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Dirty Ballast

Dirty Ballast

Created OnFebruary 5, 2018
byCapt. Angad S Cheema
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A term applied to the seawater used for ballast when it is contaminated with the remnants or residue left in cargo tanks that previously carried crude oil or heavy persistent refined oils.

Related:

  • Dreadage or Dreading Clause
  • Grab discharge
  • Crude Oil Washing
  • Clean Ballast
  • Ballast
  • Hog (Hogging)

By Capt. Angad S Cheema

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