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BALLAST WATER TREATMENT “ABS estimates that, of ships greater than 2,000dwt currently under its class and scheduled for retrofts before 2024, as much as 20% of that subset could lack the economic justifcation for having a BWMS installed. With the potential resultant inability to trade internationally, those ships may be destined for the industry’s breaking yards.” – William Burroughs,

Senior Principal Engineer, Advisory Services, for ABS small proportion of the feet that is scheduled for BWMS retrofts.

To the Yard – OR – to the Breakers?

ABS estimates that, of ships greater than 2,000 dwt currently under

As capacity becomes tighter at new construction and repair its class and scheduled for retrofts before 2024, as much as 20% of yards, the rush of ships looking for BWMS retrofts may result that subset could lack the economic justifcation for having a BWMS in a record number of removals from the global feet in 2022. installed. With the potential resultant inability to trade internation-

Retrofts on vessels aged 15 years and younger in 2022 are likely ally, those ships may be destined for the industry’s breaking yards.

to be completed; the next year, ships over that age are less likely

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