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Ports Must Develop Ways to Deal with Scrubber Waste
Port managers need information about the waste produced by scrubbers, according to the Baltic Ports Organisation (BPO).
The group is holding a seminar next month to discuss the issue, along with the reception of sewage from passenger ships.
Many ships operating in the Baltic Sea Emission Control Area (ECA) are in the process of adopting scrubbers to comply with new standards on sulfur dioxide (SOx) emissions.
"Soon we expect that new types of waste (residues from scrubbers) may appear in the Baltic ports," said Borgan Oldakowski, secretary general of the BPO.
"Port managers wish to learn about is as they expect dialogue between the ports and shipping lines how to handle this new types of waste in ports."
Wärtsilä Moss AS will present information at the March event about scrubber technology and the waste it produces.
The seminar will also address new rules regarding reception of sewage from ferries and cruise ships that will take effect in coming years.
The regulations will limit sewage discharge into the Baltic Sea, which will mean ports will receive large amounts of the waste and must develop technical solutions to dispose of it.
The seminar will take place on March 5 in Gdansk, Poland.
Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS, one of the companies to adopt scrubbers, has said the technology is generally a more appealing solution for existing ships than switching to liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkers.
