The establishment of waste reception facility at ports is a key factor for successful implementation of the MARPOL Convention enacted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with an objective to keep our oceans free from pollution. Unfortunately, many of the signatories of the MARPOL Convention are reluctant to address this important issue in the manner they are supposed to. This topic was selected for post graduate maritime studies in the year 2000. But, even after a decade, the problem seems to have not been dealt with. With MARPOL Annex IV (Sewage) getting into action and the...