The construction of a ship cleaning and degassing terminal on the Rhine has begun. In the case of the planned plant complex of GS Recycling GmbH & Co. KG (GSR) there was a first pile-driving strike to erect the sheet piles in the harbor basin. It took place as part of a ceremonial ceremony on the GSR site at the Rhine-Lippe Harbor in Wesel, as stated in a KS-Recycling press release dated October 2. With the start of
construction, the implementation of a project was launched, during which in the coming months and years facilities for degassing and cleaning inland vessels will be built. The investment volume at completion will be in the high double-digit million range.
“Instead of an immediate degassing into nature to the detriment of the environment, we will henceforth offer a contact point for environmentally friendly and sustainable degassing of inland vessels,” explains GSR managing director Guido Schmidt.
The large project is
intended to contribute to achieving European and national sustainability goals and to ensure that the objectives formulated in the CDNI can be achieved: This agreement on the collection, disposal and acceptance of waste in Rhine and inland navigation shall serve to protect the environment and, in particular, the waters. This concerns in particular the avoidance of waste, wastewater and residues from shipping that are today partly discharged directly into the waters.
By 2027, on the Wesel site, the
gap between regulatory requirements and the availability of a corresponding offering should be closed using modern plant technology. For as important as environmental protection is in the context of waterways — concrete and demand-driven offerings are hardly available according to KS-Recycling. One more reason why Schmidt emphasizes the special features of the project:
“We are creating here a truly unique facility that makes a significant contribution to environmental protection and also enables an all-round carefree package for the
