Bremen Port Authority Harbourmaster Freie Hansestadt Bremen Rev. 4 (January 2011) Information for Ship Masters, Agents and Owners on Ship Waste Disposal Implementation of directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues The Bremen ordinance on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues and also the respective amendment of the Bremen ordinance on port dues entered into force on 1 April 2003. The waste management plan was first published in 2005. The actual plan was published in January 2011. The plan describes the procedure for ship waste disposal and contains also a list of port reception facilities. The relevant information for ship masters and agents are mentioned below. Procedure for ship s waste disposal 1. All ships must notify the waste carried on board. In order to facilitate data exchange between the authorities being responsible for the control of waste discharge in the various ports of Europe, the waste notification has to be submitted by means of electronic data interchange. The relevant web application (SIS) is operated by dbh logistics IT AG. Ships shall use the waste notification form (see below) and send the completed form to the local agent who has to enter the data into the SIS system. 2. For the disposal of domestic waste (garbage) and plastic material the ship is supplied with garbage receptacles depending on the size of the ship; the disposal charge is calculated per number of receptacles and invoiced by the BremenPorts port due department. Exemptions from this disposal charge cannot be granted. GRT Charge ( ) Number of receptacles Bremerhaven Bremen Up to 500 10.88 1 container 240 l each 1 bag 120 l each 501 to 1500 11.53 1 container 240 l each 1 bag 120 l each 1501 to 2500 19.05 1 container 240 l each 1 bag 120 l each 2501 to 3500 38.09 1 containers 240 l each 2 bag 120 l each 3501 to 6000 76.18 2 containers 240 l each 4 bag 120 l each Over 6000 114.27 3 containers 240 l each 6 bag 120 l each Additional containers/bags are delivered upon request and are charged as follows: Bremerhaven: 1 container 240 l at 20.74 Bremen: 1 bag 120 l at 10.37.
- 2-3. In addition all ships are charged with a fee for the disposal of oily waste. By payment of this fee ships are entitled to receive a reimbursement of the substantial expenses incurred for the disposal of oily waste. The fee is charged irrespective of the actual use of the reception facilities. Same as the disposal charge for domestic waste, the fee for oily waste is invoiced by the BremenPorts port due department. The fee amounts to 1.40 per 100 GRT. The minimum fee to be paid is 14, the maximum fee is limited to 448. For car-carriers and ro-ro-ships the fee is reduced by 50%. Exemptions from this fee may be granted if the conditions stipulated in No. 10 are complied with. 4. In principle all ships shall deliver all ship-generated waste before leaving the port. Notwithstanding this principle a ship may proceed to the next port of call without delivering the waste if there is sufficient dedicated storage capacity for all ship-generated waste that has been accumulated and will be accumulated during the indented voyage until the next port of call. 5. The disposal of oily waste has to be contracted by the respective ship or the agent. Suitable disposal facilities are listed in the waste management plan (see below). 6. The contracted disposal facility sends the invoice to the ship respectively to the ship s agent and shall be paid by the agent. 7. To receive a reimbursement of the substantial part of the disposal expenses a reimbursement application, accompanied by a copy of the disposal invoice and by the amber coloured original of the waste movement document, is to be submitted to the Bremen- Ports port due department. The expenses are reimbursed up to the following maximum amounts: GRT Max. quantity Max. reimbursement Up to 1500 4 m³ 546 1501 to 3500 6 m³ 594 3501 to 6000 10 m³ 690 6 001 to 10000 15 m³ 810 10001 to 30000 22 m³ 978 Over 30001 30 m³ 1170 Ships equipped with decanter for sludge processing and disposing of concentrated super sludge in drums receive upon application a reimbursement of a base expense of 200 per disposal and of 1.20 per liter of super sludge up to the above mentioned maximum reimbursement. 8. The waste movement document is returned to the ship s agent together with the reimbursement note. 9. In order to facilitate the accounting procedure between ship owner / ship agent and the disposal facility, the ship agent may agree with the disposal facility to cede the entitlement for the reimbursement of the substantial disposal expenses to the disposal facility. The ship agent shall submit a reimbursement application for each ship which actually did dispose its waste, and, if appropriate, shall note on this application that the entitlement for the reimbursement was ceded to the disposal company (name to be notified). In case the invoiced amount does not exceed the maximum possible reimbursement, the ship
- 3 - agent will not receive an invoice; in all other cases he will be invoiced with the amount which exceeds the maximum possible reimbursement. BremenPorts port dues department pays out the reimbursement to the disposal facility. 10. Ships calling at the ports of Bremen and/or Bremerhaven at least twice a month, or ships having a permanently allocated berth for more than 60 consecutive days may be exempted upon application from the oily waste disposal fee. The application shall be submitted to the Port Authority (Harbourmaster). 11. The exemption will be granted if the correct disposal of the waste is proved by submission of a copy of a disposal contract, showing name and address of the disposal facility, name of the ship and waste type for which the contract was agreed. 12. Exemptions are granted for one year at the most and are charged with an administrative fee of 125. 13. Exemptions granted by Bremerhaven or Bremen Port Authority are valid both for Bremerhaven and Bremen. Exemptions granted for other ports are not valid for Bremerhaven and Bremen. 14. Hazardous waste originating from the operation of the ship (such as contaminated rags and filter material, contaminated packing material, residues of paints and solvents, batteries, fluorescent tubes) and also cargo associated waste (such as dunnage and sweepings from the cargo hold) shall be disposed to the appropriate disposal facility (see waste management plan). The disposal shall be contracted by the ship or by the agent. The disposal facility will send the invoice to the ship respectively to the ship s agent and shall be paid by the agent. Additional Information on the disposal of sewage 1. Annex IV to MARPOL convention entered into force on 27 September 2003 and was revised on 1 August 2005. Due to this fact, directive 2000/59/EC was amended to include sewage in the waste notification form. 2. According to regulation 11 of MARPOL Annex IV the controlled discharge of sewage into the sea is permitted at a moderate discharge rate at a distance of more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land. 3. In case a ship has not sufficient dedicated storage capacity in her sewage tanks to comply with this requirement, the sewage must be delivered to a port reception facility. Only in this case, the line sewage in the notification form must be completed. If a legal discharge into the sea is intended, the line sewage needs not to be filled in. 4. The disposal shall be contracted by the respective ship or by the agent. The disposal facility (see waste management plan) will send the invoice to the ship respectively to the ship s agent and shall be paid by the agent.
- 4 - Schiffsabfallmeldung / Ship s waste notification Schiffsname name of the ship Rufzeichen call sign IMO Nummer IMO number Name des Maklers name of agent Geschätzter Anlauftag / Uhrzeit estimated date / time of arrival (ETA) Geschätzter Auslauftag / Uhrzeit estimated date / time of departure (ETD) Vorheriger Anlaufhafen last port of call Nächster Anlaufhafen next port of call Datum der letzten Entsorgung date of last disposal Letzter Hafen, in dem Schiffsabfälle entladen wurden last port where ship generated waste was discharged Entsorgen Sie are you disposing den gesamten einen Teil keinen all some none Abfall in die Hafenauffangeinrichtungen? of your waste into port reception facility? Art und Menge der zu entladenden / an Bord verbleibenden Schiffsabfälle / Ladungsrückstände Type and amount of waste and residues to be discharged and/or retained on board Abfallart Waste type 1 2 3 4 5 6 Menge des Lagerkapazität Menge des an abzugebenden an Bord Bord verbleibenden Abfalls Dedicated Abfalls Amount of storage capacity Amount of waste to be on board waste retained discharged on board Rückstandsöle / waste oils Schlamm Sludge Bilgenwasser Bilge water Sonstige Others Müll / waste Küchenabfall Food waste Kunststoff plastics Sonstige others Abwasser * Sewage Ladungsbed. Abfälle Cargo related waste Ladungsrückstände Cargo residues Hafen, in dem der verbleibende Abfall entladen wird Port at which retained waste will be discharged Abfallmenge, die bis zum nächsten Hafen anfällt Amount of waste generated before next port of call m³ m³ m³ m³
- 5 - Wenn der gesamte Abfall abgegeben wird, Spalte 2 ausfüllen. Wenn kein Abfall oder nur ein Teil des Abfalls abgegeben werden soll, alle Spalten ausfüllen. Discharging all waste, complete column 2 as appropriate. Discharging some or no waste, complete all columns * Angaben zu Abwasser nicht erforderlich, wenn die legale Entsorgung auf See beabsichtigt ist. Notification of sewage not required, when legal discharge to sea is intended Datum der Anmeldung date of notification Name des Anmeldenden name of notifying person Anmerkungen 1. Die Information muss elektronisch über das SIS System übertragen werden. 2. Die Daten der Abfallmeldung können zu Kontrollzwecken an die Wasserschutzpolizei und an zuständige Behörden in anderen Häfen weitergegeben werden. 3. In den Bremischen Häfen wird jedes Schiff mit Abfallbehältern für die Entsorgung von Küchenabfall und Plastik beliefert. Die Anzahl der Behälter richtet sich nach der Schiffsgröße. Die Gebühr für die Behältergestellung und Abfallentsorgung wird mit den Raumgebühren eingezogen. Observations 1. The information has to be submitted by means of electronic data interchange. 2. The contents of this notification can be passed on to the police and to the competent authorities of other ports for control purposes. 3. In the ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven all ships are supplied with waste receptacles for the collection of food waste and plastic. The number of receptacles depends on the size of the ship. The fee for the supply of the receptacles and waste disposal is collected together with tonnage dues.
- 6 - List of port reception facilities The revised waste management plan was prepared according to 5 of the Bremen Law on Port Reception Facilities for Ship Generated Waste and Cargo Residues (BremGBl. [= law gazette] Nr. 61 (2002) page 565) and was published in the official journal Amtsblatt der Freien Hansestadt Bremen No. 9 /2011 on 26 January 2011. According to 5 of the Ordinance on Port Reception Facilities and Charges for Ship Generated Waste and Cargo Residues all ship generated waste shall be delivered only to those reception facilities which are listed in the waste management plan. The following facilities are listed: Reception facilities for sludge, bilge oil, and oily water (waste code 130701, 130703, 130403, 160708) MARPOL I For Bremerhaven and Bremen in total five receptions facilities are in operation: Nehlsen GmbH & Co, NL Nehlsen-Plump, BS Bremen Louis-Krages-Straße 10 Phone: +49-421 - 6266 200 Nehlsen GmbH & Co, NL Nehlsen-Plump, Standort Märtens Strotthoffkai 18 28305 Bremen Phone: +49-421 45 45 700 Ascalia Kreislaufwirtschaft GmbH Peutestraße 57 59 20539 Hamburg Phone: +49-40 - 7809 8220 Bominflot Tanklager GmbH Steubenstraße 13 Phone: +49-471 - 944 613 Graue Entsorgungs- und Bunker GmbH Barkhausenstraße 35 43 Phone: +49-471 - 946 900
- 7 - Reception facilities for ship generated domestic waste (waste code 200301) MARPOL V domestic waste/garbage For Bremerhaven and for Bremen there is one reception facility for each port district in operation: Nehlsen GmbH & Co, NL Karl Nehlsen, BS Bremerhaven Brückenstr. 25 Phone: +49-471 - 941 3586 Nehlsen GmbH & Co, NL Karl Nehlsen, BS Bremen Hüttenstr. 5 Phone: +49-421 - 6266 5000 Reception facilities for hazardous waste originating from the operation of the ship: Contaminated rags and filter material, contaminated packing material, residues of paints and solvents, batteries, fluorescent lamps (waste code 150202, 150110, 080111, 140602, 16060, 160602, 060404) MARPOL V hazardous waste For Bremerhaven and Bremen in total three receptions facilities are in operation: Nehlsen GmbH & Co, NL Karl Nehlsen, BS Bremerhaven Brückenstr. 25 Phone: +49-471 - 941 3586 Nehlsen GmbH & Co, NL Karl Nehlsen, BS Bremen Louis-Krages-Straße 10 Phone: +49-421 - 6266 200 Zipfel GmbH & Co Adam-Smith-Str. 3-5 28207 Bremen Phone: +49-421 - 438 440
- 8 - Reception facilities for mixed solid waste originating from the cleaning of cargo holds: Wood (dunnage) with and without contamination, mixed packing material, contaminated packing material, contaminated absorbent material, waste cargo securing material, sweepings (waste code 150103, 150106, 150110, 150202, 200301) MARPOL V cargo associated waste For Bremerhaven and Bremen in total four receptions facilities are in operation: Nehlsen GmbH & Co, NL Karl Nehlsen, BS Bremerhaven Brückenstr. 25 Phone: +49-471 - 941 3586 BEG Logistics GmbH Zur Hexenbrücke 16 27570 Bremerhaven Phone: +49-471 - 186 555 Nehlsen GmbH & Co, NL Karl Nehlsen, BS Bremen Louis-Krages-Straße 10 Phone: +49-421 - 6266 200 Zipfel GmbH & Co Adam-Smith-Str. 3-5 28207 Bremen Phone: +49-421 - 438 440 Reception facility for sewage (waste code 203004) MARPOL IV There are two reception facilities in operation serving both port districts (Bremerhaven and Bremen) Nehlsen GmbH & Co Louis-Krages-Straße 10 Phone: +49-421 - 6266 200 hansewasser Bremen GmbH Schiffbauerweg 2 Phone: +49-421 - 988 1753 (office hours) +49-421 - 988 1550 (emergency service 24 hrs)
- 9 - If certain specific wastes for which no port reception facility is listed are to be disposed of, the feasibility of disposal is to be checked in each individual case. The conditions of disposal will be laid down by the competent authority if applicable. If an appropriate reception facility is found, the disposal will be carried out based on a disposal contract between the ship and the reception facility, the ship acting as waste generator and taking over all obligations assigned to the waste generator by the applicable national waste regulations.