Regional workshop on ship ballast water management begins

ADEN, Nov. 23 (Saba) - A Saudi delegation from the General
Presidency of Metrology and Environment Protection arrived on Sunday
in Aden to take part in a regional workshop on ballast water
managemen in ships.

The workshop which started on Sunday in the Yemeni Commercial
Capital of Aden, was organized by General Authority for Maritime
Affairs in collaboration with the International Maritime
Organization and the Regional Authority for the Red Sea Protection.

It comes as recently piracy has soared with at least more 30 ships
hijacked this year. Pirates recently captured a Saudi vessel
carrying 2 million barrels of oil worth $ 100 million. Negotiations
betwen the vessel owners and pirates are going on with
experts to safeguard the release of the ship.