SHIP WASTE DISPOSAL

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The objectives of the project are to reduce pollution of international and Chinese territorial waters caused by ship's wastes through: a) improved monitoring and analysis of the nature and magnitude of the problem; b) improved policy, regulatory, and incentive frameworks; and c) the provision of infrastructure to receive and safely dispose of ship wastes. The project consists of two components: a national component and a ports component. The national component will: 1) establish baseline data on international ship traffic, related waste types and quantities through a pilot interport ship waste monitoring system (SEATRACK); 2) prepare a comprehensive accident (oil pollution) contingency plan for each port; 3) initiate a Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) monitoring program for the Yellow Sea; 4) undertake a study of the treatment of chemically contaminated water; 5) upgrade environmental monitoring capabilities at the ports, coastal waters and international waters; and 6) provide consultant's services and training. The port's component will: i) define, design, and provide land-based collection and disposal facilities at the ports of Dalian, Tianjin, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen and Guangzhou; and ii) upgrade environmental monitoring and enforcement capabilities of each of the port authorities.