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California’s Emergency Ballast Water Management Rule in Effect

The California State Lands Commission has implemented an emergency ballast water management rule. The emergency rule came into effect on June 18, 2025. Under this rule, vessels with ballast water sourced from waters with a measured salinity of less than 18 parts per thousand (ppt) — equivalent to 18 grams of salt per kilogram ofContinueContinue reading “California’s Emergency Ballast Water Management Rule in Effect”

How to handle TRO exceedance

A very common problem faced by operators, is the TRO tests failing the Maximum Allowable Discharge Concentration, while the TRO sensors show correct operation and compliant discharges. When a TRO test of sample collected from Overboard Discharge Line sampling point is failing the MADC , while the system’s s TRO sensors readings, shows correct operationContinueContinue reading “How to handle TRO exceedance”