Als weltweit erste Region in den Weltmeeren, müssen alle Abwässer an Hafenauffangeinrichtungen (PRFs) entladen werden (WK-intern) - Passenger ship sewage discharges into the Baltic Sea will be banned A major milestone reached through HELCOM cooperation Link The International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed this week that the Baltic Sea special area for sewage discharges from passenger ships under Annex IV or the MARPOL Convention will take effect by latest 2021 for IMO registered passenger vessels. However, in certain cases of direct passages between St. Petersburg area and the North Sea there is a two-year extension to the deadline, until 2023. The decision means that by 2021