming Changes to Ballast Water Record-Keeping Requirements – Entry into force on 1 February 2025
Upcoming Changes to Ballast Water Record-Keeping Requirements – Entry into force on 1 February 2025
Posted: Feb 12, 2025

Upcoming Changes to Ballast Water Record-Keeping Requirements – Entry into force on 1 February 2025

Bureau Veritas

Entry into force of the amendments to Appendix II of the Annex to the BWM Convention on the format of the Ballast Water Record Book (BWRB)
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Ballast water record-keeping and reporting requirements - Upcoming changes
Ballast water record-keeping and reporting requirements - Upcoming changes
Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Ballast water record-keeping and reporting requirements - Upcoming changes

DNV

Starting in 2025, two IMO resolutions come into effect specifying a new format for the ballast water record book (BWRB) and mandating approval of electronic BWRBs when replacing hard copy versions on board vessels. More about these new requirements for ballast water record-keeping and reporting in this statutory news.
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