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Port Waste Management Plan for the Port of Port Louis
by Mauritius Ports Authority (Government)
Voluntary Commitment:
To prepare a Port Waste Management Plan for the Port of Port Louis that will identify options available for a sustainable and environment friendly ship waste management system.
Progress reports
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
Type of commitment
SHIPPING
  • Other (please specify): Mauritius has the obligation under the MARPOL Convention 73/78 (Annex V) to provide for waste reception facilities to all vessels calling at Port Louis. Unfortunately Mauritius, being a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), has limited carrying capacity
  • Management of ship-based pollution and/or port waste management:
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
Type of commitment
  • CO2 emission reductions (energy efficiency, renewable energy, etc.)
2025
Implementation of Sustainable Ship Waste Management System
December 2018
Port Waste Management Plan
Other, please specify
Financing
Staff / Technical expertise
Staff is required to work on the project
Basic information
Time-frame: 01/01/2018 - 12/2025
Partners
Mauritius Ports Authority (lead entity)
Ocean Basins
  • Indian Ocean
Beneficiary countries
Mauritius
Other beneficaries
Contact information
Komar Rughooputh, Mr., b.rughooputh@mauport.com, +230 206 5500
Mer Rouge, Port Louis
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