FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin According to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)’s Annual Report for 2025, performance data indicates a continued improvement in Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) operational reliability, with system-related issues declining by 22.2% compared to the previous year. Enforcement trends As informed, over the preceding 24-month period, enforcement remained measured, with five Letters of Warning (LOW) issued. The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor compliance closely. The persistent issues, particularly among General Bulk Carriers, signal that this vessel type will be a key area of focus for future compliance and enforcement efforts. RelatedNews U.S. forces disable tanker bound for Iran as crew gets rescued BIMCO launches charter to support digital seafarer certificates var jnews_module_21374377_0_6a27d7024878c = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21374377","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2897,748,1866,1335,75,1582,31","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ad