Brussels, 29/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Council and the European Parliament did not manage to come to agreement on the financing of measures to prevent vessels emptying their tanks at sea, at the first conciliation meeting, last week in Brussels, on the directive on port facilities for waste from vessel operation and cargo residues.
This directive will require ports to be equipped with waste receptacles and vessels to use them. The goal is to limit pollution by preventing vessels from...