1. The Case of Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority
Port Operations and Sustainable Development – Experience of PMAWCA Ports
The Case of Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority
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2. Presentation Outline Port Operations Sustainable Development
Port Operations and Sustainable Development
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Presentation Outline
Port Operations
Sustainable Development
Dangerous Cargo Handling
Procedure for Handling Dangerous Goods in Tema Port
Classification of Dangerous Goods
IMDG Codes
Waste Management Plan
Content of Waste Management Plan
Waste Segregation Program
Future Plans for Sustainable Development.

3. Port Operations and Sustainable Development
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Port Operations

4. Port Operations Complex chain of interacting events Approach channels
Port Operations and Sustainable Development
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Port Operations
Complex chain of interacting events
Approach channels
Pilotage
Immigration & checks
Anchorage
Vessel supplies
Berthing space
Cargo handling
Storage space
Gate clearance
Inland transport network.

5. Port Operations and Sustainable Development
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Port Operations
These set of activities have impact on the Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) aspects of the industry.
To help promote business sustainability, the Port Authority has implemented management systems that seek to protect HSE.
Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority through the implementation of ISO/IMS is committed to excellence in providing service to our business customers, protecting the environment and eliminating workplace related injuries to promote sustainability in operations.

6. Current Management Systems
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Current Management Systems
Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority (GPHA) is currently operating an Integrated Management System, which is in line with the requirement of the following; ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System OHSAS 18001:2007 Health and Safety Management System.

7. Sustainable Development
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Sustainable Development

8. Sustainable Development
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Sustainable Development
According to the World Commission on Environment & development, Sustainable Development is “the development that meets the need of present generation without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own’’. It is basically the balance on the Social, Economic and Environmental development which is often expressed in the following diagram;

9. Dangerous Cargo Handling
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Dangerous Cargo Handling

10. Procedure for handling dangerous goods in our Ports
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Procedure for handling dangerous goods in our Ports
The Procedure clearly sets out the requirements and recommendations for the safe handling, Storage and transport of Dangerous Goods in our Ports. The purpose is to assist Ship Owners, Ship Agents Stevedores, Terminal Operators and other Port Users and operators to provide minimum acceptable safety requirements when handling such cargoes so as to ensure the protection of personnel, port facilities and the environment.

11. Classification of dangerous goods (IMDG)
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Classification of dangerous goods (IMDG)
Dangerous Goods Group I
Dangerous Goods Group II
Class 3 Flammable Liquids Class 4 Flammable Solids, self-reactive substances liable to spontaneous combustion, substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases. Class 6 Toxic and Infectious Substances Class 8 Corrosive Substances Class 9 Miscellaneous Dangerous Substances and Articles.
Class 1 Explosives
Class 2 Flammable and Poisonous Gases
Class 5 Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides
Class 7 Radioactive Substances.

12. International Maritime Dangerous Goods Codes
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International Maritime Dangerous Goods Codes

13. Dangerous Goods Handling
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Dangerous Goods Handling
Dangerous Goods are handled in accordance with INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS (IMDG) Standards whilst taking cognisance of local/national regulations.
Currently, Tema Bonded Terminal is the sole ICD (Inland Clearance Depot) licenced to handle and store dangerous cargoes on its terminal from the respective delivery depots in the port i.e. GPHA depot 10 and MPS (Meridian Port Services) terminal.
However, devanning or physical handling of dangerous cargo are concurrently conducted in the Port and TBT.

14. Tema Bonded Terminal Port Operations and Sustainable Development
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Tema Bonded Terminal

15. Container with the IMDG Code
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Container with the IMDG Code

16. Dangerous Goods Handling
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Dangerous Goods Handling
Group II items that are containerized may be received and stored in the Port for limited periods i.e. up to five days only.
Vehicles employed for the transport of both Group I and II dangerous goods are to be well maintained, road worthy, in good working order and fitted with requisite cargo securing components.
Vehicles employed to carry containerized explosives are to be loaded with single units of either 20’ or 40’ equivalent unit. Two (2) 20’ equivalent units shall not be loaded onto a trailer truck.
Group I Dangerous Goods are NOT be received for storage in the Port.
Transshipment of Group I goods through the Port is strictly prohibited.
The importation of IMDG Class 7 goods into Ghana requires special permits issued by the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency.

17. Port Waste Management Port Operations and Sustainable Development
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Port Waste Management

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Waste Management Plan
This plan is basically defines guidelines for the collection, handling and the disposal of waste in other to safeguard human health and the environment. The plan follows the hierarchy principles below; Eliminate: (Avoid producing waste in the first case)
Reduction: (Reduce waste generated)
Reuse: (Use resources again either for its purpose or a different function)
Recycle: (Converting waste materials into new ones)
Disposal: (Get rid of what is left in a reasonable way).

19. Content of Waste Management Plan
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Content of Waste Management Plan
Waste Collection
Waste Segregation
Port Waste Management
Waste Storage
Waste Transportation & Disposal
Record Keeping
Reporting
Communication & Training

20. Waste Segregation Program
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Waste Segregation Program
Actions taken under the program;
Designation of holding areas.
Hazardous waste were sited away from drains and other sensitive receptors.
Provision of appropriate waste receptacle for each identified waste stream generated.
Dedicated close skips for Spill materials (i.e. bunded areas).
Engagement of companies to collect, recycle or reuse office papers, Plastics, E-wastes, oil wastes, Filters, etc.
Licensed PWRFs to handle ship waste as per the MARPOL 73/78 Convention.
Challenges;
The scope of the program was not clearly defined.
Some segregated wastes were not useful and as such end up in the landfill site.
Most staff were not conversant with the practice. This affected participation in general.
Under / over provision of waste bins. This was because some areas in the port generate more waste than others.
Inadequate pantries in the Port also affected the Waste Segregation Program adversely. This made it difficult to segregate food wastes or biodegradable wastes.

21. Waste Segregation Program
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Waste Segregation Program
New Direction;
Clear scope now defined
Offices, Workshops and Ship wastes
Implementation of Holding area concept.
Concept seeks that, segregated wastes are delivered in the specified quantities for specific end users
Moved away from the mass display of colour-coded and labelled waste bins.
Focus of segregation now shifted on the following;
Recyclable waste
Useful waste (waste with commercial value)
Hazardous waste.
This approach however, meets the segregation objective of;
Reducing the tonnages of waste to the municipal landfilled site
Making some economic gains from waste
Preserving the environment.

22. Waste Segregation Program
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E-WASTE
SEGREGATION BINS
USED TYRES
SHREDDED PAPERS
METALLIC SCRAPS
PLASTIC BOTTLES
WASTE OIL
OBSOLETE FURNITURE
PWRFs

23. Future Plans to promote Port Operations Sustainability
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Future Plans to promote Port Operations Sustainability
Transition from OHSAS 18001:2007 to ISO 45001:2018 for better integration.
Preparing for the implementation of ISO 27001:2013.
Preparing to adopt the guidelines of ISO for social responsibility to help fulfil the Sustainable Development Goals.
To replicate the Authority’s desalination water system in Port of Tema.
Consider the use of solar energy as an alternative source of electric power.

24. Future Plans to promote Port Operations Sustainability
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Future Plans to promote Port Operations Sustainability
6. Plans to install Air Quality Monitoring Devices and Analyzers. 7. Plans to embark on more industrial attachments to study new concepts and technology to enhance the Port Environmental Management System (Training/Capacity building). 8. Plans to raise the profile of the Port Community Concept. The Director-General will now head our annual meetings to demonstrate managements interest in tackling common HSE issues in the Port.

25. Port Operations and Sustainable Development
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Conclusion
Port business sustainability can only be achieved when there is appropriate management systems in place to deal with the HSE issues associated with Port Operations.

26. Questions & Answers Port Operations and Sustainable Development
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Questions & Answers