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Bethlehem Beaumont To Build Self-Setting Production-Storage Platform For Phillips Petroleum
The Lafayette, La., office of Phillips Petroleum Company has awarded a contract to Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Beaumont, Texas, shipyard for construction of a selfsetting production-storage platform. It will have a liquid hydrocarbon storage capacity of 11,
The NewiIMdlTreaty to Ban TBT
The Diplomatic Conference held (October 1-5, 2001) by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London adopted the Draft Convention prepared by The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO for the "Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems for Ships.
Make Emission Reductions Pay for Themselves
One of our major goals at Washington State Ferries over the last several years has been achieving voluntary compliance with MARPOL 2000, a set of stringent international standards to reduce marine pollution. Part of this effort includes making our diesel engines more efficient.
Nelson Industries Introduces xBilge Boy' Oily Water Separator
—Literature Available Nelson Industries, Inc. of Stoughton, Wis., is offering free new literature on the Bilge Boy™, a 150-gph (568 liter) oily water separator that the company is introducing. The unit carries U.S. Coast Guard approval and is IMO-approved as well.
USCG A w a r d s Contract To O f f s h o r e Devices For O i l Spill Recovery System
Offshore Devices, Inc. of Peabody, Mass. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Coast Guard for development and construction of a complete oil spill recovery system for protected waters. The performance period of this contract is for 121 •> months.
New Hempel Coatings Meets Future Requirements
Hempel recently launched worldwide its Globic SP-ECO range of 2003 IMO-compliant antifoulings, a high-performance, self-polishing antifouling with a unique fiber composite structure. The innovation is being touted by the manufacturer as revolutionary
BilgeMaster Separators Approved By USCG
The United States Coast Guard has recently issued approval numbers for the BilgeMaster® system that controls bilge pollution for vessels operating in United States waters. The USCG approval covers the Bilge- Master I system featuring automatic operation and
Guralnick Designs Seven Vessels For Mariana Islands Service
The office of the High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Saipan, Mariana Islands, has signed a contract for the construction of seven vessels to be used in the Trust Territory. Hajimu Namura, president of the Namura Shipbuilding Co.
Careful ... Your TBT May Be Showing
If you thought hull anti-fouling systems were boring (think Teredo worm), then you haven't been paying attention to the controversy surrounding use of organotin compounds on the underwater hulls of ships. Fouling has been a problem for ships since time immemorial.
USCG Contract For Oil Spill Pumps To Offshore Devices, Inc.
The U.S. Coast Guard Department of Ocean Engineering has awarded Offshore Devices, Inc., Peabody, Mass., a contract to build lightweight double-acting diaphragm pumps specifically for use with oil containment barriers to pick up spilled oil on the high seas.