Tag: garbage management

The Republic of Marshall Islands had issued a guide on MARPOL Annex V - Prevention of Garbage Pollution from Ships to inform interested parties of the relevant regulations and rules regarding the subject of how to properly dispose of garbage onboard. 

According to U.S. Department of Justice, Zeaborn Ship Management (Singapore) pleaded guilty to maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oily bilge water and garbage on board the vessel Star Maia.

Last IMO Committee, MEPC 79, took place from 12-16 December 2022 adopting amendments to MARPOL Annex V to make the Garbage Record Book mandatory also for ships of 100 gross tonnage and above and less than 400 gross tonnage, among others issues.

On the occasion of World Oceans Day on 8 June, AMSA reminded that marine litter presents a huge problem in our oceans. Plastic pollution results in harmful effects on marine life and biodiversity, as well as negative impacts on human health, tourism and fisheries.

AMSA has recently updated marine notice to provide general information on Australia’s implementation of Annex V of MARPOL which refers to regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships to assist shipowners, masters and crews in applying the Annex V discharge requirements.

In a post on LinkedIn, Graeme Somerville-Ryan, the founder of Eyesea, warned about rubbish piling up in many ships, as ports do not allow garbage disposal during the pandemic.

The Chief officer and the company of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier were fined and convicted for dumping garbage into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) was sentenced in a US federal court, after pleading guilty to violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, obstruction of justice, and for a failure to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous condition on the Motor Vessel (M/V) Pac Antares.

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore issued a Port Marine Circular highlighting the requirements for proper disposal of radioactive waste in Singapore, set by the National Environment Agency (NEA).

About 220 pounds of tangled netting, rope, debris and plastic have been found inside the belly of a dead whale, near to a Scottish beach. The dead sperm whale was found from a local whale research group on November 30, on Luskentyre Beach in the Outer Hebrides.