PORT MARINE CIRCULAR NO. 05 OF 2016 GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICES FOR SHIPS IN SINGAPORE
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
PORT MARINE CIRCULAR
NO. 5 OF 2016
09 Mar 2016
Shipping Community
Harbour Craft Community
Pleasure Craft Community
GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICES FOR SHIPS IN SINGAPORE
- Port Marine Circular No. 6 of 2009 dated 21 Apr 2009 is hereby superseded. This
circular provides an update on the latest information pertaining to garbage collection
services provided by the Port of Singapore.
- Disposal of garbage bags must be done in a proper and safe manner. Garbage
collection should not be carried out concurrently with diving works.
MPA daily garbage collection services
- The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) provides daily garbage1
collection service for ships at the designated anchorages listed in ANNEX A from 0730hrs
to 1730hrs. Crew undertaking the duty to dispose the garbage should be on standby and
ready to drop the bagged garbage into the bins on board the garbage collection craft. This
service does not cover industrial waste or bulky items such as wooden pallets, drums
(chemical, oil sludge, and used cooking oil).
- In the event that the ship does not respond when the garbage collection craft calls,
the latter will make another attempt after serving other ships. Alternatively, the ship can
request for the garbage collection service by calling the garbage craft directly using call
sign “Garbage Craft Changi”, Garbage Craft Eastern”, Garbage Craft Western” or “Garbage
Craft Tuas” on VHF Channel 13 and provide the ship’s name, the name of the anchorage
(e.g. Western Anchorage) and the ship’s GPS position. The appropriate call-signs are given
in ANNEX A and must strictly adhered to.
1 Garbage means all kinds of victual (“provisions”), domestic and operational waste excluding fresh fish and
parts thereof, generated during the normal operations of the ship as defined in ANNEX V of MARPOL
73/78.
Garbage Collection Special Service (GACSS) for bulky items or large quantities of garbage
- Ships with bulky items or large quantities of garbage (e.g. in excess of the normal
garbage generated daily, wooden pallets) may wish to use the GACSS for garbage disposal
for which a fee would be charged as stated in Annex B. The GACSS is available daily from
0730hrs to 1730hrs and shipmasters, owners or agents requiring this service may request
for the service and select a specific time slot in MPA’s digitalPORT@SG portal. Ships that
intend to dispose their garbage before 1200hrs are required to submit their request online
before 1600hrs prior to the requested day. For request submitted online after 1600hrs, the
collection service will only be performed on the next day after 1200hrs.
Managing GACSS matters in digitalPORT@SG self-service portal
- Shipping agents or ship masters are advised to create a digitalPORT@SG account
for ease of access to MPA’s services. With a digitalPORT@SG account, users can
schedule a specific time slot for GACSS and retrieve the GACSS e-receipt.
a. Create a digitalPORT@SG account. Refer to this guide.
b. Book a GACSS time slot in digitalPORT@SG. Detailed steps in Annex C.
c. Retrieve GACSS e-receipt. Shipping agents and ship’s masters can retrieve
the GACSS e-receipt from digitalPORT@SG. The e-receipt will be available
after 10 AM on the next working day after the ship has been served.
Instructions to retrieve the e-receipt in digitalPORT@SG and a sample copy
of the e-receipt are provided in ANNEX C.
Garbage collection for items that are not accepted by MPA’s garbage collection service
- Ships that would like to dispose items that are not accepted via MPA’s garbage
collection service (e.g. industrial waste, oil drums) are to make their own commercial
arrangement with the vendors that are licensed by the Singapore’s National Environmental
Agency (NEA). Please refer to this link for the list of NEA-licensed general waste collectors.
- For enquiries, please email marinerefuse@mpa.gov.sg.
CAPT CHONG JIA CHYUAN
PORT MASTER
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
Circular update on 08 Mar 2022
Annex A
Collection time
Name of Anchorage Collection Timing Call Sign to
Guide Use
Small Craft B Anchorage (ASCB) 0900hrs to Garbage Craft
Small Craft A Anchorage (ASCA) 1200hrs Changi
Eastern Petroleum B Anchorage (AEPB)
Eastern Special Purpose A Anchorage (AESPA)
Eastern Bunkering C Anchorage (AEBC)
Changi Barge Temporary Anchorage (ACBTH) 1300hrs to
Changi General Purposes Anchorage (ACGP) 1730hrs
Man –of-War Anchorage (AMOW)
Eastern Bunkering A Anchorage (AEBA)
Eastern Bunkering B Anchorage (AEBB)
Eastern Petroleum C Anchorage (AEPC)
Eastern Working Anchorage (AEW) 0900hrs to Garbage Craft
Eastern Holding C Anchorage (AEHC) 1200hrs Eastern
Eastern Holding A Anchorage (AEHA) 1300hrs to
Eastern Petroleum A Anchorage (AEPA) 1730hrs
Eastern Holding B Anchorage (AEHB)
Western Quarantine & Immigration Anchorage Subject to CIQ Garbage Craft
(AWQI) Clearance Western
Western Working Anchorage (AWW) 0900hrs to
Western Petroleum A Anchorage (AWPA) 1200hrs
Western Holding Anchorage (AWH)
Western Petroleum B Anchorage (AWPB)
Raffles Reserves Anchorage (ARAFR) 1330hrs to
Raffles Petroleum Anchorage (ARP) 1730hrs
Selat Pauh Anchorage (ASPLU)
Selat Pauh Petroleum Anchorage (ASPP)
Sudong Petroleum Holding Anchorage (ASPH) 0830hrs to Garbage Craft
Sudong Bunkering Anchorage B (ASUBB) 1045hrs Tuas
Sudong Explosive Anchorage (ASUEX)
1430hrs to
Sudong Special Purpose Anchorage (ASSPU)
1730hrs
Sudong Bunkering Anchorage A (ASUBA)
Sudong Holding Anchorage (ASH)
Very Large Crude Carrier Anchorage (AVLCC) 1115hrs to
1200hrs
1300hrs to
1400hrs
ANNEX B
GARBAGE COLLECTION SPECIAL SERVICE FEES (GACSS)
Disposal of garbage thereof per trip $900 per bin2 or part
2 Miscellaneous fees:
(a) Cancellation and amendments fees:
If the request for garbage disposal services is subsequently
cancelled or amended, the following fees for each cancellation
or amendment of the request shall also be payable:
(i) If the request is cancelled or amended not less than 2 hours NIL
before the services is required.
(ii) If the request is cancelled or amended less than 2 hours $450
before the services is required.
(b) Detention charges:
If any barge provided for the garbage disposal services is kept $300
waiting alongside the ship or is kept waiting for the arrival of
the ship before it can commenced disposal operations, for
every hour or part thereof that the barge is so kept waiting.
3 For the purpose of 2 (a), amendments of orders include
changes in the time or location of the services requested.
2 Size of bin = 4.4m x 2.4m x 1.5m
ANNEX C
digitalPORT@SG GUIDE FOR GACSS SERVICES
A. Steps to book a GACSS time slot in digitalPORT@SG
- Log in to digitalPORT@SG.
- Go to “Enquiry on Garbage Collection Services / Garbage Collection Special
Services”.
- Search for the vessel.
- Select the desired date and time.
B. Steps to retrieve GACSS e-receipt
- Log in to digitalPORT@SG.
- Go to “Enquiry on Garbage Collection Services/Garbage Collection Special
Service.
- Search for the vessel.
- Download the e-receipt.
Sample GACSS e-receipt