Tag: Waste

The Bulgaria-flagged general cargo ship 'Seven Star' was detained in Salerno, Italy, as she was found carrying a cargo of hazardous iron waste, which is to be offloaded at the port and arrested. 

AMSA Marine Notice 14/2013 The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a Marine Notice 14/2013 regarding adequate waste reception facilities. Ships should make waste reception arrangements at least 24 hours in advance of arrival and should also report instances when adequate waste reception facilities are not available.The provision of adequate port waste reception facilities for ships' waste is vital to preventing marine pollution. As a Party to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), Australia must ensure that reception facilities are available in ports and terminals adequate to the needs of ships using them for oily waste, residues of noxious liquid substances, sewage, garbage, exhaust gas cleaning residues and ozone depleting substances.Arranging for waste receptionInformation on arranging for waste reception may be accessed online at www.amsa.gov.au/environment/legislation-and-prevention/waste-reception-facilities/index.asp Links to waste reception contact points for Australian ports can also be accessed on this webpage, or accessed directly through the Port Reception Facilities database within IMO's Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) http://gisis.imo.org/Public/Ships' crews and agents are encouraged to make waste reception arrangements where possible at least 24 hours in advance of the ship's arrival in port, although specific requirements may vary. The IMO has developed a standard ...

Jotun to phase out lead chromates from all formulations

Port Reception Facilities in EU Ports study by EMSA has just been published online The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has recently published a report on the Delivery of Ship-generated Waste and Cargo Residues to Port Reception Facilities in EU Ports. This report was drafted by a Danish consultancy in co-operation with EMSA.The aim of the report is to update the data on the delivered ship-generated waste and cargo residue volumes to port reception facilities, to describe the systems in place, and to analyse the impact of these systems on the delivery of ship-generated waste and cargo residues.Significantly, the authors cannot find any link between waste delivery and the fee system used in ports. However, the study also stresses that a significant number of ports did not supply sufficient information to enable them to draw firm conclusions. At the same time the study presents an interesting table that lists the various types of fee systems applied in European ports (pp. 42-47).The results of the study will feed into the Commission's ongoing review of the EU legislation on Port Reception Facilities. A concrete proposal is expected in spring 2013 and may entail a revision of existing legislation or guidance material to ...