Transcript Environmental Sustainability Panel

Environmental
Sustainability
Panelists
 Tom Morris, Transport Canada
– IMO’s role
 Yusuff Ahmen, Transport Canada,
– Marine Safety’s role
 Jim Osborne, Environment Canada
– Environmental issues
 Bruce Bowie, Canadian Shipowners Association
– Industry views
 Luba Mycio-Mommers, Canadian Wildlife
Federation
– Environmental education
Paul Topping, Transport Canada, Moderator
Marine Environment
Protection Committee
 Part of the International Maritime Organization
 How it works
 Does it work?
Recent Accomplishments
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Annex VI Air Regulations
Double Hulling of Oil Tankers
Ballast Water Convention
Anti-fouling Systems Convention
Re-write of Annex I
Re-write of Annex II and the IBC Code
Re-write of Annex III
OPRC HNS Protocol
Current Challenges
 Reviewing Garbage Regulations
 Drafting Recycling Convention
 Revising the Air Regulations
 Developing GHG Controls
Marine Safety
Ship Source Pollution
 Investigation and Enforcement
 Aerial Surveillance Program
 Education
 Ballast Water Program
 TERMPOL Reviews/ EIA’s
 Exercises
Marine Safety
Pollution Prosecutions
ATLANTIC REGION
STATISTICS
1989-2004
Number
YEAR
of
1991
11
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
TOTAL
NUMBER OF
PROSECUTIONS
21
19
12
21
13
9
12
11
18
19
14
7
2
9
7
1
4
199
AMOUNT OF
FINE
$ 112,353
$ 112,350
$ 103,560
$ 216,800
$ 89,910
$ 47,000
$ 82,500
$ 118,500
$ 152,400
$ 196,500
$ 226,000
$ 327,500
$ 110,000
$ 471,900
$ 237,000
$ 25,000
$ 158,000
$2,787,273
The highest penalty
imposed by Courts in
the Atlantic Region was
$170,000.00 against the
Fishing Vessel Olgain
2004 for spills
detected by aerial
surveillance off Nova
Scotia.
Source:
http://www.marinepollution.
gc.ca
Marine Safety
The Future/ Challenges
 Ballast Water Regulations – CSA2001
 Reception facilities
 Air pollution from shipping
 Short sea shipping
 Integrating satellite technology
MV Flare Sinking
Ice Damage
Hull Fracture
High-Speed Ferry Operation
Safe Carriage of
Hazardous Materials
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
“Rowan Gorilla III”
Marine Safety
Office of Boating Safety
Pleasure Craft Explosion
Marine Safety
National Waterways Protection
Aquaculture Sites
Environmental Sustainability Issues
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Invasive species from ballast water, hulls, and cargo
Port development impacts on shoreline habitat
Establishing marine protected areas
Preventing pollution
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Oily wastes
Spill prevention and response
Sewage and garbage
Air emissions
 Climate change impacts and solutions
 Ship recycling –managing old tonnage
 Marine weather – safety at sea
Environmental Sustainability
Approaches
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Invasive species strategy, ballast water regulations
Port development regulations
Establishing marine protected areas
Pollution regulations – Canada Shipping Act 2001
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Oily wastes
Spill prevention and response
Sewage and garbage
Air emissions
 Greenhouse gas regulations – IMO and in Canada
 Ship recycling Convention
 Marine weather services
Canadian Shipowners Association
WORLD MARITIME DAY SYMPOSIUM
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
November 2008
DOMESTIC SHIPOWNER PERSPECTIVE
Bruce Bowie
Vice-president, Operations
Canadian Shipowners Association
7/17/2015
KEY MESSAGES
• AIR EMISSIONS
– Can’t deal with marine pollutants or GHGs in isolation
– Domestic marine operates in a competitive multi-modal environment
which is much different than the ocean trades; control mechanisms
need to be viewed differently
– Need to look at environmental impacts of regulations holistically in the
domestic market: consider all types of emissions and all modes
together
– Preserve inherent environmental advantages of marine mode
– Short sea shipping won’t happen unless government removes the
impediments to environmentally efficient freight transport
– Any government intervention in the markets to achieve public benefits
must drive movements to the most environmentally efficient mode for
that movement
– Provide incentives to switch to low sulphur fuels by recognizing social
and environmental benefits of marine in GHG reduction schemes
KEY MESSAGES
• BALLAST WATER
– Support the Canadian approach to ballast water regulation
– Consistent with IMO approach
– Applaud binational inspections at Montreal as a logical and effective
approach to protecting the Great Lakes from invasive species
– Urge the US to develop a consistent national approach in consultation
with Canada rather than a myriad of disparate State regulatory
regimes
• FLEET RENEWAL IS CRITICAL
– A 25% duty on importing new ships is the largest barrier to improved
environmental performance
– New ships with the latest environmental technologies and cleaner,
more efficient engines present to greatest opportunity to address
environmental issues
– Duty removal is essential to enable fleet renewal
What is Green Marine?
Green Marine is a voluntary industry sustainable
development initiative. Its objectives are to:
 Increase environmental performance by putting
in place a continuous improvement process
that leads to regulation
 Build strong relations with St. Lawrence
Seaway and Great Lakes stakeholders
 Improve understanding of industry activities
and demonstrate environmental commitment
Guiding Principles
• Corporate leadership
• Minimizing environmental impacts
• Ongoing improvement of environmental
performance
• Development and promotion of voluntary
protection measures
• Integration of sustainable development
practices
• Consultation and integrated management
Priority Issues and Action Plans
Priority Issues:
Context
Invasive species
Objective
Air emissions
Collective Actions
GHG
Corporate Action
Oily water
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Shipowners
Cargo residues
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Ports and terminals
Port impacts
Performance Indicator Model
Levels
Criteria
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Regulatory compliance
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Systematic use of a clearly defined number of
best practices
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Integration of best practices within a
management strategy.
Knowledge of impact
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Introduction of new technologies
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Excellence
and
leadership at level 3
Short-term
goal:
majority
of participants
Participants (43)
Shipping firms (16)
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Algoma Central Corporation
Cogema
Canfornav
CTMA
Fednav
Groupe CSL
Groupe Desgagnés
Ocean Group
Lower Lakes Towing Limited
McKeil Marine
Oceanex
Reformar
Rigel Shipping Canada
Seaway Marine Transport
Société des Traversiers du Québec
Upper Lakes Group
Seaway (2)
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St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Terminals (8)
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Bunge Canada
IMTT-Québec
Empire Stevedoring
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Trois-Rivières Elevators
Logistec Corporation
Porlier Express
Montreal Gateway Terminals
Ultramar
Ports (17)
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Port Authority of Montréal
Port Authority of Québec
Port Authority of Saguenay
Port Authority of Sept-Îles
Port Authority of Thunder Bay
Port Authority of Toronto
Port Authority of Trois-Rivières
Port Authority of Windsor
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Illinois International Port District
Oshawa Harbour Commission
Port of Hamilton
Port of Milwaukee
Société du parc industriel et portuaire de Bécancour
Valleyfield Port Corporation
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
Environmental
Sustainability