Wastewater and waste management

A key focus of the Sovcomflot Group’s environmental protection activities is reducing the amount of wastewater and waste that gets into the World ocean during ship operations. These activities are carried out pursuant to the internal procedures of the Group, which encompass the requirements of both international and domestic legislation.

Amount of different types of garbage disposed of in 2019, cubic metres
Amount of different types of garbage disposed of in 2019, cubic metres

At present the Group’s ships are equipped with wastewater treatment systems that combine me-chanical, chemical, physical-chemical (including electrolysis) and biological methods. All wastewater treatment plants on board ships have the approval of classification societies confirming compliance with the requirements of Annex IV of the MARPOL 73/78 Convention. The quality of discharged water is confirmed by a wastewater plant certificate (type approval certificate).

Management of garbage produced on ships during operations is also organised in strict compliance with Annex V of the MARPOL 73/78 Convention, which governs the prevention of pollu-tion by garbage from ships.