Global Maritime Transport and Ballast Water Management Issues and So
Ballast water management is a complex subject with many issues and still limited knowledge, however, it is building up on new scientific researches and practical experience. The Ballast Water Management Convention is the global legal framework which still
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Matej David Stephan Gollasch Editors
Global Maritime Transport and Ballast Water Management Issues and Solutions
Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology
Volume 8
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Matej David • Stephan Gollasch Editors
Global Maritime Transport and Ballast Water Management Issues and Solutions
Editors Matej David Dr. Matej David Consult Korte, Izola, Slovenia
Stephan Gollasch Gollasch Consulting (GoConsult) Hamburg, Germany
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Foreword
It is widely accepted that more than 90 % of cargoes in international trade are safely transported by ships throughout the world, and the carriage of ballast water plays an essential role in guaranteeing the safe navigation and operation of such ships. At the same time, though, ballast water poses an environmental threat by serving as a vehicle to transport live unwanted species across the oceans. According to diffe
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