Ιt’s our heritage,our journey,our greatest mission.

The survival of our planet demands that we strike a delicate

balance between the protection of the environment and

economic development, an issue that has gained great

importance for people and their governments.

This need is implemented by H.E.C. at a national and global

level, driven by safety for humanity and respect for the

environment.

The company, with its responsible, well trained, scientific

human personnel and the complete and most up-to-date

equipment, can proudly be presented as a crucial cog in

the perpetual cycle of nature - life development.

This is done through a proper recycling procedure by

transforming the harmful into useful and waste to energy

surplus as an element of life’s chain.

The social notion that we are responsible for the waste we produce is essential for understanding the significance

of their proper management whether we are on land or at the sea. The proper management of waste is obligatory,

since poor waste management from one, has negative impact to all.

Think about if all the waste produced in land, didn’t have a collection and management network to treat them properly. The

result would be a total ecological disaster.

For this reason, measures for proper waste management in land have already been taken.

Adequate networks and facilities for the collection and treatment of the waste produced in land already exist.

But...

What happens in sea and ports, where each ship stands alone for an industry producing dozens of tons of waste

every day?

What happens in ports where ships equal to thousands of industries?

The International Convention of MARPOL 73/78, on the initiative of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),

provides the solution through its integrated regulatory framework for the proper management of ship-generated

waste, demanding from the signatory countries to provide adequate and certified Port Reception Facilities.

Sea Protection

Hellenic Environmental Center is a member of the large international family of the Aegean Group.

H.E.C. is one of the largest and most experienced companies worldwide with a leading presence within the field of

liquid oily waste management, providing :

- Adequate Port Reception Facilities for ship-generated oily waste according to the National and International

Legislation and based on the requirements set by the I.C. MARPOL 73/78

- Integrated management services for the special waste that result from offshore oil rigs, that include the entire

planning and execution of direct collection of the waste from the offshore facilities by the company’s own means,

their transportation, treatment and final disposal

- Specialized management services for the oily waste produced in land industries and power plants

The Company’s headquarters are located in Piraeus, in privately-owned offices at 10, Akti Kondili, from where it

manages the provision of its services all over the world. For carrying out its mission, H.E.C. relies on its

professionally trained and ecologically sensitive workforce, which combines scientific knowledge with working

dexterity.

The company is distinguished by its excellent organization and the following divisions cooperate ideally, achieving

the best result.

- General division

- Operational division

- Financial division

- Commercial division

- Technical division

- Research & Development division

- Business Development division

H.E.C. – The Environmental Specialist

H.E.C. provides integrated Port Reception Facilities for ship-generated oily waste

It also provides direct collection services for the special waste that result from offshore oil rigs

Since its creation in 1992, H.E.C. has collected and treated millions of tons of liquid oily waste, contributing

significantly to the protection of the marine environment in international ports.

The company has invested heavily in funds and numerous of years in research in order to achieve tailored, state-

of-the art services across all three stages of oily waste management; that is the collection, transportation and treatment

of waste.

In order to implement the tasks of waste collection and transportation, H.E.C. operates its own:

- fleet of special tankers with capacity ranging from 500 to 3.000 DWT, for the collection of ship-generated oily waste

- fleet of special tankers with capacity from 30.000 DWT and above, for the direct collection of the special waste that

result from the offshore oil rigs

- fleet of special tank trucks for the collection of ship-generated oily waste

- fleet of vacuum trucks for the collection of heavy viscous substances

It also owns the necessary auxiliary equipment, including:

- crane trucks

- portable temporary storage tanks

- heavy duty hydraulic and vacuum pumps which can pump high viscosity liquids

Collection Units

All of our services are completed to the highest possible

standards established by Νational and Ιnternational

legislation. A certificate of lawful disposal is provided

after each collection, according to International Maritime

Organization regulations.

CERTIFICATE of lawful disposal

The tank trucks and the vacuum trucks for the collection of the waste

In order to justify our philosophy Always one step ahead, H.E.C., through its experience and gathering of specialists

from all over the world, developed a unique, pioneering treatment process based on state-of-the art equipment,

considered as the Best Available Technology and Best Environmental Practice as per European Union requirements.

H.E.C. has created floating facilities in order to collect, store, treat and dispose all types of ship-generated oily waste

as well as oily waste produced from offshore activities and inland industries.

Rising up to the challenges, H.E.C. established adequate modern land facilities, ideally situated in the heart of the

port area for receiving waste via road or sea.

The company possesses the biggest floating separator in the world with a capacity of 100.000 DWT and the most

modern land facilities in Europe.

Considering that serving the Maritime Society is not only a technical matter and in order to guarantee a world class

waste handling, the company has developed a cutting edge digital management system that ensures a reliable

operation from ship’s entrance into the port until her departure.

The company provides a safe working environment based on a very strict internal safety code. The technical and scientific

personnel enhance the company’s professional ethic in the waste management, adding value to its services.

Waste Treatment Units

The applied treatment process is based on a modular concept that provides an outstanding flexibility that can be

smoothly adjusted to any fluctuation of the input quantities and quality and comprises physical-chemical treatment

and biological cleansing.

The treatment plants can treat any kind of oily waste from bilge waters and tank washings to very heavy emulsions,

even low flash point (<61 ) waste.

Therefore, in order to identify the nature of an influent with such a wide diversity, as well as the quality of the effluents,

we rely on the company’s fully equipped laboratories that are able to perform even the most complex analysis.

As a result, through our processes and expertise, the company has achieved:

- high environmental compliance, as all effluent parameters meet the strictest specifications

- a final oily product with high commercial value

- maximum safety, as we are always working under high safety standards

In addition, the treatment units provide tank cleaning services with hot water and steam, as well as inert gas supply

to every type of vessel.

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The land Treatment Unit

The company uses the Best Available Techniques for the treatment process

The ECOMASTER with 100.000 DWT capacity, is the largest floating separator in the world and one of the company’s Floating Treatment Units

All the treatment units have fully equipped chemical laboratories

Pollution Control

Η.E.C. focuses on the prevention of marine environmental pollution. However, it carries all the necessary equipment

in order to fight against any pollution incident that might occur. For this purpose, every unit contains fully operational

prevention and spill combating stations that include:

- Oil containment booms of the approved type

- Skimming devices for the recovery of any kind of oil

- Various kinds of oil absorbents and adsorbent materials

- Specially constructed auxiliary boats

- Third generation oil spill dispersants and spraying systems, approved by WSL and the Authorities

Certifications and Memberships

The company is fully certified by Lloyd’s Register and operates under the International Management System Standards

of Quality, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental and Social Accountability, while it complies with the

requirements of the International Safety Management & International Ship and Port Facility Security Codes.

ISO 9001:2008OHSAS 18001:2007ISO 14001:2004EMAS 1801:2008SA 8000ISPS & ISM CODE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATIONS

It is also member of well known organizations and associations such asIAPH, EUROSHORE, HELMEPA and the ASSOCIATION OF GREEK SHIPOWNERS

 

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