IMO’s GloBallast Partnerships Project has won the 6th Marine BizTV International Maritime Award for “Best Innovative Project”.
The GloBallast Partnerships Project assists developing countries and their maritime industries for implementation of the international regulations on ballast water management, the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, to prevent the spread of alien invasive species.
Catalyst for Ballast Water Management Solutions
The jury awarded the project for its role in catalysing the global efforts to find innovative technological solutions for the management of ships’ ballast water and its international position as a technical co-operation and capacity building project. The Project is executed by IMO with funding support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and in partnership with the United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP).
The award was presented during the 6th Marine BizTV International Maritime Award ceremony, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 15 May 2013.
Third International Award
It is the third international award presented to the GloBallast project since its inception in 2000. In 2003, GloBallast won the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal and in 2007, the awareness-raising video documentary, “Invaders from the Sea”, produced by GloBallast jointly with the BBC, won the Gold Award for Best UN Feature Film at the United Nations Documentary Film Festival.
