Summary of press release from Government offices in Sweden of June 9 2009
The Government of Sweden has announced ratification of the Ballast Water Convention, and will adopt a new law for handling and control of ballast water, in accordance with the international conventionen set by IMO, International Maritime Organization, in 2004.
- I´m pleased to say that we have Swedish companies in the forefront, developing systems for treatment of ballast water, says Åsa Torstensson, Minister for Communications, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.