28MAR2019 - NEWS - Ghana Maritime Authority imposes fines to ships for pollution from discharged wastewaters

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has imposed a number of fines in Takoradi related to pollution from discharged wastewaters in the past few months. In all cases, such discharges were from the International Maritime Organization-approved sewage treatment systems. These systems are, under MARPOL Annex IV Regulation 11.1.2, required to discharge effluent with no visible floating solids, without causing discoloration of the surrounding water.

Published by Editor - www.Livebunkers.com at 28-Mar-2019 05:09:34 [UTC] , contact editor at editor@livebunkers.com