Port Waste Reception Facilities Gap Analysis : Port of Moresby, Papua New Guinea Final Report

Abstract

As Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a Party to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), it has an obligation under this Convention to provide adequate waste reception facilities for ships calling at PNG ports. The objective of this project is to carry out a gap analysis on the adequacy of waste reception facilities provided specifically at the Port of Moresby (PoM), for ships normally calling at this port. This analysis is designed to provide an overview of the waste reception services currently provided at the port and identify any gaps in this service, including recommendations on how these gaps can be addressed. In addition, this analysis can assist in the assessment of PoM as a Regional Ships Waste Reception Centre for the purposes of a Regional Reception Facilities Plan for Regional Arrangements in the Pacific.