Operational Guidelines on the Provision of Reception Facilities in Ports and the Delivery of Ship-Generated Wastes in the Mediterranean

This activity was part of REMPEC efforts aimed at contributing to the implementation of the Regional Plan on“Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean”, with a specific focus on improving the management of marine litter from sea-based sources in ports and marinas in the Adriatic Sea. Those generated by ships were improved of putting into effect incentives, such as the No-Special-Fee system for the use of port reception facility (PRF), for the waste to be discharged at port, rather than at sea, as well as exploring ways and means for marinas to ensure adequate provision of PRF and efficient delivery of waste.

Having carried out 6 pilots in major ports and marinas of the Adriatic area as well as 4 national meetings (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia), these efforts culminated in the organisation by REMPEC of a sub-regional meeting on the better management of marine litter from sea-based sources in ports and marinas in the Adriatic (Sliema, Malta, 29-30 January 2020), involving all the countries bordering the Adriatic area (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia).

The Cooperation Agreement aimed at ensuring the review of the  Operational Guidelines on the provision of Reception Facilities in Ports and the Delivery of Ship-Generated Wastes in the Mediterranean which were developed within the framework of the EU-funded "Marine Litter-MED” Project and adopted by COP21 (Naples, Italy, 2-5 December 2019), by the Adriatic countries, i.e. through dedicated sub-regional sessions organised on the margins of regional meetings, and the integration of their inputs, as well as the translation of the Operational Guidelines into national languages of the Adriatic countries.