Onboard Environmental Management and Waste Streams

Integrated Waste Management Systems

Environmental Procedures for Cruise Ships
Mandatory Standards:
 International Requirements by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 basic compliance, does not differentiate between cruise and cargo
vessels
 does not regulate all waste streams
Local Regulations:
 various, complex, relate to various waste streams and ship operations
 challenging to keep track of and verify
Voluntary Practices:
 Self-regulation by cruise industry standards for certain waste streams
currently implemented onboard the MV Explorer
 ISO 14001:2004 certification
ISO 14001:2004 Certification: Achieved in 2009
 First step on “Green” ship pathway
 Worldwide recognized standard
 Provides the framework to combine,
integrate, and manage any
environmental improvement initiative
 Requires creation and implementation
of an Environmental Management
System (EMS)
 Ensures regulatory compliance
 Identifies the interaction of our
organization’s activities with the
Environment (Aspects and Impacts) and
pursues continual improvement
Pathway to Sustainability: A Plan for Continuous
Improvement

Program
Set
Set Targets
Objectives
Evaluate
Significance
Identify Aspects
Pathway to Sustainability Initiatives -1
 Environmental footprint verification and reduction
 Implementation of sustainable policies and programs
 Recycling of material and waste management
 Waste and emission reduction programs
 Energy conservation programs
 Sustainability Awareness programs
 Carbon offset program
 Corporate partnership programs
 Integration of the Academic Program (Spring 2010)
 Academic themes around environmental issues
 Longitudinal research projects
 Integration of curricular activities
Pathway to Sustainability Initiatives -2
 Installation of Advanced Environmental Management Systems
 Waste treatment and management
 Exhaust emission scrubbers
 Ballast water management
 Emission control initiatives
 Shore-Side sustainable initiatives
 R&D on visionary initiatives
 Eco-friendly energy sources such as wind, solar, and bio-fuels
 “Zero-discharge” environments
Sustainability Education: Spring 2010 Voyage Highlights
 Academic Theme: Sustainability: One Earth, One Future
 Entire voyage community will examine the carbon footprint of the MV Explorer.
V.Ships and ISE will provide full disclosure of all systems (current recycling
measures, waste, water consumption, bunker fuel and oil consumption) for the
community to examine and propose solutions.
 Key courses: The Business of Saving Nature, Sustainable Communities, Global
Citizenship, and Investing in a Sustainable Future
 Group projects in the requisite Global Studies course will focus on the creation
of sustainability lesson plans for use in Commonwealth of Virginia (joint project
with U.Va. Curry School of Education)
 Examination of MV Explorer impact on international communities
 Public awareness campaign will be managed through SAS website, Voyage
Blog, Academic Dean’s blog, multimedia, audio slideshows, and PR
MV Explorer – Current Fuel Data
 Annual Fuel Consumption 18.000 mt
 Max Daily Fuel Consumption at sea 185 mt
 Avg. Daily Fuel Consumption in port 30 mt

 Type of Fuel Burned IFO 380

 Main pollutants in the exhaust gases

 CO2: 1 mt of burned IFO produces approximately 3 mt CO2
 SOx
 NOx
 Particulate Matter (PM)
Sustainability Options & Carbon Footprint Reductions
(Examples)
 Itinerary modifications up to 5%
 Trim control (additional software/sensor) up to 3%
 Speed Management up to 3%
 Use of foul release hull paint up to 3%
 In Water hull cleaning 1.5%
 Propeller cleaning 1%
 Hydrodynamic improvement (interceptor) 1%
 Improved awareness – crew training 1%
 Water production management 1%