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Four routes to better maritime governance

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Challenges in preventing pollution from ballast water highlight reforms needed in global shipping regulation, write Zheng Wan and colleagues.

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  1. Zheng Wan is associate professor at the College of Transport and Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China.,

    Zheng Wan

  2. Jihong Chen is professor and maritime expert at the Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai Municipal Transport Commission, Shanghai, China.,

    Jihong Chen

  3. Abdel El Makhloufi is senior economist at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,

    Abdel El Makhloufi

  4. Daniel Sperling is distinguished professor of civil engineering and environmental science and policy, and founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, USA.,

    Daniel Sperling

  5. Yang Chen is associate professor at Shanghai International Shipping Institute, Shanghai, China.,

    Yang Chen

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