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B.2.4.2.7. CONCLUSION
Finally, it ought to be pointed out that in view of the risk of polluting the sea,
the mass liquid and bulk freight, which is considered to be the most
problematic cargo, would be neither transported, unloaded, loaded, reloaded
nor stored in this section of the port.
The port activities relating to the planned operation are a potential source of
pollution in case of an emergency. Possible are also other types of pollution of
limited scale.
Taking into account that the proposed operation will be carried out in
the industrial port area, which has already been considerably degraded,
that the quay activities would not include the most problematic cargo
and imply risks of pollution that are linked to them, and ensuring
appropriate protection measures, this operation is acceptable from the
aspect of protecting the sea from potential pollution.
B.2.4.3 . PRESENT SITUATION WITH REGARD TO THE SEA PROTECTION
Pursuant to international regulations and conventions ratified by the Republic
of Croatia (Barcelona Convention and the Protocol concerning cooperation in
combating pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by oil and other harmful
substances in cases of emergency 1976, 1996 - MARPOL, London 73/78) all
ports that are open to international transport must be equipped with facilities
for the reception of waste and oily waters from ships. It means that the port
must have:
• Organized service (or contractor) or department for cleaning the sea
and collecting the waste from the ships
• Boats that remove pollution from the sea surface (solid waste, oil,
hazardous and harmful substances, algae, etc.)
• Harbor boats for passengers and equipment
• Barriers for encircling the pollution site
• Skimmer boats for removing oil from the sea surface
• Land devices for receiving and processing the pollutants from the sea
• Specialized boats for participating in the clean up and pollutants
collection
• Various pumps
• Dispersants and equipment for their employment
• Information transmission system
B.2.4.3.1 WASTE AND OILY WATERS RECEPTION FACILITIES IN THE PORT OF
PLOCE
Because of the liquid, bulk and other types of cargo and intensive ship
transport, the Port of Ploce is an especially threatened area of the Neretva
channel. Small water body and weaker water exchange and the pristine
beauty of this part of the Adriatic Coast make this area in particular vulnerable
to any kind of pollution. Thus, a coordinated approach to the issue of
protecting the sea from pollution would be of highest importance.
Pomorski servis – luka Ploce (Marine Service – Port of Ploce) is a company
specialized for interventions in case of sea/land pollution. Main activities of
RIJEKAPROJEKT d.o.o.