IMO announced that Peru has acceded to the Ballast Water Management Convention. This brings the number of States party to the BWM Convention to 51, representing 34.87% of the world’s merchant fleet tonnage.
Ambassador of Peru to the United Kingdom, H.E. Mr. Claudio de la Puente Ribeyro, met IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at IMO HQ, London (10 June) to hand over the instrument of accession.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has reiterated his request to countries that have not already done so, to ratify the BWM Convention as soon as possible in order to establish a certain date for entry into force, which will facilitate the work to make any necessary amendments to the Convention.
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