The BWM Convention was adopted in 2004 and recently, it is highly expected that the Convention will enter into force in the near future. The important element for its early entry into force and firm implementation is to supply a sufficient number of qualified BWM systems to the world market.

For this purpose, both governments have been making efforts to increase the number of the approved BWM systems based on G8 & G9 guidelines developed at IMO. In cooperation with each government, the ship machinery industries in Korea and Japan, as major shipbuilding countries of the world, have set forward necessary Research & Development for BWM Systems These are expected to be forerunners that can contribute further towards early entry into force of the Convention, through their advanced technologies and their capability for supply of BWM systems.

In this seminar, taking into account these situations, specialists from the Japanese government, the Korean classification society, research institutes and six manufacturers of qualified BWM systems of both countries introduced valuable information from their expertise. Topics included the policy of each government, technical information on various types of BWM systems and the latest information on how to deal with possible concerns on the ballast water sampling for Port State Control. During Q&A time, technical and legal issues were discussed actively among lecturers and participants from the shipbuilding industry, shipowners, manufacturers, academics, governments, classification societies, etc.

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