Re:Asian countries take a stand against the rich world’s pla...
by snthd on Monday June 17, 2019 @02:24PM
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Cargo ships are designed to float at a certain level in the water - if they're too empty they carry ballast instead. This causes it's own problems - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_water_discharge_and_th...
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Re:Asian countries take a stand against the rich world’s pla...
by basilgohar on Monday June 17, 2019 @08:28PM
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Thank you for the included link. This is an aspect of international shipping about which I was wholly ignorant. The particular section mentioning the "international exchange" occurring in Singapore was particularly concerning because even species from areas not visited by the transiting vessels can "hitch a ride", so to speak.