The Blame Game

01 Dec 2006

Environmental concerns are impacting on how ports in the EU dispose not only of ship borne waste, but also of contaminated sediment. Alex Hughes reports  

Waste not, want not

01 Dec 2006

Regulations within the European Union make it incumbent on ports to provide facilities to manage waste discharged by visiting ships. The Port of Tyne levies a standard mandatory charge on all vessels, which finances the deployment of 1,100-litre wheelie bins into which all general waste has to be deposited. 
 

Thames tidier carves out waste niche

01 Dec 2006