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Stretching for growth
As stretch targets for the world, the Sustainable Development Goals offer a game plan for harmonizing the demands of a fast-growing human population with a dwindling finite natural resource base. Business, government and civil society need to work together in radically new ways to meet them.
Global treaty to halt invasive aquatic species enters into force
Global treaty to halt invasive aquatic species enters into force
A key international measure for environmental protection that aims to stop the spread of potentially invasive aquatic species in ships’ ballast water enters into force today, 8 September 2017.
The GloBallast Story: Reflections from a Global Family
Shipping is a great connector between continents, countries and cities—about 80 percent of international trade relies on shipping. However, global shipping is also a significant source of the spread of invasive alien species when ship’s ballast water is not managed properly. Invasive alien species often disrupt the local ecosystems, threaten local economies and livelihoods, cause diseases, and can even cause the loss of human life. Moreover, experience shows that once invasive alien species have been introduced and established, they are virtually impossible to eradicate.
GloBallast and the GEF - The GEF, UNDP, IMO and the Maritime Industry: Catalysing Industry Transformation through the Global Industry Alliance (GIA)
Mr Shaj U. Thayil is the Chairperson of the GloBallast Global Industry Alliance (GIA) Task Force. A marine engineer by training, with a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde, he has extensive maritime experience in building and managing ships. As APL’s Head of Global Technical Services and Managing Director of Neptune Ship Management Services Pte. Ltd., he is responsible for technical and ship management operations and played a leading role in the expansion of APL’s new vessel fleet.
International community rallies to address major threat to oceans
Global treaty to halt invasive aquatic species to enter into force in 2017
Accession by Finland has triggered the entry into force of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention on 8 September 2017. The BWM Convention is a key international measure for environmental protection that aims to stop the spread of potentially invasive aquatic species through ships’ ballast water.
GloBallast: Managing Global Ballast Water Better
The bulk of world trade, 90% by volume, is transported by ship (MKC, 2012). Shipping is perhaps the most international of all the world's industries and is an essential component of our modern way of life. Globally, three to five billion tonnes of ballast water are transferred by ship each year (IMO, 2014).
Ballast water can carry thousands of different species of marine plants, microbes and animals at any given time, and when discharged into new environments, some of these exotic species quickly establish and multiply in number.