Dar es Salaam, Dec. 16 -- Tanzania has pledged to come out with two key takeaways to safeguard the marine environment dependent on driving the blue economy.

The countrys promise came at the closing of the three-day regional workshop on the international convention for control and management of ships ballast water and sediments that ended on Thursday.

The Ministry of Works and Transport, Safety and Environment Director, Ms Stella Katondo, said that after International Marine Organisation (IMO) presentations, the country has learned of the need and urgency to ratify the convention and secondly to formulate regulations for supervision and dispose of ballast water.

“This is a very important aspect as we need to have a legal mandate o...