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The #BallastBee

Track the #BallastBee

The #BallastBee goes wherever the work goes: engine rooms, shipyards, IMO meetings, trade show floors. Every dot on the map is a photo of him somewhere in the world, most of them taken by the people he met there.

Caught the bee? Send us the photo and we will put you on the map.

6 photos from 4 places

The Ballast Bee in round glasses, pointing at a chalkboard that reads Ballast Water Management Plans

Map of the #BallastBee photos

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Map data from Natural Earth. Place lookups © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The photos

Where the bee has been

Newest first.

  • Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico

    Sent in by Mark

  • London, United Kingdom

    Sent in by Mark

  • London, United Kingdom

    Sent in by Mark

  • Mars, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Sent in by The Hive

  • Athens, Greece

    Sent in by Mark

  • London, United Kingdom

    Sent in by Mark

A four-panel comic strip titled "The Ballast Bee". In the first panel the bee waves and says "Nice to meet you!" In the second it points and says "It's my job to help people with their ballast water." In the third it gives a thumbs up and says "I can't wait to meet you!" The fourth panel reads "Stay tuned for more from the Ballast Bee!" above the Simplify Ballast logo.
Who is the bee

Meet the Ballast Bee

Our mascot, and a reminder of how we like to work: buzz in, sort the problem, hand the system back to the crew, and fly off to the next ship without overstaying the welcome.

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