MADRID BLUEPORTS 4TH WORKSHOP 12TH FEBRUARY 2020 - ATLANTIC ...

BluePorts 4th Workshop
        Madrid
  12th February 2020
       Presentation on:
ATLANTIC BLUE PORT SERVICES
   Captain Michael McCarthy:

The BWM Convention
M.V “Stena Arctica” Length 250m. Beam 44m. Draft 13.5 m Deadweight : 117,000t.
                              Quantity of Ballast ?

The BWM Convention

will be compliant with the D-2 standard.

The BWM Convention
            General rights and obligations set out in the articles
As at November 2018, the treaty has been ratified by more than 80 countries, representing more than
                            85% of world merchant shipping tonnage

-   Parties will undertake comprehensive actions to prevent transfer of harmful aquatic
    organisms and pathogens through the control and management of ballast water and sediments.
    Articles 2 & 4.
-   Parties undertake to ensure that ports and terminals provide infrastructures to retain and
    dispose of sediments removed from ballast tanks. Article 5.
-   Parties should facilitate scientific and technical research on BWM and monitor the effects
    of BWM in waters under their jurisdiction. Article 6.
-   In addition to Flag survey and Certification, ships may be inspected by Port State Control
    Officers (PSCOs). They may check for a valid certificate and an approved Ballast Water
    Management Plan (BWMP) as well as carry out inspections and take samples.
-   Inspections and administrative responsibilities shall be structured in order to avoid undue
    delays to ships.

New Schedule for Implementation
•   8 September 2024 : MEPC scheduled implementation agreed by compliance with the D-2
    standard phased in over time for individual ships.
•   From 8 September 2017: New ships must meet the D-2 standard.
•   All ships must have:
•   - A ballast water management plan;
•   - A ballast water record book; and
•   - An International Ballast Water Management Certificate.
•   Existing ships must meet at least the D-1 (ballast water exchange) standard.
•   they may also choose to install a ballast water management system or otherwise meet the D-
    2 (discharge) standard but this is not mandatory until the corresponding compliance date.
•   8 September 2019 : IOPPC Renewal survey.
•   A ship undergoing a renewal survey linked to the ship's International Oil Pollution
    Prevention Certificate after 8 September 2019 will need to meet the D-2 standard by the
    date of this renewal survey.
•   8 September 2017 and 8 September 2019.
•   IOPPC Renewal survey between 8 September 2014 and 8 September 2017, the ship
     must now comply with D-2 standard.
•   13th October 2019: IMOamendments to an international treaty aimed at preventing the
    spread of potentially invasive species in ships’ ballast water came into force.

D-1 Ballast Water Exchange (BWE) standard
• At least 95% of volumetric exchange or if using the pumping through methods,
  three times the volume of each tank.

• Conduct the operation at least 200 nautical miles from the nearest land and in
  water at least 200 metres deep.

• In cases where the ship is unable to conduct ballast water exchange in accordance
  with the above, as far from the nearest land as possible, and in all cases at least 50
  nautical miles from the nearest land and in water at least 200 metres deep.

• In sea areas where the minimum distance and depth criteria cannot be met, the
  Parties to the Convention have the ability, within their waters, to designate BWE
  areas.

Ballast Water Management Convention
Documentary evidence                                        EXEMPTIONS.
•   ✓ International Ballast Water Management     A ship shall not be required to deviate
    Certificate                                  from its intended voyage, or delay the
•   ✓ Ballast Water Management Plan               voyage, in order to comply with any
•   ✓ Ballast Water Record Book.                    particular requirement of the D-1
                                                   Ballast Water Exchange Standard.
•   Ballast Water Record Book
•   Electronic record system.                       A ship conducting Ballast Water
•   Maintained on board-min period of 2 years,      exchange shall not be required to
•   Shall contain:                                comply with the D-1 standard, if the
•   ➢ Each operation concerning Ballast Water     master reasonably decides that such
    (fully)                                      exchange would threaten the safety or
•   ➢ Accidental or exceptional discharge of       stability of the ship, its crew, or its
    BW describing the circumstances and the                     passengers.
    reason for discharge.

D-2 Treatment System
       MONITORING OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN PORT WATERS

                                                                    Objective group        Permissible values

     . . . . . . . .   + +
                              Discharge line
                                               + +
                                                                    (OMI and VGP)            (OMI and VGP)

       .                                                           Plancton ≥50µm

15th January 2019- an InvaSave 300 Mobile Ballast Water D-2 Treatment System was transported
 from Damen Green Solution’s premises in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, to Las Palmas de Gran
 Canaria to be used for a demonstration programme as part of the “Atlantic Blue Port Services”
  project, made possible by the INTERREG Atlantic Area Programme, funded by the European
                              Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Fuels Directive- January 2020- Scrubbers- Wash Water

IMO –Fuels Directive

•   IMO – Ship Emission regulations now in force.
•   1st January 2010: Sulphur Cap on fuel (SOx) limit of 0.10% applies in all EU Ports.
•   1st January 2015: Baltic, English Channel, North Sea (ECA Zone) currently also
                      0.1% SOx – in force since.
•   1st January 2020: World Wide limit of SOx reduced from current 3.5%. to 0.5%

•   2020 transition has increased fuel costs from 20-30% for vessels operating older ships. (without
    scrubbers fitted)
•   Scrubbers are largely being fitted to vessels such as Cruise Ships, VLCCs and ultra-large
    containerships (ULCs) where the economics of scrubbers provide the shortest payback period on
    the investment in the equipment.
•   This allows these vessels to continue to burn 3.5% fuel worldwide and inside ECA Zone and EU
    Ports – once the scrubber system is in compliance with

Carbon Emissions- Wash Water- Advanced
                     Wastewater Systems.
•   Dec 2018 : Cruise lines made a fleet-wide commitment in to reduce the rate of carbon emissions
                by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008.—a challenging goal.
•   1%          of the global maritime community are Cruise ships
•   CE Delft : analysed the long-term impact of wash-water discharges from EGCS (300 EGCS
               wash-water samples) on port water and sediment.
•   Results : found that such discharges have minimal environmental impact on water and sediment
               quality as compared to new European environmental quality standards entering into
               force in 2021.
•   DNV GL :A 2 year study found wash-water samples from 53 cruise ships equipped with EGCS to
•              be below the limits set by major international water quality standards.
•   10 Study : Conducted by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,
               found the impact of scrubbers on water quality and marine life to be negligible.
               This report states that EGCS systems are designed to effectively remove 98% of sulfur
               and over 50% of particulate matter.
•   68%      : of global shipping capacity fitted with Advanced wastewater treatment systems, this
               represents an increase in capacity of 13% compared to last year.
•   100%     :of new builds will have advanced wastewater treatment systems

IMO –Fuels Directive- EGCS

•   11% :       of the global fleet in terms of gross tonnage is either scrubber-fitted or pending retrofit.
•   Suez Canal: SCA Circular No 8/2019, said that “cleaning water from (exhaust gas) is forbidden to
                discharge to Suez Canal during transition of ships at any circumstances.
•   8.3% :      of all global sea trade passes through the canal and 25% of all containerised cargoes.
•   Most        of the top container lines have fitted scrubbers to some of their vessels.
•    Dreary Maritime Research: “The business case for retrofitting scrubbers will eventually
               “disappear” as the price spread between high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) and low sulphur
                fuel oil (LSFO) will keep on narrowing.
•   LSFO        will continue to hold the price premium of around $75 per tonne over HSFO even
                beyond 2023
•   IEA :      “Demand for HSFO will decline from 3.5m bpd in 2019 to 1.4m bpd in 2020, and will
                further decline slightly to 1.1m bpd by 2022
•   >5,000      vessels will be fitted with scrubbers by end-2024,”
•   LSFO:       Environmental impact of very low sulphur fuels that comply with the IMO 2020
                regulation is questioned by some Greek shipping executives who believe that LNG or
                even nuclear power would be a cleaner option for the future.
•   LNG        has virtually zero sulfur emissions, a 95% to 100% reduction in particulate emissions,
                an 85% reduction in NOx emissions, and up to a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas
                emissions.

Singapore/Malaysia has banned the use of open-loop
                           scrubbers
•   Singapore (the world’s busiest port) has banned the use of open-loop scrubbers and discharge
    of wash water in its waters.
•   Ships will have to use compliant fuel once the IMO 2020 sulphur cap comes into force.
•   Reason: To protect the marine environment and ensure that the port waters are clean.
•   Ships fitted with open-loop scrubbers calling at Singapore will be required to use compliant
    fuel.
•   1 January 2020 , ships fitted with hybrid scrubbers they will be required to switch to closed
    loop mode while in Singapore waters.
•   As a party to MARPOL Annex VI, Singapore would be providing reception facilities for
    residues generated from scrubbers.
•   With the discharge of wash water into the sea open loop scrubbers are seen by some as
    simply transferring the sulphur pollution from the air to the sea.
•   As a major hub for large tankers and containerships, the move by Singapore will have a
    significant impact on all shipping.

Sample of Scrubber Waste Volumes (One Month)
                 from Closed Loop System- Baltic Port

   3.09.2019                VIKING SEA              15.0
   5.09.2019              MSC MERAVIGLIA            16.0
   12.09.2019               MSC POESIA              1.0
   13.09.2019               VIKING SKY              27.0
   17.09.2019             VIKING JUPITER            17.0
   19.09.2019             MSC MERAVIGLIA            18.0
   20.09.2019              MEIN SCHIFF 3            90.0
   27.09.2019             VIKING JUPITER            19.3
Grand Total Year
      2019                                         847.8

Ocean Guardian
                  Goal: Compliance Anytime- Any Place- A Web Based Global Rules Portal

•   Total Marine Solutions, is a supplier of MARPOL compliant solutions.

•   Ocean Guardian matches a vessel’s location to a proprietary global regulatory
    database that includes thousands of regulations worldwide.
•   Environmental voyage planning at your fingertips.
•   Verified and vetted database of international, national, regional, and port regulations
•   Data on demand.
•   Portal allows for Client Customisation/ Company Policy or Standing Orders.
•   Special Areas Defined on Maps and Charts with Automatic Updates

Port Management” Module
• Provides access to port contact information and reception facilities
• Details specific environmental regulations per port
• Allows for a repository for port forms and documentation

Summary: Key Challenges for all Ports

•   Most ports actively engaged with PERS Certification. (Port Environmental Review
    System)

Ports are carrying out a multitude of assessments to accurately monitor:

•   Risks and Incidents     Management of all aspects.
•   Air Quality.            Monitoring adjacent to activities.
•   Noise Sensors           Installing in port areas at the Port-Population Interface.
•   Ballast Water Management Enforcement of Compliance
•   Water Quality           to assess MARPOL and Water Framework Directive.
•   Waste                   (liquid & solid) PRF- collection services.
•   Over-tourism :          Large Ports reviewing the maximum number of cruise
                            vessels/passengers per day, eg. Venice, Dubrovnik,
                            Bergen, Amsterdam, Barcelona….