External meeting
Second Informal Consultation Workshop on discharges from tank washing on chemical tankers (IC WS DISCHARGES 2-2025)
May 16, 2025
External meeting
Second Informal Consultation Workshop on discharges from tank washing on chemical tankers (IC WS DISCHARGES 2-2025)
Start date: May 16, 2025
End date: May 16, 2025
Time: 13:00-16:00 CET
Place: Gothenburg, Sweden
Address: Mölndalsvägen 95, Gothenburg
Official meetings of all HELCOM Working and Experts Groups and other subsidiary bodies are postponed due to the HELCOM strategic pause until further notice, however, informal consultation sessions, without Russian participation, are organized and hosted by a Contracting Party.
The informal consultation sessions process and discuss documents and provide guidance and recommendations as to how to progress work.
The informal consultation sessions process and discuss documents and provide guidance and recommendations as to how to progress work.
Description
The second informal consultation workshop on discharges from tank washing on chemical tankers (IC WS DISCHARGES 2-2025), was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, and online on 16 May 2025.
The workshop was co-hosted by Finland and Sweden and organized in cooperation with Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB), the John Nurminen Foundation (JNF) and EUSBSR PA Ship.
The Workshop was moderated by Mikhail Durkin, Executive Secretary, Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB). Ms. Katarina Viik, HELCOM Professional Secretary and Ms. Marta Ruiz, Associate Professional Secretary acted as secretaries of the Workshop
The informal consultation workshop focused on the implementation of action S16 of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and MARPOL Annex II concerning the categorization and regulation of noxious liquid substances.
CCB participants in the event
- Mikhail Durkin, CCB Executive Secretariat
Presentations
- Ongoing work to reduce the discharges of tank washing waters in the Baltic Sea, Juulia Suikula, John Nurminen Foundation
- Observations of discharges of tank washing waters containing biobased oils in the Baltic Sea, Erik Stålnacke, Swedish Coastguard
- Legal analysis of Sweden's rights and responsibilities regarding pollution reduction measures in protected areas, David Langlet, Uppsala University
- Evaluation of the volumes and impact of discharges of noxious liquid substances in tank washing waters, Jyrki Vähätalo, Finnish Transport and Communication Agency
- Inspection practices of tank washing in Finland, Tapio Kivilehto, MARPOL inspector
- Tank washing and Clean Shipping Index, Elin Malmgren, Swedish Environmental Research Institute
- HELCOM work on port reception facilities, Marta Ruiz, HELCOM Secretariat
- How to improve PRFs in the future – brainstorming of new project ideas, Sami Vesterinen, EUSBSR PA Ship
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither
the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
The workshop was co-hosted by Finland and Sweden and organized in cooperation with Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB), the John Nurminen Foundation (JNF) and EUSBSR PA Ship.
The Workshop was moderated by Mikhail Durkin, Executive Secretary, Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB). Ms. Katarina Viik, HELCOM Professional Secretary and Ms. Marta Ruiz, Associate Professional Secretary acted as secretaries of the Workshop
The informal consultation workshop focused on the implementation of action S16 of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and MARPOL Annex II concerning the categorization and regulation of noxious liquid substances.
CCB participants in the event
- Mikhail Durkin, CCB Executive Secretariat
Presentations
- Ongoing work to reduce the discharges of tank washing waters in the Baltic Sea, Juulia Suikula, John Nurminen Foundation
- Observations of discharges of tank washing waters containing biobased oils in the Baltic Sea, Erik Stålnacke, Swedish Coastguard
- Legal analysis of Sweden's rights and responsibilities regarding pollution reduction measures in protected areas, David Langlet, Uppsala University
- Evaluation of the volumes and impact of discharges of noxious liquid substances in tank washing waters, Jyrki Vähätalo, Finnish Transport and Communication Agency
- Inspection practices of tank washing in Finland, Tapio Kivilehto, MARPOL inspector
- Tank washing and Clean Shipping Index, Elin Malmgren, Swedish Environmental Research Institute
- HELCOM work on port reception facilities, Marta Ruiz, HELCOM Secretariat
- How to improve PRFs in the future – brainstorming of new project ideas, Sami Vesterinen, EUSBSR PA Ship
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither
the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.