Kugu Rad Att Plans 2007 Eng

Ship-generated waste management plan of the Freeport of Riga
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CONFIRMED
By the Freeport of Riga Board
Resolution Nr.113
of December 18, 2007
Freeport of Riga Authority
Ship-generated Waste
Management Plan of
the Freeport of Riga
APPROVED
By the State Environment Service
And Marine and Inland Waters Administration
Riga, 2007
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CONTENTS
Introduction
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SHORT REVIEW OF BINDING REGULATORY ENACTMENTS
1.1.
International Regulatory Enactments related to ship-generated waste 8
reception and utilization
1.2.
Regulatory Enactments of the Republic of Latvia related to ship- 10
generated waste collection and utilization
2.
TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF SHIP-GENERATED WASTE AND 14

CARGO RESIDUE HANDLED AT THE FREEPORT OF RIGA
2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.
3.
Cargo transhipped at the Freeport of Riga

Number and type of vessels entering the Freeport of Riga
Types of ship-generated waste at the Freeport of Riga
Current and forecasted amounts of ship-generated waste at
Freeport of Riga
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SHIP-GENERATED WASTE AND CARGO RESIDUE

MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AT THE FREEPORT OF RIGA
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3.1.
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3.2.
3.3.
3.4.
Cooperation between vessels, entering the port, waste receiving

facilities, berth and terminal users and other stakeholders
Ship-generated waste collection procedure, facilities and equipment
Pre-treatment of waste and relevant equipment
Waste handling and disposal
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4.
WASTE RECEPTION AND TREATMENT FACILITIES

4.1.
Location
4.2.
Type and capacity
4.2.1. The Freeport of Riga oily waste water treatment facilities
4.2.2. Smokeless Incineration facilities VIHR
4.2.3. Boiler houses
4.3.
Methods to define proper volume of the working load on the waste
reception facilities
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PROCEDURE OF REPORTING AND INFORMATION

CIRCULATION
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5.1.
5.2.
5.3.
6.
Procedure of ship-generated waste and cargo residue reception and

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management accounting
Procedure of reporting alleged inadequacy of reception 41
facilities for ship-generated waste
Procedure of plan implementation, addenda and control
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COSTS CALCULATION AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE
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7.
6.1.
Procedure of payment for ship-generated waste reception

6.1.1. Sanitary fee
6.1.2. Fee for waste and polluted water reception
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6.2.
Expenses related to waste receptions on-shore
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LICENSED WASTE RECEIVER AND MANAGER
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Annex 1 - Ship-generated waste declaration

Annex 2 - Ship-generated waste reception form
Annex 3 Report on ship-generated waste reception
Annex 4 Form for reporting alleged inadequacy of reception facilities for
ship-generated waste
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Summary
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TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE PLAN

Freeport of Riga boundaries are stipulated by Cabinet Regulations Nr.690.
(22.08.2006)
Port Water Area port waters, that are within boundaries of the Freeport of Riga,
stipulated by the Cabinet.
Ship-generated waste - is the waste that is generated in the process of regular ship
operation-sewage, garbage, oily bilge from ship engine room and solid oily waste.
Oily bilge from ship engine room oily sludge and bilge water, that have blended
with oils and lubricants, that are generated in the process of ship engine mechanisms
and facilities operation.
Sewage untreated sewage specified by Annex IV of MARPOL, including sewage
and untreated sewage from medical premises and from spaces containing living
animals.
Garbage all ship-generated food, domestic or operational waste in compliance with
MARPOL Annex V.
Cargo-associated waste all materials, that are used on board the ship for cargo
storage and processing, and that become waste due to those activities, including
overheads, handles, lining and packing materials, plywood, paper, plasterboard, wire
and tape reinforcement, as well as any other cargo residues remaining in ship holds
after unloading and cleaning, loading and unloading leftovers and leakage.
Tank washings water, that is mixed with oil or oil products in the process of cargo
tanks, ballast tanks or other tanks cleaning.
Waste water containing noxious liquid substances waste water specified in
compliance with MARPOL Annex II.
Dirty ballast - water, that is pumped into ballast tanks, cargo tanks or to other
relevant tanks by a ship to ensure navigability and that contains oil or oil products.
Vessel GT index of a vessels gross tonnage, that is defined in accordance with
Convention on Ship Measurement of 1969 and is stated in the ships measurement
certificate. Providing GT of tankers with segregated ballast tanks, the gross tonnage
(GT) reduced, specified in International Tonnage Certificate, is taken into account.
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HELCOM
Helsinki Commission
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IMO
MARPOL 73/78
International Maritime Organization

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships, 1973, and its Protocol of 1978
FPR
FRPA
the Freeport of Riga Authority
MIWA of SES
Marine and Inland Waters Administration of State

Environmental Service
SES Lielrigas RED
State Environment Service (SES) Lielrigas Regional

Environment Department (RED).
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INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the Law on Ports and Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers
No.455 Procedure of Reception of ship-generated Waste and Polluted waters and
the Order of Elaboration of Ship-generated Waste Management Plan (08.10.2002.)
the Freeport of Riga Authority is the body that is responsible for reception and
management of ship-generated waste and polluted water as well as for elaboration of
ship-generated waste management plan.
The purpose of the Ship- generated Waste Management Plan of the Freeport of Riga
is to define the procedure that shall be observed by the Freeport of Riga units and
enterprises that are specified in the said plan, while handling ship-generated waste and
polluted waters. The Plan is the document that defines waste management policy of
the Freeport of Riga and its goals, the payment system, that is created to back up
ship-generated waste collection and recycling system, as well as organizational
structure, liabilities and responsibilities of the parties involved.
The Plan refers to all waste and polluted waters , that are generated by ships entering
the Freeport of Riga , that are the result of the ships operations, including oil
products residues from engine room, polluted ballast water and tank washings,
sewage and waste, that according to MARPOL 73/78 must not be discharged into
the sea.
Management of waste, generated by the port enterprises on the territory of the port, is
not the subject of this Plan. In accordance with the provisions of the land rent
agreements, concluded with the Freeport of Riga Authority, the said waste has to be
handled by the relevant enterprises.
The purpose of the waste management policy of the Freeport of Riga is to ensure
efficient collection and reception of the ship- generated waste and polluted water,
that are generated by ships entering the Freeport of Riga, and their utilization. The
objectives of the Freeport of Riga Authority, related to waste management, are the
following:
To create efficient ship generated waste collection system , that shall exclude
unnecessary demurrage of the vessel at the port, and that shall be provided
with the equipment in compliance with all modern requirements ;
To ensure appropriate operation of the oily waste water treatment facility at
the Freeport of Riga, that complies with environment regulations.
In order to attain those objectives the vessels shall have to use on-shore reception
facilities of the Freeport of Riga, instead of illegal discharge into the sea. Therefore ,
implementation of simple and efficient ship- generated waste and polluted water
collection at the Freeport of Riga, as well as ensuring due operation of the relevant
treatment facilities, is important pre-requisite of the Baltic sea environment
protection.
The plan has been elaborated in compliance with the valid international and national
regulatory enactments. The main documents that were used as the basis for
elaboration of the Ship- generated Waste Management Plan of the Freeport of Riga
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are the following: International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships, 1973, and its Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78 related to ship-generated
waste limitation, and 1992 Convention on Baltic Sea Region Marine Environment
Protection (Helsinki Convention), HELCOM recommendations, European Union
Directive 2000/59/EC On Port Reception Facilities for Ship-generated Waste and
Cargo Residues, as well as Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455
Procedure of Reception of ship-generated Waste and Polluted waters and the
Order of Elaboration of Ship-generated Waste Management Plan (08.10.2002.)
Upon adoption of the present Plan, the Ship- generated Waste Management Plan,
that was confirmed by the Freeport of Riga Board resolution Nr.156 of 27.08.2004,
becomes null and void.
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1. SHORT REVIEW OF BINDING REGULATORY

ENACTMENTS
1.1. International Regulatory Enactments related to ship-generated
waste reception and utilization
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and
its Protocol of 1978 amendments (MARPOL 73/78).
MARPOL 73/78 is the main international document, covering prevention of pollution
of the marine environment by ships due to operational or accidental causes. Latvia
has ratified MARPOL 73/78 Convention in 1992. Convention requires governments
of the states, that have ratified Convention, to ensure activities of ship-generated oily
water treatment plant at the port. The plant shall have the relevant capacity to meet the
vessel demands and avoid unnecessary delay of the vessel in the port.
In case the vessel entering the port is not provided with the possibility to discharge
polluted water to the port treatment facilities, the vessel is entitled to IMO
(International Maritime Organization). IMO, on its part, has the right to publish the
list of ports that do not comply with the MARPOL 73/78 requirements.
MARPOL has 5 Annexes, that stipulate security requirements for 5 different shipgenerated waste types:
Annex I - Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil ;
Annex II - Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid
Substances in Bulk ;
Annex III - Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea
in Packaged Form ;
Annex IV - Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships;
Annex V - Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships.
In compliance with the MARPOL 73/78 the Baltic Sea is defined as the special area,
where the vessels have to comply with specific regulations and prohibitions.
1992 Convention on Baltic Sea Region Marine Environment Protection (Helsinki

Convention).
Latvia has ratified this convention in 1994. Helsinki Convention is an international
document related to protection of the Baltic Sea environment. Convention stipulates
that the Contracting Parties shall develop and apply uniform requirements for the
provision of reception facilities for ship-generated wastes, taking into account, inter
alias, the special needs of passenger ships operating in the Baltic Sea Area. In
accordance with the Annex IV of the Convention before leaving port ships shall
discharge all ship-generated wastes, which are not allowed to be discharged into the
sea in the Baltic Sea Area in accordance with MARPOL 73/78 and this Convention,
to a port reception facility. Before leaving port all cargo residues shall be discharged
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to a port reception facility. The vessel is entitled to hold a small amount of waste that
is not suitable for discharge to the port waste collection facility.
The more precise solutions for Helsinki Convention principles are provided by the
Helsinki Commission strategy, adopted in March 1998, The Baltic Strategy for Port
Reception Facilities for Ship-generated Waste and Associated issues, or the so called
HELCOM recommendations. The member states have undertaken to incorporate
HELCOM
recommendations into national legislation. The most important
recommendations, related to the ports, are as follows:
HELCOM Recommendation 19/8
Recommendation 19/8 stipulates that the Port Authority is the institution that is
responsible for providing possibility to dispose of the ship-generated waste in the port
of the relevant member state. Recommendation provides guidelines for the so called
indirect fee or the no - special - fee system application:
- Every sea-going ship's is obliged to pay for reception and handling of shipgenerated oily wastes originating from machinery spaces facilities,
irrespective of whether or not that particular ship will actually make use of the
reception facilities which are available.
- The waste management fee imposed on a ship should be independent of the
volume of the wastes discharged into port reception facilities.
- Calculation of No-special-fee amount shall be based on the vessels GT.
- The information on sanitary fee amount shall be available to all ships, even if
it is included in the harbour fee (port dues and charges).
- The waste management fees received from ships shall be used for no other
purposes than:
investments in reception facilities, stationary and mobile;

operation of reception facilities;
repair and maintenance costs of such facilities;
costs of handling, treatment and final disposal of the received wastes.
The vessel shall make a notification twenty-four hours before the time of
intended discharge indicating the volume and composition of the waste.
No-special-fee does not refer to oily ballast and tank washings discharge.
HELCOM recommendation 17/11
Recommendation refers to the treatment plants at the port and their operation. In the
framework of the recommendation all member states have to cooperate in order to
ensure safe operation of the treatment facilities in the relevant ports.
Recommendation stipulates that the fee for treatment shall be reasonable and using of
treatment facilities shall not cause undue delay to a vessel.
Recommendation stipulates that the member states governments shall ensure
elaboration of the waste management plans at the ports, in compliance with the
guidelines specified in the recommendation.
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According to the said Recommendation the Governments of the Contracting Parties

shall ensure that oil tankers of 150 GT and above and other ships of 400 GT and
above and all chemical tankers, visiting their ports, shall complete the attached
Specific Port Waste Management Information Sheet and forward it to the appropriate
Port Authority/Port Operator in the next port of call in the Baltic Sea Area twentyfour hours before entering this port.
European Union Directive 2000/59/EC On Port Reception Facilities for Shipgenerated Waste and Cargo Residues.
The main regulations:
The ports shall be provided with the relevant waste reception facilities that can
accept all ship-generated waste without causing undue delay to ships.
The ports shall be provided with duly prepared and implemented waste
management plans. Waste management plan shall be reviewed at least once
during three years time, as well as in case significant changes in the ports
activities occur. One of the most important principles of the port waste
management plan is to create port waste management system that is based
only on covering expenses (but not on gaining profit).
The costs for ship-generated waste and polluted water reception at the port
shall cover all expenses related to ship waste collection, handling and disposal.
Every sea-going vessel, except for fishing vessels and leisure craft, is obliged
to pay sanitary fee, irrespective of whether or not that particular ship will
actually make use of the reception facilities which are available. The fee can
be included into general port dues and charges, but information on its amount
and calculation procedure shall be available. The cost system shall provide
incentive to deliver ship-generated waste to the port but not discharge them
into the sea.
1.2. Regulatory Enactments of the Republic of Latvia related to shipgenerated waste collection and utilization
Waste management is one of the priorities specified in the National Environment
Policy Plan. Environment protection area is regulated by the Law on Waste
Management (14.12.2000) andLaw on Packing (20.12.2001), as well as by
relevant Cabinet regulations.
In compliance with the Law on Waste Management (Article 5), the waste
management shall be implemented with no harm for human life and health as well as
for private property. Besides, it shall not provide negative impact on environment,
s.a. :
1) shall not provide threat to water, air, soil, as well as flora and fauna. ,
2) shall not provide disturbing noise or smell,
3) shall not provide negative impact on landscapes and specially protected
territories,
4) shall not pollute and trash environment.
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No 413 Procedure of Waste
Management Permit Issuance, Extension, Revision and Cancellation (
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23.05.2006) stipulate procedure of waste management permit issuance, extension,

revision and cancellation, the requirements, specified in the permissions, as well as
waste collection, handling, sorting or storage permission form pattern.
Activities related to waste containing oil products or chemical substances are regulated by
the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.529 Procedure of Waste
Management for Particular Types of Hazardous Waste (18.12.2001.). The
Regulations prohibit to discharge oily waste into water course, water basins, into the sea,
sewage systems, to store the oil products containing residues, generated in the process of
handling waste, in places, that are not meant for this purpose, to handle oil products with
subsequent air pollution, that exceeds permissible emission limits, specified in permission to
carry out polluting activities of category A or category B, or in the permission to emit
polluting air from stationary air polluting sources and mix oil products with other hazardous
waste.
According to Cl.11 of the said Regulations the owner of oily waste , that generates
more than 500 litters of oily waste per year, and the oily waste manager shall register
generated , received and discharged amount, as well as quality, origin, location and
delivery and reception date of the oily waste in the special register, or on some other
information source (e.g. data base) and once a year shall submit this information ( for the
previous year) to the regional environment department (Lielrigas RED) and to the
municipality (Riga City Council), that is responsible for the administrative territory where the
said activities have been carried out.
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers Nr.319 Procedure of Hazardous Waste
Registration, Identification, Storage, Packing, Marking and Transportation
(23.07.2002) stipulate that persons, that are dealing with hazardous waste handling, shall
ensure registration of hazardous waste in special register or electronically.
Hazardous
waste, due to its dangerousness and amount, shall be stored in specially equipped premises in
conditions that cannot cause any harm to environment, human health and property.
Law on Ports stipulates that the Port Authority shall organize reception of shipgenerated waste and polluted water and prepare a management plan for the port in
respect of ship generated waste. In compliance with Article 13 of the Law, one of the
port fees and dues is sanitary fee, that includes fee for waste and polluted water
reception, excluding polluted ballast and tank washing water. The amount of sanitary
fee is specified by the Port Authority. In compliance with the law the Port Authority
shall execute payments to service providers that collect ship-generated waste and
polluted water, according to mutual agreement between the Port Authority and
services providers on relevant services tariffs. Therefore the port can use services of
other companies to implement various functions that comply with current situation in
the ship-generated waste collection and handling area at the Freeport of Riga.
In accordance with the Law on Maritime Administration and Marine Safety
State Environment Service is responsible for control of ship-generated waste
reception and management processes at ports. In compliance with the Law the Port
Authority shall ensure the reception of wastes, generated by ships, but a berth
operator the reception of wastes generated by cargo of a ship.
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Waste reception facilities shall comply with MARPOL, Helsinki Convention and
other international regularly enactments.
According to Article 51 of the present Law the Master shall ensure that ship- and
cargo generated waste, that according to international regulatory enactments must not
be discharged into the sea, is discharged to the waste reception facilities before the
vessel leaves the port. This requirement shall not apply to minimum waste amount,
specified by Helsinki Convention and to exclusions, that are stipulated by the Minister
of Transport in accordance with international requirements.
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455 Procedure of Reception of Shipgenerated Waste and Polluted waters and the Order of Elaboration of Shipgenerated Waste Management Plan (08.10.2002.) determine procedure of
reception of ship-generated waste and polluted waters as well as the order of
elaboration of ship-generated waste management plan. Those Cabinet Regulations
contain the following provisions:
The port authority shall organize management of ship-generated waste and
polluted waters on the basis of the type, size and tonnage of the vessel,
entering the port, as well as the amount and composition of the ship-generated
waste and the port s geographical location to prevent vessel s demurrage and
delay at the port. The management of cargo residues is provided by cargo
sender or receiver;
The port authority or commercial companies are responsible for reception
and further handling of ship-generated waste, polluted waters and cargo
residues;
The costs related to reception and handling of ship-generated waste and
polluted water are covered by vessels, entering the port, by paying sanitary
due. Vessels ( except for fishing and leisure craft , that shall not carry more
than 12 passengers) shall pay sanitary fee irrespective of whether or not that
particular ship will actually make use of the reception facilities;
Sanitary due does not depend on amount of ship-generated waste and
polluted water discharged to the waste reception facilities ;
Cabinet Regulations provide detailed procedure of notification about
forecasted waste flow , discharged amounts, types etc;
The Port Authority shall elaborate ship-generated waste management plan for
the relevant port.
In compliance with the said Regulations the commercial companies, that are dealing
with ship-generated waste reception and collection at the port once a quarter shall
submit report on ship-generated waste reception to the SES Marine and Inland Waters
Administration.
The above mentioned Cabinet Regulations No.455 (08.10.2002.) include almost all
requirements related to ship-generated waste management in ports, specified in
international regulatory enactments.
Binding Regulations Nr.42 of Riga City Council Freeport of Riga Regulations
(07.03.2006) , that are issued in compliance with the first part of Section 6 of the Law
on Ports stipulate environment protection requirements in the port. According to the
Cl.127 of the said Regulations it is prohibited to discharge all sorts of oil products
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and substances containing oil, noxious and dangerous chemical substances, organic
compounds and residues, sewage and waste; cargo and bunkering tank washing
waters , any oily bilge , sewage waters, water used for washing holds and tanks, in
which noxious or dangerous chemical substances or liquids thereof have been
transported; and any cargo remainders, separation material or other garbage from
shore objects and vessels in the port water area and on the port roads.
Riga Port Dues. According to Convention on vessel measurement (23.06.69) GT of
a vessel is used to calculate tariff ceiling of the Freeport of Riga dues and charges.
Riga Port Dues and Charges have been approved by the Freeport of Riga Authority
Board decision Nr. 185 of December 13, 2005.
In compliance with the Riga Port dues and charges sanitary fee shall be based on a
vessels GT and is calculated for each call of a port. Sanitary fee amount is not based
on the amount of waste and polluted water quantity. Sanitary fees shall cover costs
for reception of any garbage and waste water, except for dirty ballast water or tank
washings.
Sanitary Fees shall not be collected from passenger ships. The vessels that are exempt
form sanitary fee shall pay for discharged waste amount in accordance with the price
list, confirmed by the Freeport of Riga Authority (see Section 6).
The following regulatory enactments are also relevant for ship-generated waste
managers at the port:
Law on Natural Resources Tax (15.12.2005);
The law On Pollution (15.03.2001);
Cabinet Regulations Nr.736 Regulations on Water Resources Use
Permission ( 23.12.2003);
Cabinet Regulations No.294 The Procedure of Applying for and Issuing
Permissions to Carry out Polluting Activities of Categories A, B and C
(09.07.200) etc.
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2. TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF SHIP-GENERATED WASTE AND

CARGO RESIDUE HANDLED AT THE FREEPORT OF RIGA
Ship-generated waste management plan refers to the territory of the Freeport of Riga
that was stipulated by the Cabinet Regulations Nr.690. The total territory of the
port of Riga
(geographical coordinates - 5657.0Z, 2406.0A) is 6348 ha,
including land 1962 ha, inland waters 1271 ha
River Dauagava from the
Vanshu Bridge up to breakwaters and adjacent water basins ( see pic. 1) . The port
water area includes outer roads (3115 ha) and all water basins, that are within city
borders in the lower reaches of the River Daugava, including Daugavgriva port and
Zvejas (Fishing) port , Milgravis and Sarkandaugava canals.
32 stevedore companies and 39 shipping agents successfully operate at the Freeport of
Riga. The Freeport provides reception and handling of vessels at 118 berths with the
total length of berths of 13 818 meters.
2.1. Cargo transhipped at the Freeport of Riga

The section provides detailed description of liquid cargo, dry cargo and general cargo.
Liquid bulk cargo. 9 oil, oil products and chemical substances handling and storage
terminals are located on the territory of the Freeport of Riga. Location of terminals is
presented on pic.2, whereas stevedoring companies and liquid cargo handling berths
are presented in Table 1.
Table 1
Stevedoring companies and berths handling liquid cargo
Stevedoring company
Berth
Transhipped cargo type
JSC
B.L.B.
Baltijas
Terminls
Man Tess Ltd
Neste Ltd
Latvija Statoil Ltd
VL Bunkering Ltd
Vudisona Terminls Ltd
Ovi Ltd
Latvijas propna gze Ltd
Naftimpeks Ltd
JM 26, JM - 27
Oil products
KS - 28
ZO 15, ZO - 18
ZO 15, ZO - 18
JM - 20
JM - 16
JM - 15
LP - 27
ZO - 18
Oil products
Oil products
Oil products
Oil products
Oil products
Oil products
Liquiefied gas
Oil products
The amount of oil products that were transipped at the Freeport of Riga from 2004 till
2006 is provided in Table 2.
Table 2
The amounts of oil products that were transhipped at the Freeport of Riga in 2004
2006
Year
Transhipped volumes (thousand tons)
2004
2005
4347,1
3309,9
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2006
4881,8
Pic. 1.
Freeport of Riga
boundaries
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Dry bulk cargo and General cargo. According to its transhipment volume dry bulk
cargo and general cargo are the most important cargo types at the Freeport of Riga,
and their transhipment volume continues to grow. In 2006 dry bulk cargo volume
has reached 60, 5 %, and general cargo - 19, 5 % of the total cargo turnover.
Data on transhipped liquid bulk cargo, dry bulk cargo and general cargo percentage at
the Freeport of Riga for three last years are provided in Table 3, and data on
stevedoring companies and dry bulk cargo and general cargo handling berths are
provided in Table 4.
Table 3
Percentage of liquid bulk, dry bulk and general cargo at the Freeport of Riga
Cargo type
Dry bulk
cargo
Liquid bulk
cargo
General cargo
Percentage in 2004
54,1 %
Percentage in 2005
60,4 %
Percentage in 2006
60,5 %
27,2 %
25,4 %
20,0 %
18,7 %
14,2 %
19,5 %
Table 4
Stevedoring companies handling dry bulk and general cargo and relevant berths
Stevedoring company
Berth
Transhipped cargo type
JSCBaltic Sea Port

JSCRemars - Rga
JSCStarts Rga
PAS Terminls Vecmilgrvis
RD - 3
RKR 6, RKR - 7
JM - 17
MKR 1, MKR - 2, MKR 3,
MKR 4, MKR 5, MKR 6,
MKR-7, MKR-8/1, MKR-8/2
SD 3, DS - 5
Timber, metal
Timber, woodchip
Timber
Ro ro, timber, other dry bulk
cargo
SIA Man Tess Ltd

SIA Freja Ltd
SIA
Jaunmilgrvja
ostas
kompnija Ltd
Corporation Magnts, Ltd
DG 55A, DG 56
JM 22, JM - 23
Rgas Centrlais Terminls

Ltd
EO 6, EO 7, EO - 8, EO - 9,
EO 10,
EO 11, EO 12,
EO 14, EO 15, PM 16,
PM 17, PM 18, PM - 19
KR 21, KR 24, KR 25
JPS 1, JPS 2, MK 3,
MK - 4
MS 11, MS 12, MS 13,
MS - 14
DG - 55
Rgas Jras osta Voleri Ltd

Rgas pasaieru terminls Ltd
Sala Ltd
WT TERMINAL Ltd
Zlte Ltd
Baltic Container Terminal
Ltd
Krievu salas Terminls
Spja Ltd
RD 2, JM - 25
Containers, timber, prepacked

peat, woodchip
Timber, peat, woodchip
Timber, woodchip, scrap metal
Timber, woodchip, metal and
other dry bulk cargo
Wheat, sugar, coal, construction
materials, timber, woodchip
metal and other dry bulk cargo
Timber, peat, woodchip
Ro - ro
DS 9, DS 10
KS 32, KS 33, KS - 34
Woodchip, timber and other dry

bulk cargo
Construction
materials,
woodchip, timber
Timber
Containers
KRS 1, KRS - 2
KR - 22
Timber, woodchip
Timber, and other dry bulk
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Vega stividors Ltd
JM - 29
JSCRgas ostas elevators

JSCRnu stividors
AS - 5
ZO 1, ZO 2, ZO 3, ZO 4,
ZO 5, ZO 6, ZO 7, ZO - 8
Alpha osta Ltd
ZO 9, ZO 10, ZO 11,
ZO - 12, ZO - 14
DG 1, DG 2
PM 20, PM - 21
La Con Ltd
Strek Ltd
cargo
Timber, metal and other. general
cargo
Wheat
Construction
materials,
woodchip, timber and other dry
bulk cargo
Fertilizers
Coal, ore
Coal, construction materials
2.2. Number and type of vessels entering the Freeport of Riga

The fleet of vessels, entering the Freeport of Riga, mostly consists of dry cargo and
general cargo carriers, as well as of container ships and tankers. In 2005 4124 vessels
called the port, but in 2006 - 3648. The changes in vessels number are presented in
Table 5.
Table 5
Comparative data on vessels that called the Freeport of Riga for 2005 /2006
2005
2006
Vessel type
Bulkers
Container carriers
Passenger ships, ferries
Incl. Cruise ships.
Reefers
Ro-ro vessels
Dry cargo carriers
Tankers
Fishing vessels
Others
Total:
Number
402
577
518
82
25
8
2 006
508
1
79
4 124
GT
Number
381
488
321
58
12
9
1 755
593
1
88
3 648
7 954 289
3 404 080
7 584 277
1 777 527
137 347
57 896
5 697 620
3 037 638
700
311 148
28 184 995
GT
7 956 417
3 343 536
6 075 952
1 495 298
58 402
103 856
5 278 468
4 319 496
614
414 772
27 551 513
Changes, %
2005/2006
NUmGT
ber
-5,2
0,03
-15,4
-1,8
-38,0
-19,9
-29,3
-15,9
-52,0
-57,5
12,5
79,4
-12,5
-7,4
16,7
42,2
0,0
-12,3
11,4
33,3
-11,5
-2,2
Permissible draught of the Freeport of Riga main fairways is 12,3 m from Alpha
osta Ltd berths up to the port entry , and it is 11,7 m from SIA Alpha ostaLtd
up to Eksportosta berth EO 14. The upper limits of main parameters of vessels
entering Freeport of Riga are as follows:
DWT
LOA
Width
75 000 t
250 m
32,5 m
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2.3. Types of ship-generated waste at the Freeport of Riga

Ship-generated waste can be divided into waste, generated in the process of regular
ship operation, and cargo-associated waste. Waste, that is generated in regular ship
operation, is as follows:
oily bilge from ship engine room.
waste water;
garbage (food waste, solid waste etc);
solid oily waste;
solid oily waste from ship repair plants.
Cargo-associated waste:
polluted ballast water;
waste water from tank cleaning;
garbage
hazardous dry substances;
Cargo-associated waste shall be received and handled by cargo sender or receiver or,
according to individual agreement, by the licensed waste management company for
separate fee, i.e. the said service is not included into sanitary fee.
Oily bilge from ship engine room is generated by all vessels, the annual amount of
this polluted water depends on number, size, age of vessels calling the port, as well as
on duration of vessels voyage from the previous port of call.
Waste water. In compliance with MARPOL 73/78 the majority of ships have the
right to discharge waste water at a distance of more than 12 nautical miles from the
shore. It is prohibited to discharge ship-generated waste water from ships into
aquatorium of the Freeport of Riga. Outboard valves of ships drainage systems in
the Freeport of Riga aquatorium must be locked up and sealed.
Oily solid waste from ship repair plant. This type of waste is produced in the
process of ship repair at the shipyard (ship repair plant), their volume is insignificant.
Solid waste containing oil products are oily rags, fuel and lubricants residues,
including oily sludge that is created in the result of ship fuel separation.
Garbage can be ship-generated or cargo-associated. Cargo sender or receiver shall
ensure reception and handling of cargo leftovers in accordance with the requirements
of regulatory enactments.
The owner of berth or berth group shall ensure that on every berth there are containers
for three types of waste:
oily rags;
food waste;
other garbage.
Larger amounts of ship-generated solid waste (garbage) are collected in the packaged
form at the berth of ships mooring.
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Waste water from tank cleaning (tank washings). Waste water from tank cleaning
is mostly generated by liquid cargo carriers. Tank cleaning is executed due to the
following reason
transhipped cargo type is changed ;
the ships must arrive with clean tanks, but they have no adequate
segregated ballast tanks capacity
tanks shall be repaired or examined at the dockyard.
Waste water from tank cleaning might contain oil products, chemical cleaning
detergents as well as hazardous chemical substances. Cleaning of tankers tanks can
be executed when the ship is moored at berth, or during the ships voyage. Provided
tank cleaning takes place when the ship is at sea, the waste water is transferred to
special slop tanks and then treated by ships sewage treatment facilities. In
accordance with MARPOL 73/78 provisions the treated water that might contain up to
15 mg/l of oil sludge can be discharged from the ship within 12 nautical miles from
the nearest land. Provided the defined oil sludge concentration is exceeded, ship
valves are automatically closed.
At present there the only terminal at the Freeport of Riga, where several cases of
chemical pollution have been detected is JSC BLB Baltijas Terminals. Due to the
fact that there is no special treatment facility of this type in Latvia, this hazardous
waste is sent by the enterprise back to the producer on the basis of agreement with the
substances manufacturing plant.
Polluted ballast water is generated by ships that use cargo tanks as ballast tanks.
The amount of ballast water that should be delivered at the port previous to recurrent
loading might reach 30% of the ship tonnage.
Clean ballast. In 1997 the 20th Assembly of the IMO (International Maritime
Organization) adopted Guidelines for the control and management of ships ballast
water to minimize the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens. From
biological perspective even isolated, i.e. clean ballast water can provide threat to local
marine ecosystem if water is discharged without proper treatment. Ship ballast water
can be a source of alien aquatic organisms invasion. Not only ballast water can
transfer harmful organisms - that refers to other ballast materials (such as sand,
sediments, stones) or even the vessels hull as well. Due to that during last
30-40
years approximately 105 foreign species that can be traced mostly in coastal habitat
were transferred to the Baltic Sea. Approximately 30% of the introduced species
originate from the North America. The main pollution regions, from which the
pathogens are being transferred, are Japan, Korea, and Australia. The species, that are
not characteristic for the Baltic Sea, are introduced from all continents, excluding
Antarctic. At present the extinction of any of the known Baltic Sea species was not
detected, still there can be no guarantee that introduction of new species will not
result in other species extinction.
In compliance with the Freeport of Riga Regulations the clean ballast can be
discharged into the port water area. In other countries clean ballast is not treated as
well. The scientists have come up with the proposal to adopt a requirement for vessels
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to change ballast water at sea. Besides, other alternative methods are being considered
with the aim to limit pathogen microorganism transfer:

filter installation;
UV-treatment of ballast water ;
Ozone treatment ;
Chemical treatment (e.g.chlorine) etc...
Each of the above-mentioned methods has some drawbacks. Shipping companies and
ship-building plants oppose ballast water change at sea, for it might affect vessels
stability.
On February 13, 2004 IMO adopted International Convention for the Control and
Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments. The main objective of the said
convention is to prevent foreign flora and fauna dissemination by ship ballast water.
In compliance with convention provisions all vessels shall have a plan for live
organisms regulation in ballast water, shall fill ballast water register, and shall carry
out activities to purify ballast water from organisms according to specified standards.
Some time is allocated for preparation stage, and then the vessels will be inspected
and awarded a certificate of compliance with the convention provisions. Further on
the relevant authorities will be able to check vessels and examine ballast water
samples. The ports will have to ensure clean ballast water reception and treatment.
Hazardous Dry Substances. JSC Alpha osta, the company that is exporting
mineral fertilizers, is the only stevedore company at the Freeport of Riga, whose
operation produces hazardous dry chemical substances (solid ship-generated waste).
Mineral fertilizers that fall on the ground in the result of handling operations or
remain after warehouse cleaning are collected and sold to farmers.
Sanitary hazardous waste. All vessels and floating craft , that enter or lie at the
Freeport of Riga , are subject to surveillance and control of Food and Veterinary
Service s Sanitary Border Inspection .
The Master via ship agent shall notify Sanitary Border Inspection about unfavourable
sanitary-epidemiological conditions, crew members, that are ill or sanitary hazardous
cargo, at least 12 hours before the vessel enters outer roads. Provided a vessel arrives
from the territory infected by a particularly hazardous virus, the Sanitary Border
Inspection can inspect a vessel at outer roads according to its own consideration or in
compliance with the conditions.
Sanitary Border Inspection, in compliance with al safety requirements, carries out
desinfection and desinsection of ships, cargo, cargo holds after quarantine cargo
unloading, as well as of waste water and garbage.
Provided a vessel arrives from the territory infected by a particularly hazardous virus,
or a person that is ill with a particularly infective disease is on board a vessel, the
L&T Ltd, on the basis of Sanitary Border Inspection instructions, shall deliver
garbage to a hazardous waste incinerator in Olaine.
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2.4. Current and Forecasted Amounts of Ship-generated Waste at

The changes in the waste amount depend on maritime traffic intensity at the Freeport
of Riga and cargo turnover at the port. The dynamics of the handled vessels is
provided in Table 6, whereas cargo turnover at the Freeport of Riga during last ten
years is presented in Table 7.
Table 6
Number of vessels handled at the Freeport of Riga
Table 7
Cargo turnover at the Freeport of Riga (thousand tons)
30000
25000
23991.3
24429.1
25357.6
2004
2005
2006
21728.6
tkst.tonnas
20000
18108.6
14883.9
15000
13351.7
13315.3
12012.6
11213.1
10000
5000
0
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
gads
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Though recently the number of vessels calling the Freeport of Riga has diminished,
the significant changes in regards of waste amount have not been detected (see Table
8). That indicates that the amount of ship-generated waste is related not only to
number of vessels calling the port, but also to the vessel type, size and tonnage.
Table 8
3
Ship-generated waste managed at the Freeport of Riga (m )

Waste type
MARPOL 73/78 Annex I

oil waste
Sludge
Bilge water
Cargo slops/ dirty ballast
Other
MARPOL 73/78 Annex II
Noxious Liquid Substances
Cargo residues
Pre-washings
Tank washings
Other
MARPOL 73/78 Annex IV
Sewage
From toilets, a.o.
MARPOL 73/78 Annex V
Garbage
Solid waste/garbage
Total
2004
2005
2006
7 236
11 342
5 275
6 188
11 227
5 345
7 137
11 088
7 427
2119
516
676
8
35
1 298
10
24
873
12
645
2
291
312
1 048
629
28 243
804
25301
981
29008
It is forecasted that in the coming years the number of vessels entering the Freeport of
Riga might grow for 1-2 % per year, but GT - for 5%. On the basis of the abovementioned development indices the rapid growth of ship-generated waste amount is
not forecasted.
As for forecasts related to amount of tank washings, polluted with oil products, it
should be taken into account that tankers tank washing can be executed both at berth
and at sea. Provided tank washing is performed while a vessel is at sea, polluted waste
water is transferred to special slop tanks, and then treated by vessels sewage
treatment facilities till the moment when oil product concentration reaches 15 mg/l.
In accordance with MARPOL 73/78 provisions the treated water that might contain
up to 15 mg/l of oil sludge can be discharged from the ship within 12 nautical miles
from the nearest land. Provided the defined oil sludge concentration is exceeded, ship
valves are automatically closed.
At present there is only one terminal at the Freeport of Riga, where several cases of
chemical pollution have been detected that is JSC BLB Baltijas Terminls. Due to
the fact that there is no special treatment facility of this type, the Freeport of Riga
does not provide reception and treatments services related to hazardous liquid
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chemical waste. This hazardous waste is sent by the enterprise back to the producer
on the basis of agreement with the substances manufacturing plant.
Tank washings, polluted with hazardous (chemical) liquid substances. At present

there is only one terminal at the Freeport of Riga, where tank washings, polluted with
hazardous (chemical) liquid substances, were generated in several cases that is JSC
BLB Baltijas Terminals. This polluted waste water is sent by the enterprise back to
the producer on the basis of agreement with the substances manufacturing plant.
Taking into account small amounts of waste water, polluted with hazardous chemical
substances, and due to the fact, that there is no special treatment facility of this type in
Latvia, the Freeport of Riga does not provide reception and treatment services related
to any type of hazardous liquid chemical waste.
Dirty ballast water amount depends on vessels number and on the fact how many of
them have segregated ballast tanks (SBT). Due to the fact that number of tankers
with SBT will grow in future, it can be forecasted that dirty ballast water amount
will become considerably smaller.
It is forecasted that only small number of big tankers will be repaired at dockyards
annually, therefore the daily maximum amount most probably will not change.
Therefore perspective dirty ballast water amounts will not have any impact on
treatment facilities working load in the future.
Oily bilge from ship engine room. As for forecast related to annual amounts of
sludge and oily bilge from ship engine room, it should be taken into account that their
amount is directly related to the vessels age. According to future plans, it is assumed
that mostly new design vessels are going to call the Freeport of Riga, therefore the
rapid growth of polluted water amount of this type is not forecasted.
Sewage. Due to the fact that MARPOL 73/78 stipulates that the majority of ships,
sailing at a speed at least of 8 miles/hour, have the right to discharge sewage at a
distance of more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land. The sewage is mostly
delivered by the ships that have to stay at the port for longer period of time. The total
amount of sewage that can be delivered at the Freeport of Riga according to vessels
demand will not exceed 10 % of the total annual amount of polluted water.
It is forecasted that amounts of garbage will grow due to growing number of
passenger ships, calling the port, the said growth might grow for 5%.
The forecasted garbage amount does not include cargo-associated waste. Cargo
sender or receiver shall ensure cargo residue handling in compliance with the
provisions of relevant regulatory enactments.
Solid waste, polluted with oil products, from shipyards. It is planned that amount
of solid waste, polluted with oil products, from shipyards, will reach approximately
40 tons per year by 2010.
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3. SHIP-GENERATED WASTE AND CARGO RESIDUE

MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AT THE FREEPORT OF RIGA
3.1. Cooperation between vessels, entering the port, waste receiving
facilities, berth and terminal users and other stakeholders
The following bodies are involved into implementation of the Ship-generated waste
plan of the Freeport of Riga:
1. The Freeport of Riga Authority shall ensure operation of waste reception
system at the port (is directly responsible for implementation of the said
plan).
2. Vessels shall fill in the ship-generated waste declaration and send it to the
FPR Vessel Traffic Service, and shall deliver ship-generated and cargo
associated waste.
3. Vessel Traffic Service of the Freeport of Riga is responsible for sending a
copy of the ship-generated waste declaration to Eko osta Ltd, as well
as for filing an original of the ship-generated waste declaration and the
ship-generated waste reception form.
4. Upon receiving information from a vessel on waste and polluted water
discharge necessity ship agents shall send application to Eko osta Ltd.
5. Eko osta Ltd shall ensure waste and polluted water collection from
vessels and its treatment , shall fill in ship-generated waste reception
form and report on ship-generated waste reception , is responsible for
ship-generated waste declaration and ship-generated waste reception
form introduction into information system Velkonis, and for sending
ship-generated waste declaration, ship-generated waste reception form
and a quarterly report on
ship-generated waste reception to SES
Marine and Inland Waters Administration.
6. Sanitary Border Inspection of the Food and Veterinary Service is
responsible for potentially hazardous sanitary waste desinfection and
desinsection.
7. SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration and SES Lielrigas Regional
Environment Department shall control compliance with legal provisions
related to ship-generated waste and polluted water reception and treatment.
The vessels, that are calling the Freeport of Riga, are prohibited to discharge polluted
waste water into aquatorium and incinerate waste on board the ship.
Freeport of Riga Authority organizes ship -generated waste and waste water
management taking into account type, size and tonnage of the ship, entering the port,
as well as volume and type of the ship-generated waste. Cargo sender or receiver shall
ensure cargo residue handling.
After due approval of the SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration the Freeport
Authority can allow vessels of certain types to deliver smaller waste amount or to free
from requirement to deliver waste. The Freeport Authority calculates the sum of
sanitary fee and has the right to reduce it or free certain ship from this fee, informing
SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration about it. FPRA controls the
compliance of sanitary fee payments spending with the goals, defined in the
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455 (08.10.2002.), as well as provides the
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Master with the possibility to learn the amount of the fee, payment procedure and
spending purpose.
FPRA is responsible for regular (at least once during three years period or after
significant changes in port activities) review and updating of the said plan, and
dissemination of the updated information to all stakeholders.
JSC Eko osta is a licensed company that together with the Freeport of Riga
Authority on November 11, 2003 has concluded an agreement on reception and
handling of ship-generated waste and sewage water at the Freeport of Riga (for more
details see Section 7).
In compliance with the agreement Eko osta Ltd has the right to involve the third
parties that have received relevant permissions and licenses for execution of necessary
activities. Due to the fact that Eko osta Ltd does not have technical capacity to treat
ship-generated waste water and its volume is rather small, the waste water is
collected into Eko osta Ltd tank trucks and transported to municipal treatment
facilities in
Bolderaja, in accordance with the Contract
Nr.2/2005, that is
concluded with Rigas Udens Ltd .
Eko osta Ltd has concluded cooperation agreement with JSC Hoetika ATU
(from 01.06.2007 it has been reorganized as JSC L&T) and Nehlsen Riga
Atkritumu saimnieciba Ltd (from 02.10.2006 it has been reorganized as Nelsens
Ltd) on solid waste collection from ships at the Freeport of Riga, their transportation
and disposal at Getlini waste polygon.
Eko osta Ltd submits regular reports on types and amounts of collected, treated and
recycled ship-generated waste:
The report to the Freeport of Riga Authority is submitted every month ;
The report to the SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration is submitted
every quarter.
In March, 2007 Eko osta Ltd has been issued a certificate, that certifies the
companys compliance with the ISO 14001: 2004 requirements.
desinfection of ships , cargo, cargo holds, waste water and garbage and desinsection
of ships, cargo, cargo holds after quarantine cargo unloading for potentially
hazardous vessels.
SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration have the right to control reception of
ship-generated waste and sewage water from ships in the Freeport of Riga. Provided a
vessel leaves the port without discharging ship-generated waste and waste water, the
SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration shall inform thereof the Harbour
Master of the Freeport of Riga as well as the Port Authority of the next port of call.
Provided the Harbour Master of the Freeport of Riga receives information that the
vessel has violated the stipulated procedure of ship-generated waste and waste water
delivery, the Harbour Master is entitled to suspend the vessel till the moment the
assessment on waste and waste water discharge is being finalized at the Freeport of
Riga. Once a year the SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration notifies Helsinki
Commission about the vessels that are freed from the requirement to discharge of
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ship-generated waste and waste water and / or sanitary fee at the Freeport of Riga.
SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration collect and processes information on
ship-generated waste management in Latvian ports.
SES Lielrigas Regional Environment Department (RED) has the right to control
compliance with the environment law provisions related to waste management on the
territory of the Freeport of Riga.
Freeport of Riga Authority has the right to control compliance of Eko osta Ltd
activities with the cooperation agreement, that has been concluded.
Types and flow of ship-generated waste as well the parties involved in its
management are provided on pic. 3.
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3.2. Ship-generated waste collection procedure, facilities and

equipment
Ship-generated waste and polluted water collection from vessels on all the territory of
the Freeport of Riga is carried out by Eko osta Ltd in compliance with the
cooperation agreement concluded with the Freeport of Riga Authority on
11.11.2003. In compliance with the said agreement Eko osta Ltd has monopoly at
the Freeport of Riga in regards of collection and reception of solid waste and polluted
water from vessels. Eko osta Ltd shall ensure:
ship-generated waste and polluted water reception and management;
due operation, repair and maintenance of waste receptions facilities ;
due and useful investment into stationary and mobile waste reception
facilities;
round the clock readiness to receive waste water from collector vessels and
execute its treatment at treatment facilities;
operation of communication devices to receive call signal in round the clock
regime ;
inspection of the port of Riga water area at least once a week ;
sending of a ship-generated
waste declaration, a ship-generated waste
reception form and a quarterly report on ship-generated waste reception
to SES MIWA and submitting performance reports to FPRA;
elimination of pollution consequences that occurred on the port territory,
taking part in marine pollution consequences elimination and carry out
activities in accordance with the Action Plan to Combat Accidental
Pollution in the Freeport of Riga that was approved on June 22, 2004 and
Regulations Procedure of Accident Consequences
Elimination at the
Freeport of Riga.
Polluted water collection in big volumes is performed by Eko osta Ltd employing:
polluted water collector vessel Rumba;
polluted water reception vessel Abava, with tonnage of 100 m3;
polluted water reception vessel Sece, with tonnage of 145 m3.
A tug boat Feniks with 225 kW capacities is also at the disposal of the company.
The floating craft is moored at berth JM-20 between calls. Provided oil product
spillage occurs the polluted water is collected by terminator-type skimmer Ro-Clean
Desmi, with capacity of 100 m3/h.
The following vehicles are used to collect smaller amounts:
VOLVO FH 12 (reg. Nr. ES1115) with a tank truck VAN HOOL T 307
(reg. Nr. F2871). Tank truck volume 46 m3;
VOLVO FH 12 (reg. Nr. EM7942) with 8 m tank truck , equipped with
vacuum system , and 15 m3 tank truck ;
GAZ 53 (reg. Nr. AP7520) with a tank of 3,2 m;
GAZ 53 (reg. Nr. BZ891) with a tank of 3, 2 m.
The waste water polluted with oil products can be delivered for utilization to
treatment facilities complex at 39, Tvaika street in Riga, by client using his own
transportation vehicle (provided the client has the relevant waste transportation
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permission) or ship, or Eko osta Ltd specialized vehicles, that are designed for
hazardous waste transportation (trucks with special vacuum system : 40 m, 10 m, 3
m), can arrive to collect polluted waters, or the companys ships (vessels are
designed for collection and transportation of liquid waste including oil products
containing waste water , volumes are not limited).
A client can deliver lubricants, disposable oils, oil product residues and disposable oil
filters to treatment facilities complex by his own transportation vehicle ( provided
the client has the relevant waste transportation permission) or Eko osta Ltd
specialized transport, that is designed for hazardous waste transportation (trucks with
special vacuum system: 15 m, 8 m, 7 m, 3m), can arrive to collect waste, with
truck and loading equipment, or special minibuses for collection of small amounts.
Ship-generated waste such as liquid waste (ballast, sewage, tank washings) and
garbage is received by Eko osta Ltd from vessels entering the Freeport of Riga
24 hours a day. Capacity of treatment facilities at 39, Tvaika street in Riga, is 200
000 cbm/year, the facilities can ensure simultaneous reception of 000 m polluted
water for further processing. In compliance with the agreement Eko osta Ltd has
the right to involve the third persons, that have received relevant permissions and
licenses for execution of necessary activities.
After receiving an application on polluted water collection from a vessel (Section 5
provides more detailed information on information circulation) Eko osta Ltd,
assigns a tank truck or collector ship. Discharge of polluted water is executed
through flexible hoses; waste is delivered by vessel pump. Ballast water, tank
washings, and oily bilge from ship engine room are delivered to the Freeport of Riga
polluted water treatment facilities for treatment and further utilization. As it has
already been mentioned in Section 2.4, at present ballast water or tank washings that
are polluted with hazardous chemical substances, cannot be treated at the treatment
facilities. According to modern collection technology the polluted waters of various
types might blend in the collector vessel tanks, therefore it is not possible to apply
technological treatment process on the basis of oil product concentration. Still, during
the collection process certain measures are taken to prevent mixing or reception of
waters with such type of pollution, that cannot be treated at treatment facilities (see
more details on treatment facilities in Section 4). Taking into account technical
condition of the treatment facilities and with the aim to ensure further operation of the
treatment facilities in compliance with international requirements, the Treatment
Facilities Reconstruction Project has been developed and treatment facilities
reconstruction was started in December 2006.
Ship-generated sewage is transported and delivered to Rigas Udens Ltd treatment
facilities in Bolderaja. Before sewage discharge into the treatment facilities, water
samples are taken and oil product concentration, that shall not exceed 5 mg/l in
compliance with the Agreement, is tested.
L&T Ltd and Nelsens Ltd, that have concluded agreements with Eko osta Ltd,
collect garbage generated by ships. Upon receiving an application on waste collection
from a ship, Eko osta Ltd sends an order to L&T Ltd or Nelsens Ltd, that
employ special truck for waste reception, solid waste is accepted in sorted form: food,
plastic, paper, glass etc.
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Garbage can be placed in special berth garbage containers for three types of waste :
oily rags;
food residue;
other garbage.
The owner or the leaseholder of a berth shall be responsible for berth containers
installation, marking and waste removal.
Sorted garbage either from vessel or from berth containers shall be delivered to Riga
municipal waste disposal siteGetlii, excluding oily rags, that shall be handled as
hazardous waste in compliance with the environment protection requirements.
Cargo-associated garbage collection and handling shall be organized by the
stevedoring companies.
3.3. Pre-treatment of waste and relevant equipment

Pre-treatment of ship-generated waste after its collection is not executed at the
Freeport of Riga. Waste is not stored on the Freeport of Riga territory, after its
collection it is immediately delivered to relevant treatment facilities or to the waste
disposal site Getlii.
Actually, sorting can be deemed as pre-treatment, still it is not performed in the
process of waste collection, but in the process of waste generation, i.e. on board a
vessel. Sorting of collected waste is performed at the waste disposal site Getlii as
well.
Provided, oil product concentration in sewage that is discharged to Rigas Udens Ltd
treatment facilities exceeds 5 mg/l, oil film is removed by vacuum pump so that oil
product concentration complies with the specified amount. Such cases are treated as
exclusive.
3.4. Waste handling and disposal

Garbage is transported to handling and disposal sites by trucks, waste water by tank
trucks or collector vessels.
Collected and sorted ship-generated garbage is delivered at the waste disposal site
Getlii, that is managed by Getlii EKO Ltd. The said company, Getlii EKO
Ltd, has concluded agreements with companies, processing paper, plastic, glass etc.
The relevant sorted waste types are delivered to the said companies for recycling.
Food residues and other waste, that is impossible to process, are disposed at the waste
disposal site Getlii.
Provided a vessel arrives from the territory, infected by a particularly hazardous virus,
or a person that is ill with particularly infective disease is on board a vessel, the
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Sanitary Border Inspection analyzes situation and if necessary orders L&T Ltd to
deliver garbage to a hazardous waste incinerator in Olaine.
Eko osta Ltd has concluded agreement Nr.2/2005 with Rigas Udens Ltd on
sewage delivery to Rigas Udens treatment facilities. Sewage is transported by tank
truck to Rigas Udens Ltd Riga municipal sewage biological treatment facilities
Daugavgriva in Bolderaja, where sewage undergoes both mechanical and biological
treatment. After mechanical treatment,
biological treatment of waste water is
performed, employing technology, that is popular all around the world , - both
mechanical and biological treatment (anaerobic- anoxic-aerobic treatment). At first
waste water flows into anaerobic zone, where it is mixed with activated sludge and
is held for certain time. After that waste water is transfered into anoxic zone, where it
is also held for some time. After that zone waste water is transferred to aerobic zone,
where oxygen is inducted quite intensively, and waste water is mixed with activated
sludge. Then biologically treated waste water is let to settle in secondary basins. After
treatment the water is discharged into the Gulf of Riga - approximately in 2, 4 km
from the coastline and at the depth of 15 m.
Ballast water, tank washings, and oily bilge from ship engine room are delivered to
the Freeport of Riga oily water treatment facilities for treatment.
Materials polluted with oil
products, oily rags and other waste, that cannot be
recycled or disposed at the waste disposal site Getlii, after particular preparation,
are burnt at high temperature at the Eko osta Ltd incinerator facilities VIHR. This
activity is performed in compliance with provisions of permission for polluting
activity of B category Nr.RIT-R-B-0042 (valid till 15.12.2008) and of amendment
to permission (20.06.2005 SES LRED resolution Nr.43). Facilities description is
provided in Section 4.
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4. WASTE RECEPTION AND TREATMENT FACILITIES

4.1. Location
The vessels, that are calling the Freeport of Riga, are prohibited to discharge polluted
waste water into aquatorium and incinerate waste on board the ship. All ballast water,
tank washings and oily bilge from ship engine room shall be delivered to the Freeport
of Riga polluted water treatment facilities for treatment and further utilization. The
mentioned waste water treatment facilities are located in Riga, at 39, Tvaika Street
(see pic.5). It is the property of the Freeport of Riga Authority. Due to the fact that the
Freeport of Riga Authority is not directly involved in ship-generated oily waste water
treatment activities, the treatment facilities are leased to Eko ostaLtd in accordance
with the agreement signed (Agreement Nr. N-5/03 concluded on 31.03.2003).
The following treatment and utilization facilities are located on the territory at 39,
Tvaika Street, managed by Eko OstaLtd:
Oily waste water and tank washings treatment facilities ,
Oil filters processing facility,
Smokeless Incineration facility VIHR,
polluted ground treatment facility ,
boiler houses for oily waste incineration and technological processes

implementation.
Near the territory there is an access motorway and berths JM 16 (length- 148 m,
max draught - 7, 4 m). This territory was historically used for oil products storage
and transshipment. At the time of the former USSR, there was fuel warehouse of
military marine base. In the result of its activities the ground and ground water of
territory is polluted. Waste water treatment facilities were constructed in 1977-1984.
Taking into account technical state of the treatment facilities, and the fact, that their
capacity was too big for treated waste amount, in 2007 treatment facilities
improvement work was started, and in 2008 it was completed. The following
activities were implemented in the scope of this work:
the renovated waste water treatment facilities can receive waste water of
various types and treat it with the best technological methods available taking
into account waste water origin ,
a new flotator, that is located in closed space, was constructed,
in addition to existing (renovated) waste water treatment facilities a new block
- biological waste water treatment facility- was installed ,
waste water treatment facilities are equipped with automatic control system,
providing possibility to ensure automatic control of oil product concentrations
in the treated water ,
waste water treatment cycle is closed; recuperation facility is installed for
emitted hydrocarbon vapor treatment and condensed hydrocarbon vapor is
collected and incinerated,
flue gas treatment facility wet filter-scrubber- is being mounted to minimize
incineration facilitys emissions.
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4.2. Type and capacity

4.2.1. The Freeport of Riga Oily Waste Water Treatment Facilities
Oily waste water treatment facilities are constructed to treat waste water polluted by
oil products, but after reconstruction is completed, the facilities can also treat water
polluted by washing detergents. The waste water is treated and discharged into the
River Daugava. Separated oil products are being processed and utilized at the
treatment facilities or transferred to other recycling enterprises.
Waste water treatment facilities include waste water Tank Park with total
accumulating capacity of 5200 m3 and technological tank park with total
accumulating capacity of 1160 m3.
Reception of oily waste water from ships takes place at berths JM16 and JM17, and
from berth reception facilities it is transferred to collecting tank Nr.1 (capacity - 3000
m3). Oily waste water from trucks is accumulated in 60 m3 tank, and then pumped to
tank Nr.1 (3000 m3).
The waste water from the tank Nr.1 is pumped through pump station to the tank with
capacity of 200 m3, where water is heated up to 50-60C, and after that oil product
floating layer elimination is carried out by employing skimmers and the waste water is
pumped to the tank Nr.2 (1000 m3). Employing high pressure oily sludge and mud
extraction facility, the sludge from the tank is transferred to specialized container and
sent for further processing. Partially treated waste water from 200 m3 tank is pumped
into tank Nr.3 (1000 m3). In the process of pumping, oil product concentration is
being monitored using automatic analyzer device so that oil product concentration in
the treated waste water does not exceed 500 mg/l.
In tank Nr.3 (1000 m3) the waste water is cooled up to 4045C, but the temperature
should be at least 10C, and oil product floating layer elimination is carried out
employing skimmers and the said layer is pumped to the tank Nr.2 (1000 m3).
Waste water treatment is performed employing automatic control system (ACS). The
first treatment stage includes water transfer from tank Nr.3 (by water flow or
employing pump) to two buffer tanks with total volume of 128 m3 (before flotator).
In the process of water transfer oil product concentration is being constantly
monitored by automatic analyzer, and if OP concentration exceeds 300 mg/l, supply
from tank Nr.3 is stopped.
The second stage starts with waste water pumping from buffer tanks into flotation
unit or flotator. Before waste water reaches the flotator, coagulant and flocculant in
appropriate amounts are added to it, the water is aerated and due to that easily
removable flocs are formed on its surface. Those coagulated flocs are removed with
special scrubber and placed in relevant accumulating tank. Heaviest sediments settle
at the bottom they are also transferred to accumulating tank. Sediment discharge is
automatic; it is controlled by pneumatic valve with time control mechanism.
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Treated waste water passes from flotator to pre-filtration tank (64 m3), and from this
tank it is pumped to mechanical filters. The remaining oil product concentration in
treated waste water is decreased by filters till permissible level. Provided oil product
concentration in waste water exceeds stipulated norm (control is performed by
automatic analyzer), it is returned to pre-flotator buffer tank.
After filters (before waste water discharge into
Sarkandaugava) waste water
biological treatment is carried out, and due to that the following waste water quality
indices are improved: biological and chemical oxygen demand, synthetic surface
active compounds and nitrogen concentrations. Waste water biological treatment
facility AVR-7 operates as follows: the waste water flows into the primary settling
tank that is used for anaerobic stabilization and sludge settlement. After that waste
water (with activated sludge) are treated in nitrification and denitrification zones. In
nitrifiction zone due to aerobic environment (sufficient oxygen amount) oxidation of
ammonia into nitrites and nitrates takes place. In denitrification zone due to splitting
of oxidized nitrogen compounds, free nitrogen is emitted. The next step is degassing
chamber, where treated waste water is separated from sludge. By airlift the collected
sludge is returned to primary settling tank. Necessary air supply and airlift operation
is ensured by compressors. Treated waste is discharged into Sarkandaugava.
Oil products, separated in the process of treatment, settle in buffer tank, and then they
are pumped to segregation tank, where complete oil product and water segregation
process takes place. After settling tank oil product contain up to 60% of water.
Water separation from oil products is performed with vapor heat exchange. Separated
water from segregation tanks is transferred to tank Nr.3, but separated oil products
are utilized in boiler house, where vapor is generated for tanks and space heating and
technological processes implementation.
4.2.2. Smokeless Incineration facilities VIHR

There are two (one is operated, another one is in standby mode) liquid combustible
waste incineration facilities VIHR (incinerators) with capacity of up to 200 liters/
hour. The facilities provide for utilization of oily waste, ethanol fraction,
dihydrofluran fraction, waste oils and other similar waste. It is prohibited to utilize
waste, containing
halogen and heavy metals. Provided the heating capacity of
incinerated waste is not sufficient, liquefied propane gas can be used as additional
fuel.
The operation of the facility is characterized by the following details:
operation is based on turbobarbotage method;
burning takes place in relatively narrow circular of cylinder chamber;
liquid waste gasification process within thin layer provides efficient
conditions to foster liquid simmering, blending and transfer to gas phase;
air flow delivered via barbotage nozzles, is tangential to burning chamber
walls and its speed is sufficient for rapid rotation of waste;
liquid waste supply is provided at the lower part of the chamber between
barbotage pipes, so that waste can blend more efficiently with air.
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This burning regime ensures longer presence of gasification products in the burning
chamber; air flow direction change fosters decomposition of liquid fuel particles, not
allowing them to settle on the chamber walls, as well as increases burning area of
gasified products. Additional air supply is a significant pre-requirement to create
efficient blending of air and burning gas, that produces high temperatures due to
oxygenation process (900-1000oC). Therefore it is possible to incinerate other liquid
combustible waste as well, by mixing them with oil products or oily waste, provided
this liquid combustible waste does not contain hazardous ingredients (halogen, heavy
metals). With the aim to improve liquid combustible waste quality, the facilities are
equipped with gasified organic compounds and oil products blending tank. It provides
fuel supply of consistent viscosity to burning chamber that is very important for
maintaining stable burning process.
Due to the fact that incineration process takes place in the framework of significant
prevalence (1, 5-2 times) of stehiometric air, it can be assumed that carbon oxide is
not emitted. With the aim to improve dispersion of air polluting substances, a chimney
is constructed above the facilities. Flue gas analyzer, that provides possibility to
identify flue gas composition and emission volume at ay moment, has been installed.
4.2.3. Boiler House
The following equipment is installed in a container type boiler house:

- Two E-1/9-1M type boilers with capacity of 0, 64 Gcal/h each and vapor
output of 1 t /hour.
- LOOS boiler UL-S with capacity of 0.9 Gcal/h and vapour output of 1, 5 t
p/ hour.
All boilers have one common chimney (height 17 m, diameter - 0.35m).The boilers
are equipped with a smoke-pump with capacity of V0=3200m3/h (0,89 m3/s). Oil
product waste is used as fuel. The lowest burning heat is defined for fuel batches. The
tests are being performed to make sure that the flue does not contain polychlorinated
aromatic hydrocarbon and heavy metals.
A Flue gas treatment facility a wet filter-scrubber- is being mounted to minimize
incineration facilitys emissions. Its operation is based on polluting substances
detection with liquid drops in special chamber (scrubber), spraying alkali and
potassium permanganate liquid at flue gas. A smoke pump, mounted at the chimney
foundation, ensures flue gas flow through scrubber. Flue gas enters scrubber at its
lowest part and moves upwards through special sieve with 1-2 mm thick heat-resistant
filling that increases air polluting substances detection area. At the upper part of the
scrubber there is a sprinkler system for liquid spray.
After treatment facilities reconstruction in 2009 flue gas analyzer will be installed,
that will provide possibility to identify flue gas composition and emission volume at
ay moment.
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4.3. Methods to Define Proper Volume of the Working Load on the

Waste Reception Facilities
In compliance with the agreement, concluded with the Freeport of Riga Authority,
Eko osta Ltd has the right to provide services to other persons/ companies, but first
of all it has to ensure collection and treatment of ship generated waste.
Eko osta Ltd reports for types and quantities of treated and utilized waste, collected
from vessels to the State Environment Service Marine and Inland Waters
Administration (SES MIWA) every quarter, while the report to the Freeport of Riga
Authority is submitted each month. The enterprise submits to the Freeport of Riga
Authority the data on collected and treated tank washings and dirty ballast water
amounts.
Receiving ship-generated waste and waste water Eko OstaLtd operator has to fill in
4 copies of a ship-generated waste reception form (Annex 2). One copy is for a ship,
the second is for a waste receiver, the third one is to be sent to the SES MIWA, and
the fourth to the Freeport of Riga Harbor Master. A ship-generated waste reception
from is signed by the waste receiver and the ships Master. That is how the volume
of waste water collected from the ships can be accounted for.
Another procedure is used to account for all waste water volume, delivered by autotanks from other persons/ enterprises, therefore total volumes of collected waste water
are available.
After waste water treatment facilities reconstruction, facility capacity has decreased to
30 m per hour and its total productivity is limited to 100 000 tons per year. During
past years average of approximately 32 000 m of ship-generated oily waste water
was collected and treated at the waste water treatment facilities, but total annual
volume of treated waste water has reached 35 000 40 000 m. Due to current
limited capacity of the facilities and volume of delivered waste water, facilities load
is assessed as that of 40%, still taking into account maximum facility capacity, its load
is lower, that provides the Freeport of Riga Authority with possibility to develop and
ensure ship-generated waste collection from all ships, entering the port, as well as
appropriate and efficient waste treatment.
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5. PROCEDURE OF REPORTING AND INFORMATION

CIRCULATION
5.1. Procedure of ship-generated waste and cargo residue reception
and management accounting
In compliance with the Freeport of Riga Regulations each vessel or ship agent, 24
and four hours prior to arrival at Buoy B, or immediately after the departure from the
previous port, if the duration of the trip does not exceed 24 hours, is obliged to notify
the VTS about the arrival of the vessel.
Information on need to discharge waste. In compliance with the Regulations of the
Cabinet of Ministers No.455 (08.10.2002.) a Master (except for fishing vessels and
leisure craft, that shall not carry more than 12 passengers) shall fill ships waste
declaration (Annex Nr.1):
at least 24 hours prior to vessels arrival at the port, if the port is known;
as soon as the port of call is known, provided the said information is available
less than 24 hours prior to arrival at the port;
while leaving the previous port, provided voyage duration is shorter than 24
hours.
Upon arrival at the port a Master or a ship agent shall submit a waste declaration to
the Vessel Traffic Service of the Freeport of Riga Authority. The original of the shipgenerated waste declaration remains with the Freeport of Riga Authority, a copy of
the declaration shall be retained on board the ship and shall be held at least till the
vessel leaves for the next port of call.
The Vessel Traffic Service shall immediately send a copy of the ship-generated
waste declaration to Eko osta Ltd. Eko osta Ltd shall introduce information,
provided by the declaration, into information system Velkonis and shall send a copy
of the
ship-generated waste declaration to the SES Marine and Inland Waters
Administration.
Provided a vessel in compliance with Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455
(08.10.2002.) shall not submit a declaration, but still it wishes to discharge waste, a
Master or a ship agent, parallel to sending a waste declaration to the Vessel Traffic
Service, shall notify Eko osta Ltd about the necessity to discharge waste.
Prior to departure form the port a vessel shall deliver to the ports waste reception
facilities:
ship-generated waste;
cargo residue in compliance with MARPOL 73/78 provisions.
A vessel can sail to the next port without discharge of ship-generated waste, provided
in compliance with ships waste declaration the ship s waste tanks capacity is
sufficient to store all accumulated waste and the waste that shall be accumulated
during the planned voyage till the ship reaches the port of destination. Provided the
Freeport Authority has information that there are no relevant waste reception
facilities at the planned port of destination, or the port of destination is not known, the
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Freeport Authority has the right to demand discharge of waste before the vessels
departure form the port.
Information on waste reception. A Master shall provide compliance of all entries,
made in ship waste registration register, oil handling operations register or cargo
operations register, related to discharge of ship-generated waste and cargo residues at
the port, with MARPOL 73/78 provisions. Provided a vessel is not subject to
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atkritumu
Prskats par
savktajiem un
utiliztajiem kuu
atkritumiem
SIA "Eko osta"

Tel.: 29264938
Fakss: 67393067
Kuu satiksmes dienests

Tel.: 67082035
Fakss: 67323117
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Kua atkritumu
pieemanas veidlapa
informcijas
VVD Jras un iekjo

deu prvalde
Tel.: 67469664
Fakss: 67465888
apsaimniekoanas sistmas
Kua atkritumu
deklarcija
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- p rskats pa r pieemtajiem un utiliztajiem atkritumiem
- ziojums par atkritumu pieemanu
- zi ojums par nepiecieambu nodot atkritumus
- iesaist ts puses
- ziojums saska ar 1., 2., 3.pielikumu
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MARPOL 73/78 provisions related to ship-generated waste registration register, oil

handling operations or cargo operations register, the said entries are made in ship log
book.
While receiving ship-generated waste and polluted water, Eko osta Ltd shall fill
four copies of a ship-generated waste reception form (Annex Nr.2). One copy remains
with a ship, the second is for waste receiver, and the third one is to be sent to the SES
Marine and Inland Waters Administration, and the fourth to the Freeport of Riga
Vessel Traffic Service. A ship-generated waste reception from is signed by Eko osta
Ltd and the ships Master.
Reports on collected waste. Eko osta Ltd submits to the SES Marine and Inland
Waters Administration monthly and quarterly reports on ship-generated
waste
reception (Annex Nr.3).
Eko osta Ltd keeps records of ship-generated waste reception and submits a
monthly report on received treated and utilized waste, its type and amounts, to the
Freeport of Riga Authority.
SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration consolidate information on shipgenerated waste reception at Latvian ports.
The Freeport of Riga Authority does not keep records of ship-generated garbage and
hazardous liquid substances.
Eko osta Ltd reports to the SES Lielrigas RED once a month on types and
quantities of combined waste ( ship-generated and generated by other persons/
companies) , that was collected , treated and utilized ; in the end of every quarter a
consolidated report for this period is submitted to the to the SES Lielrigas RED.
Information circulation scheme related to
Freeport of Riga is provided on pic. 5.
ship-generated waste reception at the
5.2. Procedure of Reporting Alleged Inadequacy of Reception

Facilities for Ship-generated Waste
The waste water is collected by special collector vessels or by tank trucks (see Section
3.2), employing pipes (hoses) designed for this particular purpose. It is prohibited to
use pipes, that are designed for pumping other liquids, for reception of oily waste and
ship-generated sewage.
Provided the waste reception facilities are technically inadequate for a ship, a Master
shall fill in a report on alleged inadequacy of reception facilities for ship-generated
waste (Annex Nr.4). A Master shall submit a report to the Freeport of Riga Authority
and SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration.
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5.3. Procedure of plan implementation, addenda and control

The Shipping Department of the Freeport of Riga Authority is responsible for shipgenerated waste reception plan implementation, relevant addenda to the plan and
updating of the plan.
Ship-generated waste reception plan is published on the web-page of the Freeport of
Riga Authority www.rigasbrivosta.lv., as well as sent for notification and
implementation purposes to all stevedore companies, working at the Freeport of Riga,
and all parties, involved into the plan implementation.
By November 30, of the current year, all parties, that are subject to ship -generated
waste reception plan of the Freeport of Riga provisions, shall inform the FPRA
about changes in the enterprise/ institution activity or functions, for example, change
of telephone numbers, handled cargo types and other information, that is mentioned in
the plan and is related to every particular enterprise. The Shipping Department of the
FPRA reviews the collected information and introduces appropriate amendments to
the plan. The pages, where amendments were introduced, shall contain the day of
amendments execution.
Page sample
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Version of 27.12.2008.
By December 31 of the current year the Shipping Department shall update

information introduced into the Ship-generated waste receptions plan and publish it on
the web-page of the Freeport of Riga Authority.
Shipping Department shall inform all parties, involved into the plan implementation,
about the amendments, introduced into the Ship-generated waste reception plan. The
director of a particular company/enterprise or a person, nominated by the director, is
responsible for plan implementation and updating at every particular
company/enterprise.
Any stakeholder of the plan, provided it has propositions related to significant
improvement of the ship-generated waste reception system of the Freeport of
Riga, has the right to submit those suggestions to the Shipping Department of the
FPRA. The Shipping Department shall review those inputs and provide answer to the
companies, that have submitted those propositions. Provided the said propositions
are being accepted and introduced into the plan, the parties related to implementation
of the said plan, shall be notified about the amendments in compliance of the
procedure stated above.
Implementation of the plan shall be monitored both by filed inspections of the port
territories and by statistics methods. Port territory inspections are regularly organized
and performed, in the process of the said inspections compliance of the enterprises,
working on the territory of FPR with the provisions i.e. whether appropriately
marked waste collection containers are present at berths, whether territories are tidy,
whether unauthorized waste disposal or incineration takes place.
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6. COSTS CALCULATION AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE

6.1. Procedure of payment for ship-generated waste reception
6.1.1. Sanitary fee
Costs for ship-generated waste and polluted water reception and management are
covered by inbound vessels, by paying sanitary fee. Vessels (except for fishing and
leisure craft, that shall not carry more than 12 passengers) shall pay sanitary fee
irrespective of whether or not that particular ship will actually make use of the
reception facilities.
Sanitary fee is calculated for each call of a port. Sanitary fee shall be calculated on
the basis of a vessels GT. Sanitary fee shall cover costs for reception of any garbage
and polluted water, except for polluted ballast water or tank washings.
The Port Authority has the right to reduce the amount of the sanitary fee or to
exempt a vessel from the sanitary fee payment, provided it complies with criteria,
specified by Cabinet Regulations Nr.455 (08.10.2002). The Port Authority shall
notify the SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration about vessels, that have
been granted reduced amounts of the sanitary fee or that are exempt from the sanitary
fee.
Sanitary fee at the port of Riga is calculated according to the following rate:
for ships that are equipped with garbage and polluted waste utilization
facilities 0,06 EUR/GT;
for other vessels 0, 1 EUR/GT.
Sanitary fee is collected by a ship agent and transferred to the Freeport of Riga
Authority. From the collected sanitary fee amount the Freeport of Riga Authority
covers 100% of the sanitary services costs, provided by
Eko osta Ltd . In
compliance with cooperation agreement, concluded by the
Freeport of Riga
Authority and Eko osta Ltd, Eko osta Ltd performs ship-generated waste and
polluted water reception and management.
The collected sanitary fee is used for the following purposes:
1. for investing into waste receptions facilities;
2. for operation of waste reception facilities ;
3. for repair and maintenance of the waste receptions facilities;
4. for waste reception and management.
The Port fees and charges for services, including sanitary fee, shall be paid by a ship
before leaving the port. In accordance with the procedure, stipulated by the regulatory
enactments, the Harbour Master has the right to prohibit departure of a ship, if the
Port fees or charges for services have not been paid.
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6.1.2. Fee for waste and polluted water reception.

Ships, that are exempt from sanitary fee, shall submit packaged waste/garbage at the
berth where the ship is moored. Charge for waste collection is calculated according to
the rate 20 EUR/m3.
The upper limits of admissible charges for removal of dirty ballast water, sewage as
well as oil containing water to specially equipped recovery vessels or ports treatment
facilities
shall be calculated in accordance with the following rates:
1. Removal of bilge, sewage and oil containing water:
specially equipped recovery vessel
12 EUR/m3;
treatment facilities
7 EUR/ m3.
2. Removal of dirty ballast water :
12 EUR/ m3;
6 EUR/ m3.
3. Removal of tank washings :

12 EUR/ m3;
7 EUR/ m3.
Cash flow of the ship-generated waste reception system is provided on pic. 6.
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6.2. Expenses related to waste receptions on-shore
Waste reception on-shore expenses consist of the following main positions:

waste reception and management;
operation of waste reception and treatment facilities ;
repair and maintenance of waste reception and treatment facilities ;
investments into stationary and mobile waste reception facilities.
Waste reception and management costs include round-a-clock availability of Eko
osta Ltd (both equipment and staff) for reception of ship-generated waste and waste
water, its treatment at the treatment facilities and delivery of particular waste types
for treatment or disposal to sub-contractors, as well as for providing communication
tools to receive call signal 24 hours a day.
Operational expenses of waste reception and treatment facilities include current
expenses related to transportation vehicles ( trucks and collector vessels) fuel,
lubricants, state dues, technical inspections etc., as well as expenses related to the
treatment facilities electricity and heating, water consumption, nature resource tax,
as well as technical personnel/labour costs. Those expenses positions can include
expenses related to treated water quality control and incineration facilities emissions
measurement.
In order to ensure efficient operation of the waste reception and treatment facilities,
that will comply with the provisions, it is necessary to carry out due and regular
technical maintenance and repair.
Due to the fact that oily waste water treatment facilities of the Freeport of Riga
Authority are constructed in 1977-1984, they are in bad technical condition and need
reconstruction. In 2005 oily waste water treatment facilities reconstruction project was
developed and approved. In 2006 treatment facilities reconstruction was started, that
is planned to be completed in 2008. Financing of European Regional Development
Fund (ERAF), Eko osta Ltd and the Freeport of Riga Authority is allotted to the
project implementation
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7. LICENSED WASTE RECEIVER AND MANAGER

In compliance with the concluded agreement Eko osta Ltd has monopoly at the
Freeport of Riga in regards of collection and reception of garbage and polluted water
from vessels.
Eko osta Ltd :
address: 39, Tvaika street 39, Riga, LV-1034;
registration Nr.: LV 40003428805,
dispatcher telephone: 29264938,
fax: 7393067,
e-mail: ekoosta@ekoosta.lv
Eko osta Ltd shall ensure:
ship-generated waste and polluted water reception and management;
due operation, repair and maintenance of waste receptions facilities ;
due and effective investment into stationary and mobile waste reception
facilities;
round -the -clock readiness to receive waste water from collector vessels and
execute its treatment at the treatment facilities;
operation of communication devices to receive call signal in round-the-clock
regime ;
inspection of the port of Riga water area at least once a week ;
sending of ship-generated waste declarations and reports to the SES Marine
and Inland Waters Administration, SES Lielrigas Regional Environment
Department
submitting performance reports to FPRA;
elimination of pollution consequences, that occurred on the port territory,
taking part in marine pollution consequences elimination and carry out
activities in accordance with the Action Plan to Combat Accidental
Pollution in the Freeport of Riga that was approved on June 22, 2004 and
Regulations Procedure of Accident Consequences
Elimination at the
Freeport of Riga, employing technical equipment of the Freeport of Riga
Authority, carry out annual inspection of the said equipment and ensure its
maintenance.
Activities of Eko osta Ltd as of waste manager and incineration facilities operator
are regulated by permission to carry out polluting activities of category B Nr. RIT-R-B0042 ( with amendments of 20.06.2005 ), that is valid till 15.12.2008.
Eko osta Ltd has obtained a waste transportation permission Nr.59, valid till
19.08.2008, issued by the SES Lielrigas RED.
The collected sewage is delivered to Riga municipal treatment facilities in
Bolderaja, in accordance with the Contract Nr.2/2005, that is concluded with Rigas
Udens Ltd.
The agreements on waste collection, transportation and disposal at waste disposal
site Getlini waste were conclude as follows:
on 04.04.2003 an agreement Nr.80 was concluded with L&T Ltd;
on 23.12.2003 an agreement Nr.0106f-2003 was concluded with
NelsensLtd .
In March 2007 Eko osta Ltd was awarded a certificate, certifying companys
compliance with ISO 14001: 2004 provisions.
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Annex 1
SHIP-GENERATED WASTE DECLARATION
Information to be notified before entry into the port of _____________________
(name of the port)

1. Name, call sign, IMO identification number of the ship:
2. Flag State:
3. Estimated time of arrival (ETA):
4. Estimated time of departure (ETD):
5. Previous port of call:
6. Next port of call:
7. Last port and date when ship-generated waste was delivered:
8. I will deliver

all
some

none
of ship(s) waste into ports reception facilities
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9. Type and amount of waste and residues to be delivered and/or remaining on board, and
percentage of maximum storage capacity:
Waste
Waste to be
delivered
Type
m3
Maximum
dedicated
storage
capacity
m
1.
Amount of
waste retained
on board
m3
Port at
which
remaining
waste will
be
delivered
Estimated amount
of waste to be
generated between
notification and
next port of call
Waste oils
Sludge
Bilge water
Other (specify)
2.
Garbage
Food waste
Plastics
Other
3.
Sewage
4.
Cargo-associated waste
(specify)
5.
Cargo residues (specify)
Notes:
1. Please, notify, if there is any chemical admixture in waste waters.
2. If delivering all waste, complete second column as appropriate.
3. If delivering some or no waste, complete all columns.
I confirm that the above details are accurate and correct and there is sufficient dedicated
onboard capacity to store all waste generated between notification and next port at which
waste will be delivered.
_________________________________
(Date)
_________________________________
(Time)
_________________________________
(Masters signature)
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m3

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Annex 2
SHIP-GENERATED WASTE RECEPTION FORM Nr.___/200_
_________________________________________________________________
Name of waste reception enterprise, address, phone number__________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
(name of waste reception ship number of tank-lorry/ name of reception facility)_________________
Information about ship and delivering waste
NAME OF THE SHIP

Flag of the State
Call sign
Date, Time
Berth No.
Ships agent
MARPOL 73/78 I Annex/ Annex I

Waste oils (m3)
Sludge
Bilge water
Other (specify)
MARPOL 73/78 II Annex / Annex II
Waste noxious liquid substances (m3)

Cargo residues
Pre-washings
Tank washings
Other (specify)
MARPOL 73/78 IV Annex / Annex IV
Sewage (m3)
Sewage
MARPOL 73/78 V Annex / Annex V
Garbage (m3)
Plastics
Other
_______________
(Signature of waste reception enterprise)
Seal
_______________________
(Masters signature)
Seal
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Annex 3
REPORT ON SHIP-GENERATED WASTE RECEPTION

Ship-generated waste reception/ treatment company name:
Address, telephone No.____________________________
Report on received waste for _______ quarter of 200__.
CETURKSNI
TOTAL
NAME OF THE SHIP

Date
MARPOL 73/78 Annex I

Waste oils (m3)
Sludge
Bilge water
Other (specify)
MARPOL 73/78 Annex II

Waste
noxious
liquid
substances (m3)
Cargo residues
Pre-washings
Tank washings
Other (specify)
MARPOL 73/78 Annex IV

Sewage (m3)
Sewage
MARPOL 73/78 Annex V

Garbage (m3)
Plastics
Other
Director of the company
__________________________________
(signature and name in full)
Seal
Date
__________________
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Annex 4
FORM FOR REPORTING ALLEGED INADEQUACY OF RECEPTION

FACILITIES FOR SHIP-GENERATED WASTE
1. Ships particulars:
1.1. Name of ship:
1.2.Owner or operator:
1.3.Distinctive number or letters:
1.4. IMO No.:
1.5.Gross tonnage:
1.6. Port of registry:
1.7. Type of ship:
2. Port particulars:
2.1. Country, name of Port or Area:
2.2. Location in the port (e.g. berth/terminal/jetty):
2.3. Name of company operating reception facility (if applicable):
2.4. Unloading port:
2.5. Loading port:
2.6. Shipyard:
2.7. Date of arrival:
2.8. Date of occurrence:
2.9. Date of departure:
3. Type and amount of waste for discharge to facility:
3.1. Oil MARPOL 73/78 Annex I), type of oil waste:
3.1.1. Bilge water _________ m3
3.1.2. Sludge from fuel oil purifier _______ m3
3.1.3. Scale and slops from tanker cleaning ________ m3
3.1.4. Dirty ballast water _______ m3
3.1.5. Tank washings _________m3
3.1.6. Other (specify)_____________________m3
)
Were facilities available ?
yes
no
Costs involved:
3.2. Noxious Liquid Substances (NLS) (Marpol Annex II ) type of NLS residue/water
mixture for discharge to facility from tank washings:
3.2.1. Category A substance ____________ m3
3.2.2. Category B substance ____________ m3
Category B substance
3.2.3. Category C substance ____________ m3
Category C substance
3.2.4. Other (specify) ____________________m3
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3.2.5. Substance is designated as solidifying or high viscosity__________________

3.2.6. Proper shipping name of the NLS involved:
Were facilities available?
yes
no
Costs involved:
3.3. Garbage (Marpol Annex V), type of garbage:
3.3.1. Plastic ________ m3
3.3.2. Floating dunnage, lining, or packing materials _______m3
3.3.3. Ground paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc _____m3
3.3.4. Food waste _________ m3
3.3.5. Incinerator, ash _________ m3
3.3.6. Other (specify)______________________ m3
yes
Were facilities available?

Costs involved:
3.4. Other waste__________ m3
no
4. Was any waste not accepted by waste facility?

5. Inadequacy of facilities:
5.1. Remarks on inadequacies:
5.2. Location of facilities (close to the vessel, inconvenient location or vessel had to
shift berth involving delay):
5.3. If you experienced a problem, with whom did you discuss this problem or report
it to?
_______________________________________
5.4. Did you give prior notification (in accordance with relevant port requirements)
about
the
vessels
requirements
for
reception
facilities?
yes
no
5.5. Did you receive confirmation on the availability of reception facilities on

arrival?
yes
no
6. Any additional remarks/ comments:
7. Masters signature _________
Date_____________
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SUMMARY
In compliance with the Law on Ports and Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers
No.455 Procedure of Reception of Ship-generated Waste and Polluted Waters and
the Order of Elaboration of Ship-generated Waste Management Plan (08.10.2002.)
the Freeport of Riga Authority is the body that is responsible for reception and
management of ship-generated waste and polluted water as well as for elaboration of
ship-generated waste management plan.
The purpose of the Ship- generated Waste Management Plan of the Freeport of Riga
is to define the procedure that shall be observed by the Freeport of Riga units and
enterprises, that are specified in the said plan, while handling ship-generated waste
and polluted waters. The Plan is the document that defines waste management policy
of the Freeport of Riga and its goals, the payment system, that is created to back up
ship-generated waste collection and recycling system, as well as organizational
structure , liabilities and responsibilities of the parties involved.
The Plan refers to all waste and polluted waters, that are generated by ships entering
the Freeport of Riga, in the process of regular ship operations, including oily bilge
from ship engine room, dirty ballast waters and tank washings, sewage and waste, that
according to MARPOL 73/78 shall not be discharged into the sea.
The plan has been elaborated in compliance with the valid international and national
regulatory enactments. The main documents that were used as the basis for
elaboration of the Ship- generated Waste Management Plan of the Freeport of Riga
are the following : International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships, 1973, and amendments to its Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78) related to
ship-generated waste limitation, and 1992 Convention on Baltic Sea Region Marine
Environment Protection (Helsinki Convention), HELCOM recommendations,
European Union Directive 2000/59/EC On Port Reception Facilities for Shipgenerated Waste and Cargo Residues, as well as Regulations of the Cabinet of
Ministers No.455 Procedure of Reception of ship-generated Waste and Polluted
waters and the Order of Elaboration of Ship-generated Waste Management Plan
(08.10.2002.)
Ship-generated waste receptions plan is regularly ( at least once during three years
period or after significant changes in port activities) reviewed and updated, as well as
sent for in formation and implementation to stevedore companies and ship agents,
working at the Freeport of Riga as well as to all other stakeholders.
Summary is a generalization of the ship-generated waste reception plan at the
Freeport of Riga and can be regarded as a supplementary material. The original of the
ship-generated waste reception plan and its valid copies are at the Freeport of Riga
Authority and at the State Environment Service.
Ship-generated waste management plan refers to the territory of the Freeport of Riga
that was stipulated by the Cabinet Regulations Nr.690 - the total territory of the
Freeport of Riga (geographical coordinates - 5657.0Z, 2406.0A) is 6348 ha,
including land 1962 ha, inland waters with the total area of 1271 ha River
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Daugava from the Vanshu Bridge up to breakwaters and adjacent water basins (see
pic. 1). The port water area includes outer roads (3115 ha) and all water basins, that
are within city borders in the lower reaches of the River Daugava, including
Daugavgriva port and Zvejas (Fishing) port , Milgravis and Sarkandaugava canals.
32 stevedore companies and 39 shipping agents successfully operate at the Freeport of
Riga. The Freeport provides reception and handling of vessels at 118 berths with the
total length of berths of 13 818 metres.
Ship-generated waste can be divided into waste, generated in the process of regular
ship operation, and cargo-associated waste. Waste generated in the process of regular
ship operation is:
oily bilge from ship engine room.
waste water;
garbage (food waste, solid waste etc);
solid oily waste - oily rags, fuel and lubricant residues, including oily sludge,
that is created in the process of ship fuel segregation;
solid oily waste from ship repair plants .
Cargo-associated waste:
dirty ballast water;
tank washings;
garbage
hazardous dry substances;
Cargo-associated waste shall be received and handled by cargo sender or receiver, or
according to individual agreement by the licensed waste management company for
separate fee, i.e. the said service is not included into sanitary fee.
The following bodies are involved into implementation of the Ship-generated waste
plan of the Freeport of Riga:
1. The Freeport of Riga Authority shall ensure operation of waste reception
system at the port (is directly responsible for implementation of the said
plan).
2. Vessels shall fill in the ship-generated waste declaration and send it to the
FPR Vessel Traffic Service, and shall deliver ship-generated and cargo
associated waste.
3. Vessel Traffic Service of the Freeport of Riga is responsible for sending a
copy of the ship-generated waste declaration to Eko osta Ladled, as
well as for storing an original of the ship-generated waste declaration and
of the ship-generated waste reception form.
4. Upon receiving information from a vessel on waste and polluted water
discharge necessity ship agents shall send application to Eko osta Ltd.
5. Eko osta Ltd shall ensure waste un polluted water collection from
vessels and its treatment , shall fill in ship-generated waste reception
form and reports on ship-generated waste reception , is responsible for
ship-generated waste declaration and ship-generated waste reception
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generated waste declaration, ship-generated waste reception form and

quarterly report on ship-generated waste reception to SES Marine and
Inland Waters Administration.
6. Sanitary Border Inspection of the Food and Veterinary Service is
responsible for potentially hazardous sanitary waste desinfection and
desinsection.
7. SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration and SES Lielrigas Regional
Environment Department shall control compliance with legal provisions
related to ship-generated waste and polluted water reception and treatment.
At the Freeport of Riga the vessels are prohibited to discharge polluted waste water
into aquatorium and incinerate waste on board the ship.
Freeport of Riga Authority organizes ship-generated waste and waste water
management taking into account type size and tonnage of the ship, entering the port,
as well as volume and type of the ship-generated waste. After due approval of the SES
Marine and Inland Waters Administration the Freeport Authority can allow vessels of
certain types to deliver smaller waste amount or to exempt from requirement to
deliver waste. The Freeport Authority calculates the sum of sanitary fee and has the
right to reduce it or exempt certain ships from this fee, informing the SES Marine and
Inland Waters Administration about it. The FPRA
controls the compliance of
sanitary fee spending with the goals, defined in the Regulations of the Cabinet of
Ministers No.455 (08.10.2002.), as well as provides the Master with the possibility to
learn the amount of the fee, payment procedure and spending purpose.
FPRA is responsible for regular (at last once during three years period or upon
significant changes in port activities) review and updating of the said plan, and
dissemination of the updated information to all stakeholders.
Eko osta Ltd is a licensed company, that together with the Freeport of Riga
Authority on November 11, 2003 has concluded an agreement on reception and
handling of ship-generated waste and sewage water at the Freeport of Riga
Eko osta Ltd submits reports on types and amounts of collected, treated and
recycled ship-generated waste to the SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration,
to the Freeport of Riga Authority and SES Lielrigas RED.
desinfection of ships ,cargo, cargo holds, waste water and garbage and desinsection
of ships, cargo, cargo holds after quarantine cargo unloading for potentially
hazardous vessels.
SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration has the right to control reception
of ship-generated waste and sewage water from ships in the Freeport of Riga.
Provided a vessel leaves the port without discharging ship-generated waste and waste
water, the SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration shall inform thereof the
Harbour Master of the Freeport of Riga as well as the Port Authority of the next port
of call. Provided the Harbour Master of the Freeport of Riga receives information
that the vessel has violated stipulated procedure of ship-generated waste and waste
water delivery, the Harbour Master is entitled to suspend the vessel till the moment
the assessment on waste and waste water discharge is being finalized at the Freeport
of Riga. Once a year the SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration notifies
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Helsinki Commission about the vessels that are freed from the requirement to
discharge of ship-generated waste and waste water and / or sanitary fee at the Freeport
of Riga. SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration collect and processes
information on ship-generated waste management in Latvian ports.
SES Lielrigas Regional Environment Department (RED) has the right to control
compliance with the environment law provisions related to waste management on the
territory of the Freeport of Riga.
Types and flow of ship-generated waste as well the parties involved in its
management are provided on pic. 3.
Information related to ship-generated waste reception is circulated in accordance with
pic.5 and consists of 3 stages:
information on need to discharge waste ;
information on waste reception;
report on received and utilized waste.
In compliance with Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455 (08.10.2002.) a
Master (except for fishing vessels and leisure craft, that shall not carry more than 12
passengers) shall fill a ships waste declaration (Annex Nr.1):
at least 24 hours prior to vessels arrival at the port, if the port is known;
as soon as the port of call is known, provided the said information is available
less than 24 hours prior to arrival at the port;
while leaving the previous port, provided voyage duration is shorter than 24
hours.
Upon arrival at the port a Master or a ship agent shall submit a ship-generated waste
declaration to the Vessel Traffic Service of the Freeport of Riga Authority. The
original of the ship-generated waste declaration remains with the Freeport of Riga
Authority, a copy of the declaration shall be retained on board the ship and shall be
held at least till the vessel leaves for the next port of call.
The Vessel Traffic Service shall immediately send a copy of the ship-generated
waste declaration to Eko osta Ltd. Eko osta Ltd introduces information, provided
by the declaration, into information system Velkonis, and shall send a copy of the
ship-generated waste declaration to the SES Marine and Inland Waters
Administration.
Provided a vessel in compliance with Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.455
(08.10.2002.) shall not submit a declaration, but still wishes to discharge waste, a
Master or a ship agent, parallel to sending a waste declaration to the Vessel Traffic
Service, shall notify Eko osta Ltd about the necessity to discharge waste.
Prior to departure form the port a vessel shall deliver to the ports waste reception
facilities:
ship-generated waste;
cargo residue in compliance with MARPOL 73/78 provisions.
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While receiving ship-generated waste and polluted water, Eko osta Ltd shall fill
four copies of a ship-generated waste reception form (Annex Nr.2). One copy remains
with a ship, the second is for the waste receiver, and the third one is to be sent to the
SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration, and the fourth to the Freeport of
Riga Vessel Traffic Service. A ship-generated waste reception from is signed by Eko
ostaLtd and the ships Master.
Eko osta Ltd submits a report on ship-generated waste reception to the SES
Marine and Inland Waters Administration as well as to the Freeport of Riga
Authority.
Eko osta Ltd reports to the SES Lielrigas RED once a month on types and
quantities of combined waste ( ship-generated and generated by other persons/
companies) , that was collected , treated and utilized ; in the end of every quarter a
consolidated report for this period is submitted to the SES Lielrigas RED.
Polluted water collection in big volumes is performed by Eko osta Ltd employing:
a polluted water collector vessel Rumba;
a polluted water reception vessel Abava, with tonnage of 100 m3;
a polluted water reception vessel Sece, with tonnage of 145 m3,
A tug boat Feniks with 225 kW capacities is also at the disposal of the company.
The floating craft is moored at berth JM-20 between calls. Provided oil product
spillage occurs the polluted water is collected by terminator-type skimmer Ro-Clean
Desmi, with capacity of 100 m3/h.
The following vehicles are used to collect smaller amounts:
VOLVO FH 12 (reg. Nr. ES1115) with a tank truck VAN HOOL T 307
(reg. Nr. F2871). The tank volume 46 m3;
VOLVO FH 12 (reg. Nr. EM7942) with 8 m tank truck , equipped with
vacuum system , and 15 m3 tank truck;
GAZ 53 (reg. Nr. AP7520) with a tank of 3,2 m;
GAZ 53 (reg. Nr. BZ891) with a tank of 3, 2 m.
After receiving an application on polluted water collection from a vessel (Section 5
provides more detailed information on information circulation) Eko osta Ltd,
assigns a tank truck or a collector ship. Discharge of polluted water is executed
through flexible hoses; waste is delivered by vessels pump. Ballast water, tank
washings, and oily bilge from ship engine room are delivered to the Freeport of Riga
polluted water treatment facilities for treatment and further utilization.
Ship-generated sewage are transported and delivered by Eko osta Ltd toRigas
Udens Ltd treatment facilities in Bolderaja.
L&T Ltd and Nelsens Ltd, that have concluded agreements with Eko osta
Ltd, collect garbage generated by ships. Upon receiving application on waste
collection from a ship, Eko osta Ltd sends an order to L&T Ltd or Nelsens Ltd ,
that employ special truck for waste reception, solid waste is accepted in sorted form:
food, plastic, paper, glass etc.
Waste collection is executed directly form the vessel.
Garbage can be placed in the berth containers of three types:
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for oily rags;

for food waste ;
for other garbage
The owner or a leaseholder of the relevant berth shall be responsible for berth
container installation, marking and waste removal.
Provided the waste reception facilities are technically inadequate for a ship, a Master
shall fill in a report on alleged inadequacy of reception facilities for ship-generated
waste. A Master shall submit the said report to the Freeport of Riga Authority and
the SES Marine and Inland Waters Administration.
No - special - fee system is applied at the Freeport of Riga, that means that every
sea-going ship's is obliged to pay sanitary fee for discharge of ship-generated oily
waste water originating from ship engine room, sewage and garbage at the port
irrespective of the discharged volume and whether or not that particular ship will
actually make use of the reception facilities which are available. Cash flow of the
ship-generated waste reception system is provided on pic. 6.
Sanitary fee is calculated for each call of a port on the basis of a vessels GT.
The Port Authority has the right to reduce the amount of the sanitary fee or to exempt
a vessel from the sanitary fee payment, provided it complies with criteria, specified by
Cabinet Regulations Nr.455 (08.10.2002). The Port Authority shall notify the SES
Marine and Inland Waters Administration about vessels, that have been granted
reduced amounts of the sanitary fee or that are exempt from the sanitary fee.
Sanitary fee at the port of Riga is calculated according to the following rate:
for ships that are equipped with garbage and polluted waste treatment
facilities 0,06 EUR/GT;
For other vessels 0, 1 EUR/GT.
Ships, that are exempt from sanitary fee, shall submit packaged waste/garbage at the
berth where the ship is moored. Charge for waste collection is calculated according to
the rate 20 EUR/m3.
Ships, that are exempt from sanitary fee, shall pay for actually delivered amount of
waste and waste water in accordance with the following rates:
Removal of bilge, sewage and oil containing water:
12 EUR/m3;
7 EUR/ m3.
1. Removal of dirty ballast water :
12 EUR/ m3;
6 EUR/ m3.
2. Removal of tank washing :

12 EUR/ m3;
7 EUR/ m3.
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Contact details of the main institutions that are involved into implementation of
the plan:
Freeport of Riga Authority:
address: O.Kalpaka blvd 12, Riga, LV-1050;
telephone: 67030800;
fax: 67030835;
e-mail: info@rigasbrivosta.lv
Vessel Traffic Service of the Freeport of Riga Authority:
address: 5, Meldru street, Riga, LV - 1015;
fax: 67323117.
Eko osta Ltd :
address: 39 Tvaika street , Riga, LV-1034;
dispatcher telephone: 29264938;
fax: 67393067;
e-mail: ekoosta@ekoosta.lv
Marine and Inland Waters Administration of the State Environment Service :
address: 2 Voleru street , Riga, LV-1007;
fax: 67465888,
e-mail: jiup@jiup.vvd.gov.lv
Lielrigas Regional Environment Department of the State Environment Service:
address: 23 Rupniecibas street , Riga, LV-1045;
telephone: 67084278
fax: 67084244;
e-mail: lrvp@lielriga.vvd.gov.lv
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Cooperation between vessels, entering the port, waste receiving

WASTE RECEPTION AND TREATMENT FACILITIES

PROCEDURE OF REPORTING AND INFORMATION

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Procedure of payment for ship-generated waste reception

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LICENSED WASTE RECEIVER AND MANAGER

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TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE PLAN

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International Maritime Organization

the Freeport of Riga

the Freeport of Riga Authority

Marine and Inland Waters Administration of State

SES Lielrigas RED

State Environment Service (SES) Lielrigas Regional

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1. SHORT REVIEW OF BINDING REGULATORY

1992 Convention on Baltic Sea Region Marine Environment Protection (Helsinki

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investments in reception facilities, stationary and mobile;

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According to the said Recommendation the Governments of the Contracting Parties

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23.05.2006) stipulate procedure of waste management permit issuance, extension,

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2. TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF SHIP-GENERATED WASTE AND

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Transhipped cargo type

Transhipped volumes (thousand tons)

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SIA Man Tess Ltd

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Vega stividors Ltd

JSCRgas ostas elevators

Alpha osta Ltd

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2.3. Types of ship-generated waste at the Freeport of Riga

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2.4. Current and Forecasted Amounts of Ship-generated Waste at

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