From 1 January, Oman Maritime Waste Treatment SAOC (OMWT) will start collecting Marpol classified waste as a service to ships calling Sohar port.
Namely, ship generated waste is an increasing hazard to the seas. Under IMO Marpol regulations ships are required to dispose their generated waste to so called Port Reception Facilities (PRF). Under the same IMO Marpol regulations ports are required to provide such a waste reception facility.
In light of the situation, Sohar port noted that:
Hereby, we officially inform you that per the 1st of January, Oman Maritime Waste Treatment SAOC (OMWT) will start collecting Marpol classified waste as a service to ships calling Sohar port. We are very pleased to have this service available in our port and believe that all port stakeholders will benefit from this, but before most, the customer.
A ‘waste fee’ and ‘reimbursement’ model was introduced and added to the Port tariffs last update in July. From 1 January 2022, SIPC will start charging the waste fees, based on the ship’s size. Reimbursement will be provided as a discount on the collection invoice from OMWT, if a waste discharge is executed.
For the time being, ships calling CSO Steinweg berths will receive the reimbursement as a discount on the waste fee on the invoice from SIPC as there is a mandatory waste discharge requirement in place.
The waste fee model will stimulate waste discharge and contribute to the establishment of the Marpol waste facility in Sohar.
OMWT is the only licensed Marpol waste collection service provider in Port of Sohar. Their waste service covers the collection, transportation, and processing of all Marpol waste. The collection barge can come alongside and connect to the Marpol manifold for liquid waste or she can hoist garbage into skips. Garbage can also be picked up from shore side by their trucks.
Most of the recycling and processing of waste is done by OMWT themselves. They use best available techniques for extracting and purifying water from oily waste and put effort in sorting out garbage to its best next use. OMWT publishes its accountability report online meeting customers environmental policies.
OMWT operations will be based on international standards for safety and efficiency.
