Port reception facilities

USCG: Waste Reception Facilities on fishing ports

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In the last post of USCG’s series on Waste Reception Facility regulatory requirements, the Facility Safety Branch staff discusses how MARPOL 73/78 governing waste reception facilities applies to the three different categories of commercial fishing ports.

In 1989 when developing 33 CFR 158, the US Coast Guard estimated that Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 (regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) would apply to around 9 million ships, including privately owned recreational craft...

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USCG: Waste reception facilities on waivers and alternatives

In the third part of USCG’s review on Waste Reception Facility regulatory requirements, the Facility Safety Branch staff tend its focus on waivers and alternatives which allow ports/terminals and the Captains of the Port to identify alternative means in order to follow the intent of MARPOL 73/78.

Since no ports/terminals are the same, waivers and alternatives (33 CFR 158.150) will give a boost for ports/terminals and the Captains of the Port (COTP) to develop alternative means to meet the MARPOL...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-waste-reception-facilities-on-waivers-and-alternatives/

USCG: Waste reception facilities services by third party contractors

In the second part of its review on Waste Reception Facility regulatory requirements, the USCG advises on minimizing the risk of erroneous reports of inadequate reception facility, and on the need for ports/terminals to maintain continued oversight of the reception facility services provided by third party contractors.

Port reception facilities are a place that international shipping ports must provide to collect ships’ oily mixtures, Noxious Liquid Substances, and garbage.

As previously discussed

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INTERCARGO: 2019 is a year for dry cargo owners to prepare for changes

In its Executive and Technical Committee meetings in Hong Kong on 4 and 5 March 2019, INTERCARGO highlighted the importance of investigating incidents and the subsequent publication of casualty investigation reports in a timely manner, in order for lessons to be learned, and urged all relevant administrations, that have not done so, to investigate incidents and publish the reports – especially the one concerning the Stellar Daisy.

During the meetings, INTERCARGO (the International Association of...

https://safety4sea.com/intercargo-2019-is-a-year-for-dry-cargo-owners-to-prepare-for-changes/

Ecoslops: Why sustainable management of slops disposal matters

While the voting procedure for the 2019 GREEN4SEA Awards is open, Mr. Vincent Favier, CEO, Ecoslops, refers to the many benefits that his company’s circular economy solution, which converts slops disposal into second generation fuels, offers to all parties, oceans included first and foremost. Namely, Ecoslops has introduced a sustainable management of slops disposal for which the company has been nominated in the ‘Clean Shipping’ category among other distinguished nominees. Mr. Favier reveals...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-ecoslops-why-sustainable-management-of-slops-disposal-matters/

EU Council approves agreement on port reception facilities

Following announcement that the European Parliament and Council have reached a political agreement on the new measures to reduce marine litter, the Council also endorsed a reform which is expected to ensure the provision of adequate waste reception facilities in ports and clarify the rules to make sure member states interpret them in a more uniform manner.

This reform is crucial for ensuring cleaner seas. We are putting an end to any financial advantage ships may have had in dumping their waste...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-council-approves-agreement-on-port-reception-facilities/