Management of waste streams from the Pacific Jewel during SIDS Conference 2014 - Final Report 2 : December 2013

Abstract

FINAL REPORT 2 DECEMBER 2013 (1) Management of waste streams from the Pacific Jewel during SIDS Conference 2014 Background The Pacific Jewel is a cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises, a brand owned by Carnival Australia. The 70310 GT ship was built in 1991 and is 245m in length, 32m in width and has a draft of 8m. It has diesel/electric propulsion, and has a maximum capacity of 1950 passengers and 734 crew. The Pacific Jewel has been chartered by the New Zealand (NZ) government to provide accommodation for delegations participating in the United Nations Small Island Developing States Conference to be held in Apia in September 2014 (SIDS Conference 2014). In conjunction with the gap analysis of port waste reception facilities for normal shipping conducted for the port of Apia in November 2013, the gap analysis team was requested to consider the adequacy of waste reception facilities to handles waste streams from the Pacific Jewel and to make recommendations in this regard. The gap analysis