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CRUISE VESSELS IN CROATIAN SEAPORTS – LEGAL REGIME FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES

The cruise industry has experienced are enormous growth in terms of popularity, size and variety of destinations in last years. Croatian coast is very attractive for cruise companies and their passengers. The Republic of the Croatia is second country on the Adriatic Sea by cruise traffic, right after Italy. Undoubtedly, cruise industry is a significant contributor to the Croatian economy. However, cruise ships generate a number of waste that can result in discharge to the marine environment. They have been compared to “floating cities” and volume of waste that they produce is comparably large, consisting of black water, graywater, solid waste, hazardous waste, oily bilge water, ballast water and other wastes. Those waste, if not properly treated and disposed of, can pose serious risk to marine environment and human health. The purpose of this presentation is to provide a brief overview of the Croatian law regulating the standards of prevention of pollution from cruise ships as well as pollution liability regimes. The relevant international (MARPOL) and EU standards (Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship generated waste and cargo residues ) are implemented into Croatian law through Maritime Act and respective by-laws. The author critically analyzes how the relevant pollution prevention and liability standards are implemented and enforced in the context of the cruise industry.

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