The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Monday (3/2) announced the launching of a Global Industry Alliance (GIA) "to tackle the threats of marine bio-invasions caused by the transfer of alien plants and animals in ships' ballast tanks." The GIA is a partnership between IMO, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and four major private shipping corporations. The biggest area that GIA is going to contribute to is research and development for ballast water treatment technologies that can be fitted onboard ships. Also, the Alliance will assist with exploring new ship design options such as "flow thru" ballast tanks and "ballast-free ships".
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
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