New sewage provisions for the Baltic Sea from 2019

From 2019 passenger ships in the Baltic Sea must observe the new provisions by the IMO regarding sewage discharge. This was adopted by the Marine Environmental Protection Committee of the IMO (MEPC) at their last session on 22. April 2016. In order to reduce the input of nutrients to the Baltic Sea, mandatory limits for the discharge of phosphorus and nitrogen must be complied with by passenger ships. These strict provisions apply to new passenger ships from 1. June 2019 and to existing passenger ships exactly two years later.

Further information can be found under our heading “Environmental Protection".