Transcript INTERTANKO’s Environmental Committee Driving INTERTANKO’s Environmental Agenda Tim Wilkins Environmental Manager

INTERTANKO’s Environmental Committee
Driving INTERTANKO’s Environmental Agenda
Tim Wilkins
Environmental Manager
Regional Manager Asia-Pacific
INTERTANKO’s Environmental Agenda
Environmental Agenda / Presentation Overview
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Port reception facilities
Ballast water management
Ship recycling
Biofouling and Anti-fouling
Environmental Awareness & Benchmarking
Other upcoming issues
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
1. Reception Facilities
2. Feedback forms, data gathering
Port or
Terminal
Summary of Problem Encountered
INTERTANKO Comment
Follow-up Action
Port of
Tarragona
1.Compulsory discharge of cargo
generated waste
2.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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1. Reception Facilities
3. Name and shame
1. Reception Facilities
4. Industry Cooperation - Industry Port Reception Facilities Forum
Involving:
INTERTANKO
ICS
ESPO
IAPH
Euroshore
INTERCARGO
BIMCO
EHMA/IHMA
FONASBA
OCIMF
Supported by:
IMO secretariat
REMPEC
USCG / EPA
HELCOM
EMSA (European Commission)
Transport Canada
ROPME
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 Cooperation
HELCOM
REMPEC
European Commission
Gulfs Area (ME)
Asia-Pacific
North America
The Baltic Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
EU Directive
ROPME and MEMAC
Concentrated Reporting Campaign
USCG Feedback Forms
2. Ballast Water Management
Two External Policy Drivers:
1. IMO Convention implementation
2. Local, National and Regional Regulations
2. Ballast Water Management
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IMO Convention implementation
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Focus on Guidelines
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INTERTANKO/ICS Model Ballast Water Management Plan 3rd
Edition
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
2. Ballast Water Management
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IMO Convention implementation
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Focus on Technology
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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
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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 implementation
2. Local, National and Regional Regulations
Australia (Victoria)
Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Panama
Peru
Russia (Novorossiysk)
Lithuania (Klaipeda)
Israel
New Zealand
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Georgia
Ukraine
USA
2. Ballast Water Management – Committee Action
3. Ship Recycling
• IMO’s Convention
Key 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 Strategy
Industry Working Group – Interim Measures
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Yard Selection
Inventory of Hazardous Materials
Gas Freeing
Ship Recycling Plan
Reporting to Flag State
4. Biofouling and Anti-fouling
Distinguishing between the two issues
Biofouling – Biological issue: invasive species, biodiversity risk
Antifouling – Chemical issue: toxin / biocide, pollutant
TBT, Irgarol, Diuron and Copper
4. Biofouling and Anti-fouling
Anti-fouling
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Entry into force of the AFS
Convention
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18th September 2008
Note EU will not allow any ship with
tin-based anti-fouling on its hull after
1st January 2008
Environmental Committee
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Move towards biocide-free systems
Comparison of silicon systems
4. Biofouling and Anti-fouling
Biofouling
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Biofouling as an issue for the IMO
External
Internal
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
bilge spaces, strainer boxes, seawater pipe work
4. Biofouling and Anti-fouling
Biofouling
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Biofouling as an issue for the IMO
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Development of international measures for minimizing the
translocation of invasive species through biofouling of ships
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Consideration would be given to:
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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
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Continued development of national requirements: Australia, New
Zealand, California AB740
Industry pro-activity required
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Assessment of scale
Risk based approach
Practical measures: initiaves being reviewed
5. Environmental Awareness and Benchmarking
Environmental Awareness
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Training
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Environmental Awareness Training Courses
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Heriot-Watt University
ITOPF
Energy Conservation
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On board awareness campaign
Consider further the establishment of a benchmarking scheme for energy
consumption
Environmental Benchmarking
Requires
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Agreement on what significant aspects to record and benchmark:
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GHGs: CO2 and VOCs, SOx, Sludge and oily bilge water, Garbage and Sewage
Agreement on which formulas to use:
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MEPC’s Voluntary Indexing of Ships Guidelines
INTERTANKO/Tim Gunner’s GHG Indexing of Ships
BP benchmarking formula expanded
6. Other issues
Whale Strikes
Predominantly a National and Regional issue
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Oman Whale and Dolphin reporting
Killer Whale Recovery Plan (NOAA)
North Atlantic Right Whale (NOAA)
International developments
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IMO (NAV) Traffic Separation Scheme requirements, Bay of Fundy
and Port of Boston
IWC Proposals
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Adopt national, regional and local legislation
Whale data on radar
Crew training
Environmental Committee
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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
INTERTANKO’s Environmental Agenda
THANK YOU !!
Please contact Tim Wilkins ([email protected])