Comments on: MARPOL (The International Convention for Prevention of Marine Pollution For Ships): The Ultimate Guide https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/marpol-convention-shipping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marpol-convention-shipping The Maritime Industry Guide Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:49:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Anish https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/marpol-convention-shipping/#comment-4793067 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:03:56 +0000 https://www.marineinsight.com/?p=1721106#comment-4793067 In reply to Don Mitchel.

Thank you for your comment

]]> By: Don Mitchel https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/marpol-convention-shipping/#comment-4792416 Sun, 25 Dec 2022 10:59:17 +0000 https://www.marineinsight.com/?p=1721106#comment-4792416 United States Ballast Water Regulations
To satisfy ballast water legislation signed into law, The “ final rule”/ regulations and/or lack of regulation appears according to this link, scheduled for February 2023 four years after the release of purposed regulation in 2020 to satisfy the legislation signed into law in 2018
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202204&RIN=2040-AF92
Will it matter what happens in the election for 2024? Sadly the history for addressing ballast water, is a history that follows elections producing few results. Back in 2008 when all the senators were running for President, H.R.2830 was left to die in the senate and the new administration opted for more study, over 4years later and after 2012 reelection we got a weak vessel incidental discharge act called VIDA. Hopefully the EPA will not continue to purpose weakening the existing VIDA, by removal of BMP’s (such as trying to avoid the uptakes of sewage and pathogens etc., which they purposed in 2020) and will additionally add something meaningful for the Great Lakes after purposing nothing. This is legislation that uses Federalism and neglects considering the effects of global warming. It dose not consider, (by design) that all United States citizens who depend on clean water for their life, health, and livelihood should be included as stakeholders. The general public is being left clueless by the media and politicians about the dangers and the permanent destruction to our countries water being exasperated by climate change ballast water presents. The emphasis the EPA places on cost is contrary to President Obama’s amending the invasive species act to reflect the need to consider human health when global warming is a factor.
Sincerely,
Don Mitchel

]]> By: Roland Joseph https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/marpol-convention-shipping/#comment-4760964 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:52:41 +0000 https://www.marineinsight.com/?p=1721106#comment-4760964 wonderful work you are doing

we all should work together to protect our environment

]]> By: Titovych https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/marpol-convention-shipping/#comment-4756109 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:39:41 +0000 https://www.marineinsight.com/?p=1721106#comment-4756109 Plastic owerboard,

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