PORT PLANNING STRATEGIES AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES GOVERNING WASTE RECEPTION FACILITIES FOR CHEMICAL TANKERS

This report documents an analysis of the impact of Annex II of the 1978 Protocol to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73) on U.S. ports and port operators, when implemented in conjunction with environmental legislation. Existing and proposed international agreements and federal legislation relevant to the subject are analyzed in conjunction with information on cargo flows, technological and economic aspects of waste reception, treatment and disposal and existing port reception facilities.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Ocean Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139

  Maritime Administration

  Office of Commercial Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Marcus, H S
  • Dewhurst, M P
• Publication Date: 1980-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 146 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleaning; Economic analysis; Harbors; Hazardous materials; Jurisprudence and judicial processes; Legislation; Marine terminals; Pollution control; Port structures; Ports; Sewage treatment; Tankers; Waste disposal; Water pollution
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pollution prevention; Waste treatment
• Old TRIS Terms: Harbor facilities; Tanker pollution prevention; Tanker ships
• Subject Areas: Economics; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00326634
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA-PORT-970-80096 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DO-A01-78-00-3124
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 18 1981 12:00AM