{"id":26037,"date":"2025-04-01T09:49:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T07:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portbase.com\/release-notes\/change-in-notification-waste-disposal\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:28:54","slug":"change-in-notification-waste-disposal","status":"publish","type":"release_note","link":"https:\/\/www.portbase.com\/en\/release-notes\/change-in-notification-waste-disposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Change in Notification Waste Disposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear shipping agents,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>I would like to inform you of the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><b>Untreated sewage<\/b><br>\nThe waste category \u2018Sewage\u2019 will be changed to \u2018Untreated sewage\u2019. A new version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.portbase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/waste-declaration-template-v2.1.xls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel upload formulier<\/a> is available to the captain for this purpose. You should use this from Monday\u00a0 7 April 2025. The old version will no longer work then!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>There is only an reporting duty for \u2018Untreated sewage\u2019. The previous form gives the impression that it covers all sewage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><b>General information<\/b><br>\nThe information on the waste report page and in the Excel upload form has been updated. Some text from the fill-in instruction pop-up has been moved to the \u2018General\u2019 tab of the Excel form. The ports belonging to the EU have been described more clearly (inside EU includes Iceland, Norway, United Kingdom (including Isle of Man, Channel islands and Gibraltar) and Russian ports located in the Baltic Sea). The 100% release obligation if the next port is unknown or involves an offshore installation has also been outlined more clearly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><b>Oily bilge water<\/b><br>\nAll seagoing vessels are required to be equipped with at least one tank for Oil Residues (for sludge and waste oil). However, small seagoing vessels may also store \u2018Oily bilge water\u2019 in the Oil Residues tank. These vessels do not have a dedicated bilge water tank.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><b>Portbase Support page\u00a0<\/b><br>\nMore information on how the new functionality works can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.portbase.com\/en\/services\/vessel-notification\/\">Portbase Support page<\/a> or under \u2018Port Community Services\u2019 and then \u2018Vessel Notification\u2019.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you have any questions, please contact <a href=\"mailto:customerservice@portbase.com\">Portbase&#8217;s Customer Service Desk<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>By phone: <strong>088 &#8211; 625 25 25<\/strong> (weekdays from 08:00 to 18:00)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>06 &#8211; 518 844 56<\/strong> (Picket service for urgent matters outside office hours)<\/p>\n\n<p>Kind regards, also on behalf of Port of Amsterdam and Portbase,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Louis van Waasdijk\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Project Manager Harbour Master Division (Rotterdam)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear shipping agents,\u00a0 I would like to inform you of the following:\u00a0 Untreated sewage The waste category \u2018Sewage\u2019 will be changed to \u2018Untreated sewage\u2019. 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