A major step forward in tanker operation safety was taken as ABS announced technical guidance for inert gas systems for ballast tanks. Compliance to the guidelines leads to the class notation ...

In order to maintain a consistent buoyancy as their cargo loads change, ocean-going ships pump seawater in and out of their ballast tanks. Needless to say, that salty water isn't exactly the ...

Boat owners transporting watercraft with ballast tanks or bladders will undergo additional cleaning at watercraft inspection stations this summer to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. The ...

A new robot for inspecting ballast water tanks on board ships is being developed. The robot is able to move independently along rails built into the tanks. At the moment, people still carry out such ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—Oceangoing ships would have to flush their ballast tanks with salt water before entering the St. Lawrence Seaway under proposed rules designed to stem the flood of foreign species ...

CHARLESTON -- Scientists next week will begin removing sediment from the ballast tanks of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, a process that could pinpoint when two holes in the tanks were made.

Work is under way today to refloat the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. by pumping water out of the laker's ballast tanks. The 1,000-foot-long laker's engine room flooded Monday after a submerged object ...

A Coast Guard inspector last November found significant wear in a ballast tank in the stern area of the Alaska Ranger, but repairs were not scheduled to be made until after the winter fishing season, ...