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INTERTANKO’s Environmental Committee
Driving INTERTANKO’s Environmental Agenda
Tim WilkinsEnvironmental Manager
Regional Manager Asia-Pacific
Environmental Agenda / Presentation Overview
1. Port reception facilities2. Ballast water management3. Ship recycling4. Biofouling and Anti-fouling5. Environmental Awareness & Benchmarking6. Other upcoming issues
INTERTANKO’s Environmental Agenda
1. Reception Facilities
Internal Policy
1. Case by case basis
2. Feedback forms, data gathering
3. Name and shame
4. Industry Cooperation
External Policy
5. Driving change at IMO
6. Regional cooperation
Port or Terminal
Summary of Problem Encountered
INTERTANKO Comment Follow-up Action
Port of Tarragona
1.Compulsory discharge of cargo generated waste2.Compulsory discharge regardless of ample/adequate storage available on board (105cbm slops, 2280cbm storage)
Under the EU Directive, compulsory discharge is only required for ship generated wastes NOT cargo generated and when the ship cannot demonstrate that it has adequate dedicated storage capacity (Reference Article 7 of the EU Directive)
Clarity of procedures at Port of Tarragona sought by INTERTANKO (04/12/06)EMSA and European Commission informed regarding INTERTANKO’s position.
Coryton BP Terminal, UK
No slop reception facility at terminal for vessels discharging cargo.
While MARPOL requires ports to provide facilities at loading terminals the EU Directive requires facilities at ports adequate to meet the needs of ships regularly calling. In this case it can be assumed that the terminal will be regularly visited by tankers discharging.
Clarity of provision of facilities sought from Coryton refinery operators, BP Oil UK Ltd (13/12/06)
Huelva / Algeciras
Refinery informed that slop-arm damaged, no discharge possible. Algeciras discharge also not possible.
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Wilhelmshaven
Refinery jetty will not take slops due to no time / very closed program at jetty.
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Immingham Slops not accepted due to previous cargoes of orimulsion and crude oil. Member confirms slops ‘chemicals free oil and water only’.
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2. Feedback forms, data gathering
1. Reception Facilities
1. Reception Facilities
3. Name and shame
4. Industry Cooperation - Industry Port Reception Facilities Forum
Involving:
INTERTANKO INTERCARGOICS BIMCOESPO EHMA/IHMAIAPH FONASBAEuroshore OCIMF
Supported by:
IMO secretariat EMSA (European Commission)
REMPEC Transport CanadaUSCG / EPA ROPMEHELCOM
1. Reception Facilities
5. Driving Change at IMO
- Change of approach – reporting problem to a problem of inadequate facilities- Forum Action Plan = IMO Action Plan- Correspondence Group established and continuing- Standardised/Uniform ‘Advance Notification Form’ (ANF) and ‘Waste Delivery Receipt’ (WDR)- Guide to Good Practice
6. Regional CooperationHELCOM The Baltic SeaREMPEC The Mediterranean SeaEuropean Commission EU DirectiveGulfs Area (ME) ROPME and MEMACAsia-Pacific Concentrated Reporting CampaignNorth America USCG Feedback Forms
1. Reception Facilities
Two External Policy Drivers:1. IMO Convention implementation2. Local, National and Regional Regulations
2. Ballast Water Management
2. Ballast Water Management
1. IMO Convention implementationi. Focus on Guidelines
a. INTERTANKO/ICS Model Ballast Water Management Plan 3rd Edition
b. IMO Guidelines (5 key guidelines out of 16)
Guidelines for Ballast Water Sampling
Guidelines for Ballast Water Management and Development of Ballast Water Management Plans
Guidelines for Ballast Water Exchange
Guidelines for Ballast Water Exchange Design and Construction Standards
Guidelines for Sediment Control on Ships
1. IMO Convention implementationii. Focus on Technology– Comparison of technologies tried/tested?– All systems should be type approved by the administration – those using
active substances will need Basic approval and Final approval by IMO– Systems to watch...NEI Treatment Systems (Type approved), Alfa Laval and
OceanSaver
iii. Focus on Entry into Force Dates
Assembly Resolution A.1005(25)
Uncertainties raised by industry (INTERTANKO, ICS and OCIMF) in the availability of treatment equipment to meet the standards in the Convention for those ships constructed in 2009 (with ballast capacity <5000m3)
So, ships constructed in 2009 will now have to install treatment technology at its second annual survey and no later than 31 December 2011.
Review the application of the Convention for ships constructed in 2010 at MEPC 58 (October 2008)
2. Ballast Water Management
Two External Policy Drivers:1. IMO Convention implementation2. Local, National and Regional Regulations
Australia (Victoria) New ZealandArgentina (Buenos Aires) Brazil Panama CanadaPeru ChileRussia (Novorossiysk) GeorgiaLithuania (Klaipeda) UkraineIsrael USA
2. Ballast Water Management
2. Ballast Water Management – Committee Action
• IMO’s ConventionKey Elements of the Mandatory Convention
1. Recycling Facilities
2. Mandatory reporting scheme
3. Ship Recycling Plan
4. Potentially Hazardous Materials
5. Inventory of Hazardous Materials (aka Green passport)
The Bilateral agreement sticking point
• Industry Initiatives
INTERTANKO – Interim StrategyIndustry Working Group – Interim Measures
1. Yard Selection2. Inventory of Hazardous Materials3. Gas Freeing4. Ship Recycling Plan5. Reporting to Flag State
3. Ship Recycling
Distinguishing between the two issues
Biofouling – Biological issue: invasive species, biodiversity risk
Antifouling – Chemical issue: toxin / biocide, pollutantTBT, Irgarol, Diuron and Copper
4. Biofouling and Anti-fouling
Anti-fouling– Entry into force of the AFS
Convention• 18th September 2008• Note EU will not allow any ship
with tin-based anti-fouling on its hull after 1st January 2008
– Environmental Committee• Move towards biocide-free
systems• Comparison of silicon systems
4. Biofouling and Anti-fouling
Biofouling• Biofouling as an issue for the IMOExternal skin / shell plating - typically where the coating is scratched
(bow stem, bulb), missing, mismatched or exhausted (e.g. dry-dock support strips)
– hi-wear areas (rudder, waterline) – anode blocks– uncoated areas (prop, rudder pivot)– sea chests– thruster tunnels, grills, azimuth units, etc
Internal bilge spaces, strainer boxes, seawater pipe work
4. Biofouling and Anti-fouling
Biofouling• Biofouling as an issue for the IMO
• Development of international measures for minimizing the translocation of invasive species through biofouling of ships
• Consideration would be given to:– developing Guidelines for the adoption by MEPC– linking measures to the AFS Convention– linking measures to the BWM Convention– developing a new Convention
• Future direction• Continued development of national requirements: Australia,
New Zealand, California AB740• Industry pro-activity required
– Assessment of scale– Risk based approach– Practical measures: initiaves being reviewed
4. Biofouling and Anti-fouling
Environmental Awareness• Training
• Environmental Awareness Training Courses• Heriot-Watt University• ITOPF
• Energy Conservation• On board awareness campaign• Consider further the establishment of a benchmarking scheme for
energy consumption
Environmental BenchmarkingRequires
• Agreement on what significant aspects to record and benchmark:• GHGs: CO2 and VOCs, SOx, Sludge and oily bilge water, Garbage and Sewage
• Agreement on which formulas to use:• MEPC’s Voluntary Indexing of Ships Guidelines• INTERTANKO/Tim Gunner’s GHG Indexing of Ships• BP benchmarking formula expanded
5. Environmental Awareness and Benchmarking
6. Other issues
Whale StrikesPredominantly a National and Regional issue1. Oman Whale and Dolphin reporting2. Killer Whale Recovery Plan (NOAA)3. North Atlantic Right Whale (NOAA)
International developments• IMO (NAV) Traffic Separation Scheme requirements, Bay of Fundy and Port of Boston• IWC Proposals
– Adopt national, regional and local legislation– Whale data on radar– Crew training
Environmental Committee• Navigational measures before slow steaming• Reporting encouraged
6. Other issues
Environmental Organisation Liaison
WWF: Antifouling systems, Port reception facilities, Air emissions from shipping
IUCN: Whale and dolphin conservation, Biofouing
Sea Alarm Foundation: Support and promote
MEPA’s: HELMEPA, CYMEPA, AUSMEPA, TURMEPA, NAMEPA etc.
Greenpeace: Ship recycling
FOEI: Reception facilities and ballast water
