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Shipping - HELCOM You may be trying to wangle this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page. Turn on increasingly wieldy mode Turn off increasingly wieldy mode Skip Ribbon Commands Skip to main content Turn off Animations Turn on Animations CONTACT US PRESS ROOM PUBLICATIONS DATA&MAPS MEETINGS It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. HomeAbout UsHELCOM at workBaltic Sea trendsAction areasCurrently selectedBaltic Sea Action Plan > SIGN-IN Shipping0707-383   AgricultureFisheriesIndustrial & municipal releasesMarine litter and noiseMarine protected areasMaritime spatial planningMonitoring and assessmentResponse to spillsSpecies and biotopesShippingMooringwaterAirborne emissionsGreen technology and volitional fuelsSewage from shipsAIS and e-navigationPublicationsIndicators HomeAction areasShipping Shipping Photo: Maritime Office in Gdynia, PolandSince historic times the Baltic Sea has been an important route for maritime trade.  During the last decades the number of ships sailing in the Baltic Sea and their sizes have continued to increase. This shipping transports a major part of the goods our growing societies want and need. At the same time it creates operational environmental pressures in the form of airborne frazzle gas pollution, illegal discharges of oil, sewage from passenger ships as well as introductions of invasive wayfarer organisms via ships’ mooring water or hulls. Nutrient enrichment, or eutrophication, is an example of a specific environmental issue with a shipping dimension as nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from frazzle gases, but moreover sewage discharges, add up to other sources of Nitrogen and Phosphorus loads.In addition, shipping accidents happen and may in the worst specimen scenario create an environmental disaster. Measures in the field of safety of navigation are needed to reduce wrecking risks.HELCOM and IMOThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the global regulator of shipping. However, the implementation of many IMO regulations have their regional specificities. Such regional implementation as well as new initiatives on wipe and unscratched shipping are discussed within the HELCOM MARITIME group.The Baltic Sea zone has been designated as a special zone in vibrations with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annexes I (oil), IV (sewage), V (garbage), and VI (for Sulphur). This ways there are strict IMO restrictions on venting into the sea of oil or oily mixtures, sewage from passenger ships and garbage. In wing to rules emanating from IMO conventions, there are moreover certain shipping measures adopted by the Contracting Parties as part of the 1992 Helsinki Convention. These include the prohibition of incineration of ship-generated wastes in the Territorial Seas of the Baltic Sea States as well as a general ban on dumping and incineration of other wastes, not incidental to or derived from the normal operation of ships, in the unshortened Baltic Sea zone (TS and EEZ).   Groups and projectsMaritime group  Print Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Latest News 28.9.2018 - MARITIME 18-2018: HELCOM group meets in Hamburg to legitimatize current work and future voucher on maritime matters27.8.2018 - Baltic Sea region tests its worthiness to respond to major maritime incidents20.8.2018 - HELCOM publishes report on sewage port reception facilities in the Baltic Sea Maritime Assessment ​ HELCOM Maritime Assessment 2018 (PDF, 12MB)WipeShipping Guide ​​​Baltic SeaWipeShipping Guide 2017 (PDF) ‭(Hidden)‬ Maps  Shipping map service Shipping accidents map viewerIllegal oil discharges map viewer ‭(Hidden)‬Mooringrisk website ​​​ Key documents HELCOM Privacy PolicyRecommendationsManuals and guidelinesAnnexes to the ConventionHelsinki Convention 1992Baltic Sea Action Plan Most popular PublicationsHELCOM Map and Data ServiceAlgal bloomsOil pollutionEnvironmental fact sheets Follow HELCOM @Facebook@Twitter ©HELCOM EDIT SITEMAP FEEDBACK IMAGE RIGHTS