Within the outline of the Italian ports, which are generally lacking in terms of barge collection of wash and bilge waters, the port of Augusta can be considered as the leader of this service, thanks to the Gestione Pontoni Srl equipment. The barge collection service is essential for those ships which usually land to the Italian ports for non-commercial operations. Such units do not obviously operate in the oil terminals, so they cannot get rid of the washing or bilge waters if not on a barge. The lack of such important service for collection and disposal could cause illegal behaviors from the ships'masters , as for example, the dump in the sea of polluting waste, which is often carried out thanks to fake registrations on the"Oil record book"
Gestione Pontoni Srl ,within the Augusta port, is in charge of collecting and disposing washing and bilge waters through barges. Five barges are currently available (Emilia, Aroldi, Salvia, Marzia, Nella C)for a total amount of 1700 tons storage. This makes Gestione Pontoni Srl one of the leader companies among the other ones carrying out this type of service inside the Italian port. Other new barges will be available in the next month, increasing the collection capacity up to 4300 tons.
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