ABSTRACT
Pollution from shipping has traditionally been thought of in terms of oil pollution resulting from catastrophic tanker accidents, or smaller slicks associated with day-to-day ship operations. Generally less newsworthy, but recognised internationally as a source of pollution since the 1970s, has been the loss of other environmentally damaging cargoes carried in chemical tankers or in containers, and the discharge of ship-generated wastes, primarily sewage and garbage.
