Hydrocarbon Interception for Port Run-off
Sector
Ports & Marine
Location
Lattika, Syria
Solution
Oil-Water Separation / Drainage Infrastructure
Product Partner
Marsh Industries
Products Supplied
Oil & Water Separators
DND Role
Technical Coordination & Product Supply
Project Context
Lattika is Syria's main seaport, and its Latakia International Container Terminal (LICT) handles around 95% of the country's containerised trade. Under a 30-year concession renewed in May 2025, operator CMA CGM is investing €200 million to lift capacity above one million TEUs a year, deepen berths to 16m and add modern cargo-handling equipment.
As cargo volumes and equipment activity grow, so does run-off from quays, yards, workshops and refuelling areas. That run-off can pick up oil and hydrocarbons, and in a port it discharges close to open water.
The drainage network needed a dependable way to capture these pollutants before discharge. It also had to cope with the harsh, saline coastal environment and the high, variable flows that follow heavy rainfall.
The Solution
BS EN 858 tested separators that intercept oil and hydrocarbons before run-off reaches the harbour.
Full-retention separators treat the full flow from higher-risk zones such as refuelling points and workshops. Bypass separators serve lower-risk areas such as roads and parking, where light contamination is expected.
Coalescing filters, weirs and oil skimmer plates separate and hold oil inside the unit. With nanofiltration technology, the Marsh range has achieved discharge results below 0.1mg/litre, against the 5mg/litre Class 1 standard.
Automatic closure devices shut the outlet when the separator reaches its oil storage capacity, preventing retained oil from escaping into the outfall.
Robust, corrosion-resistant tanks are built for long service life in demanding ground and climate conditions, with access for routine inspection and emptying.
Together, these features give the port a reliable barrier between its operational surfaces and the sea, with treatment matched to the level of risk in each part of the site.
Project Outcome
Surface water from the port's operational areas is designed to pass through separation before reaching the harbour, reducing the risk of oil pollution in the surrounding waters.
Through DND's coordination with Marsh, each separator is selected for its catchment and risk level, and arrives specified, approved and ready to install, first time.
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