INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SHIPS WASTE ANTWERP 25 TH O CTOBER 2012 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SHIPS’ WASTE ANTWERP 25 TH O CTOBER 2012 Alfons Guinier - ECSA

ECSA E UROPEAN C OMMUNITY S HIPOWNER ’ S A SSOCIATION ESTABLISHED IN 1965 - BRUSSELS � REPRESENTING THE EUROPEAN SHIPPING SECTOR � DAILY CONTACTS WITH EU INSTITUTIONS : COMMISSION, MEMBER STATES (COUNCIL), EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT � EUROPEAN SHIPPING ACTIVE IN ALL SHIPPING SERVICES � EUROPEAN SHIPPING CONTROLLING 40% OF THE GLOBAL MERCHANT FLEET

DIRECTIVE 59/2000 ON WASTE AND CARGO RESIDUES � INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS IN MEMBER STATES (charging systems) � COST RECOVERY SYSTEMS SHALL PROVIDE NO INCENTIVE FOR SHIPS TO DISCHARGE THEIR WASTE INTO THE SEA (ART 8)

KEY ROLE OF RECEPTION FACILITIES: � SHIP’S WASTE AND CARGO RESIDUES RESULTING FROM A NORMAL OPERATION OF SHIPS � CARGO RESIDUES RESULTING FROM HANDLING OIL PRODUCTS ON BOARD ARE A DIFFERENT ISSUE

VIEWS OF THE EUROPEAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY � SUFFICIENT AND GOOD WORKING RECEPTION FACILITIES ARE A KEY NECESSITY � CHARGING SHOULD BE RELEVANT AND WORKABLE

EXAMPLES PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED � COMPULSORY DELIVERY ASHORE OF ALL WASTE EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS � NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ON BOARD WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS � WASTE SEGREGATED ON BOARD BEING PUT IN ONE BIN WHEN DELIVERED ASHORE

EXAMPLES PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED � DIFFICULTIES IN GETTING EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES FOR REGULAR SERVICES AS WELL AS EXECUTION OF EXEMPTIONS � THE WAY OF CHARGING: IRRELEVANT CHARGING (BASIS:E.G. ON GT), LACK OF COORDINATION BETWEEN PORTS ON THE SAME SCHEDULE, COMPULSORY CHARGING IRRESPECTIVE OF DISCHARGING, LUMPSUM OR PER DELIVERY?, ETC.

FIGURES SAYS NO ARTICLE 3 THE TOTAL COST REACHED THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT OF � € 569.383, ONLY FOR EUROPEAN PORTS OF CALL FOR OILY WASTE & GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHICH CERTAINLY IS NOT IN LINE WITH ARTICLE 8 OF EU DIRECTIVE

PROBLEMS WITH DIRECTIVE 2000/59 � NO DEFINITIONS ARE INCLUDED � ARTICLE 9 (EXEMPTIONS) OF 2000/59/EC DIRECTIVE IS OPEN TO DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS FROM EACH MEMBER STATE. VESSELS OPERATING UNDER SSS TERMS CANNOT BE � CONSIDERED AS FREQUENT & REGULAR PORT USERS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE. � EU DIRECTIVES ARE CONSIDERED AS A PATCH FOR THE POLICY CREATION OF OTHER NON EU COUNTRIES (i.e. RECENTLY STANDARD GARBAGE DISPOSAL FEES IMPOSED FOR TURKISH PORTS) PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC BURDEN TO THE SHIP. � DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE FOR VESSEL’S SELF SUFFICIENCY THROUGH THE CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY.

PROBLEMS WITH DIRECTIVE 2000/59 � ARTICLE 9 TO BE CLARIFIED � POSITION SHORT SEA SHIPPING TO BE CLARIFIED � SUFFICIENCY OF DEDICATED STORAGE CAPACITY ON BOARD TO BE CLARIFIED

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