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Environmental Fact Sheet

Petroleum residues generate growing concerns for shippers and ports authorities due to:

  • Pressure of increasing rules and regulations
  • The need for traceability
  • The lack of sustainable recycling solutions

Routine Ships

  • Global Fuel Consumption: 350 Mt/year (*Estimations of 2010)
  • Ship consumption: 20-80 t/day

Tankers

  • Global Transport of Petroleum Products: 1000 Mt/year, of which: 900 by sea

Production of Ship Waste (*Marpol-Annex1)

  • Slops: Ballast water and tank washing (5% of petroleum products freighted, including water)
  • Sludge: Fuel residues from the engine room (1%-2% of bunker consumption)
  • Bilge water: Mixture of oil and water accumulated in the bottom of the vessels.