Plastic waste management on seaport reception facilities : an implementation of marpol annex v at laem Chabang port | |
| Author | Ntinabo, Juvenary Joseph |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.MPA-21-50 |
| Subject(s) | Plastic scrap--Environmental aspects--Thailand Plastics--Environmental aspects--Thailand Marine pollution--Thailand |
| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Marine Plastics Abatement |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Plastic wastes from ship generated garbage is randomly regulated according to the marine pollution regime, and prevention of pollution from ships depends heavily on the provision of adequate facilities for receiving ports on land. The study aimed at estimation of the magnitude of plastic wastes in ship generated garbage received at the Laem Chabang port inherent to the Dar es Salaam port. Due to the growing maritime sector, particularly container ship building beyond Panamax standard (Ultra Large Vessels), the composition of plastic wastes has drastically increased due to number of crews onboard ship, size of engine to propel such large vessel which again yield huge amount of maintenance waste with high proportion of plastic wastesfrom packaging of spare parts. In most frequency, ship generated garbage is rarely incorporated during estimation of grand total municipal solid waste generated for a particular port state/city. It’s common to find policy makers and environmental specialists forecasting major sources of plastic waste as homes, industries, offices, hospitals and building and constructions putting ship wastes under miscellaneous category. This is totally obtuse on maritime evolution because the current revision of MARPOL Annex V does not only prohibit the discharge of garbage at sea, but also prevents discharge of ashes of incinerated plastic product, where all foreign seagoing vessels are directed to discharge their generated wastes on seaport reception facilities (PRF).When ship generated garbage is received ashore from ship, it obviously merges with existing waste management stream which of course overwhelm infrastructures. This study revealed that, Laem Chabang port (LCB) established masterplan for waste management from reception facilities to final disposal where the flow of information between each segment integrates both Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) and designated waste contractor. The port came to prominence in sustainable waste management program in cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ports Association (APA) and Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA). For Dar es Salaam port (TZDAR), the study observed some challenges on space availability to construct waste monitoring facilities to analyze the quantity, purity and risks of incoming plastic waste from ship before dispatched from port by private waste contractor, with this effect Laem Chabang port is constructing hangar to mitigate the issue. Another bottleneck is synergy and co operation between stakeholders, an integration of ports within the broader context of waste management is the matter of utmost importance. Also, collection, handling and disposal plans should be adopted and monitored by respective government organs of seafaring nations or else the port throughput may decline due to environmental management constraints despite its suitability on underlying parameters such as basin width, accommodation (DWT), breakwater, cranes as well as mean sea level (draught) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Marine Plastic Abatement (MPA) |
| Chairperson(s) | Xue, Wenchao |
| Examination Committee(s) | Chongrak Polprasert;Ekbordin Winijkul |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Japan |
| Degree | Research studies project report (M.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2021 |