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Scientific article for the 6th European Inland Waterway Navigation Conference, Baja - HU
WANDA: A cross border approach to the management of oily and greasy ship wastes
Several studies elaborated in the late 1990s and early 2000s propose the establishment of a harmonized ship waste management system along the Danube River. Thereby the focus has been laid on gathering information about the current situation, identification of objectives and measurements for ship waste management but lacking the financial power for implementation.
On the other hand, national approaches of the Danube Riparian Countries aiming at improving the local situation through provision of waste reception facilities lead to inconsistent solutions for users of the system – the inland navigation business.
The project WANDA aims at closing these gaps facilitating pilot activities for the collection and treatment of (hazardous) ship wastes beyond national borders. The focuses of activities are the collection and treatment of oily and greasy ship wastes (bilge water, used oil, etc.). Most important activity in the Upper Danube Region will be the implementation of a mobile bilge water collection service – meeting not only demands of modern ship waste management but also the needs of the inland navigation business (saving of time, no extra docking during the operation, etc.)....
