Marsa residents and activists say plans to relocate an oil tank cleaning operation to the inner harbour town should be called off immediately, with no studies and or consultation preceding the delicate decision.
Last month, Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg announced the transfer from Fort Ricasoli to the Mediterranean Offshore Bunkering Company site in Marsa, after years of complaints by Kalkara residents over emissions from the facility.
Borg said that Ricasoli Port Facility Ltd would take over the operations and workers of the MOBC. The facility is used to clean the tanks of oil tankers before they enter shipyards for repairs.
Fort Ricasoli to be freed from unsightly oil tanks
Government has awarded an alternative site to Ricasoli Port Facility so that the oil tank cleaning facility at Fort Ricasoli in Kalkara can be relocated
19 April 2021, 4:32pm
by Kurt Sansone
The tank cleaning facility occupies Ricasoli Fort s ditch with large tanks. Rinella Bay is situated inside the inlet.
Fort Ricasoli will be rid of massive oil tanks that occupy part of the historic site after parliament approved an alternative site for the tank cleaning company.
The fort in Kalkara lies at the mouth of the Grand Harbour and part of it is used as an oil tank cleaning facility by Ricasoli Port Facility Ltd.