Two Competing Solutions, One Urgent Threat
There’s little question that plastic pollution is amounting to critical damage in the marine environment. According to the Ocean Conservancy, 8 […]
Newsletter Articles
NAMEPA Sea Worthy News: May 2021
This month NAMEPA celebrates Safety at Sea! Don’t forget to check out this month’s newsletter. Topics include tankers and their
NAMEPA’s Spring Outreach Recap
From the depths to the shallows, Wakeman Boys and Girls dive into marine environment protectors program! NAMEPA was thrilled to get back out into
NAMEPA Seaworthy News March 2021
Check out our March 2021 Newsletter! This edition includes topics on strides in sustainability, sound pollution in the oceans, future
The Not-So-Silent Ocean Part 2
We are inundated with noise every day from automobiles, planes flying overhead, television, radio, lawn mowers, leaf blowers and more along with the natural sounds
Emerging Skin Disease in Dolphins Linked to Changing Climate
A mysterious disease has been killing dolphins for decades and in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, it was finally documented in
How smart tech forces the maritime workforce to adapt
As new technology brings change to the maritime industry, so does it bring change to the people who keep it
NAMEPA Seaworthy News January 2021
Check out our Jan. 2021 Newsletter! This edition includes topics on new legislation to help Save Our Seas, new technologies,
The environment has DNA!
The environment has DNA? We have all heard by now of our own self-identifier, our own molecular fingerprint, Deoxyribonucleic acid
Member & Industry News
Ballast Water Management – Beyond Type Approval
Since September of last year, when the implementation date of the International Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention became clear, all eyes have been focused on the U.S. Type Approval Process. Ship owners and operators have been concerned, in particular, with the differences between the between the U.S. and International Type approval processes and the potential that BWMS meeting the more stringent U.S. requirements may not be available prior to the entry into force of the International BWM Convention in 2017.
In December 2016, the Coast Guard type approved three BWMSs, and we expect to see more systems submitted for type approval early this year.