TERMINAL OPERATIONS

BRazilians go it alone over ballast water

17 years ago

Five years of waiting for the world to get in step over new rules to control discharge of ships ballast water has proved too much for Brazilian authorities, who are to go it alone.

Port Strategy: Brazilian ports, such as Santos (pictured), must now have the means to analyse ballast water before discharge

Five years of waiting for the world to get in step over new rules to control discharge of ships ballast water has proved too much for Brazilian authorities, who are to go it alone.