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LEFT: Matson Navigation's Sand Island, Honolulu facility, the site from which ships' wastes are transported to regeneration plants according to the company's solid waste reduction plan. INSET: A solid waste program onboard theMatsonia prevented 194 tons of garbage from being dumped into the ocean. JIM S PUMP REPAIR INC. Established 1974 Jim Lagonikos, President Bob Mooney, Sales & Service Reconditioned Coffin & Pacific Pumps A-1 Condition TYPE - F - CG - DE - DEB - IND - T - DEB - 22 TBA - 12-16- 16 1/2 All Parts Made In U.S.A. And Are Fully Guaranteed TEL: 718-392-4444 TLX - TWX FAX: 718-482-8372 710-582-4847 JPRNYK 48-55 36th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Authorized Agents U.S.A. Calhoun & DeJong, Inc. 3907 N Interstate Portland, OR 97227 Tel: (503) 288-5091 Fax: (503) 288-4507 DUBAI Vrettoship S.A. Sharjah U.A.E. Tel: 06-358244 Fax: 06-369594 Tlx: 68908 VSHIPEM Superb Marine 2901 Fox Run Court Mobile, AL 36609 Tel: (205)604-3162 Fax: (205)661-1939 HOLLAND M.P. R.S. Pump Repair Service F.Van Eedenplaats 49 Tel: (010)450 7085 Fax: (010) 4507085 SINGAPORE Kvaerner Singapore Re. Ltd. 15Benoi Crescent Jurong Singapore 2262 Tel: 261 6066 Fax: 261 6011 Circle 247 on Reader Service Card By Willard Marine Inc. Circle 279 on Reader Service Card July, 1995 through effective marketing of environmental com- pliance. rn 1989, when the Center For Marine Con-servation (CMC) held its annual California Coastal Cleanup, volunteers recovered a riece of plastic marine debris labeled "Matson Navigation Company," which was determined co have spent 20 years floating around the Pacific. Matson responded with concern, and in 1992, agreed to assist CMC in spearheading a pilot program for solid waste reduction. The two organizations worked cooperatively, and in the space of one year, implemented a project that was successful in preventing an esti- mated 194 tons of waste from being dumped into the ocean. Waste reduction programs not only make good environmental sense, they also have economic value for shipping companies who seek to avoid U.S. Coast Guard fines, and stand to benefit financially Reviewing MARPOL Regulations The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has established regulations designed to prevent fur- ther fouling of the oceans, and along with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), is working to close the gap between legislation and enforcement. The adoption of the IMO's MARPOL (marine pollution) regulations by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships in 1978 made it illegal to dis- charge plastic wastes anywhere at sea, and also pro- hibited the dumping of any solid waste in designated "special areas." These regulations were adopted by 68 individual nations, and in the U.S., the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 went farther, imposing severe fines and prison sentences on violators of MARPOL Annex V, the annex relating specifically to solid waste disposal. MARPOL regulations are getting stricter, with amendments scheduled to be adopted in March 1996. These amendments will extend port state control to vessel operational requirements, which means that ships can be subjected to inspections in ports of other Parties to the Convention, improving the efficiency with which marine pollution standards are enforced. As standards increase, and more "special areas" are established, solid waste reduction programs will be- come a standard requirement. It is therefore in the interest of commercial shippers to initiate programs now to accomplish a twofold objective: to protect the health of the ocean resource; and to utilize reduction programs as a marketing tool to promote business. The Pilot Program In 1993, two staff members from CMC accompa- nied the 750-ft. (229.5-m) USS Matsonia en route "We run circles around the competition! For the best rigid inflatable boat on the market today, M contact our professional sales representative nearest you: Ws^ Cal Preston .... 714-250-0880 Bill Chew 813-571-3616 j^T Russ Copley ... 714-250-0880 David Stewart... 401-625-5833 r Thorn Bader . . . 206-548-9863 Jim Studley 904-651-2515 I Norman Bender. 717-283-1758 Michael Morelli. . . 808-262-2777 • Chip Bradley . . . 708-998-6169 Thorn Orndorff. . . 703-260-2944 Homer Lambert. . .714-338-5060 WILLARD MARINE, INC. 1250 N. Grove Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 U.S.A. • Ph: 714-666-2150 • Fax: 714-632-8136 Established 1956
