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Koch-Ellis Provides Service

To Meet Pollution Prevention

Standards Of MARPOL 73/78

A Koch-Ellis bunkering barge (foreground) is in position to handle MARPOL oily waste water removal from the battleship USS

Iowa, which is being renovated at a shipyard near New Orleans.

In October 1983, Annex I of the

International Convention for the

Prevention of Pollution, known as

MARPOL 73/78, entered into force for the maritime and shipping in- dustry. This convention concerns pollution from oil. The regulation was created to reduce operational discharges from ships, which have become a major source of oil pollu- tion on the sea. The IMO estimates that 13.6 million barrels of oil are discharged annually, substantially more than all oil accidently spilled worldwide over the past few years.

Stopping this wasteful, costly, and detrimental-to-life pollution is why compliance with MARPOL 73/78 is so important.

Annex I has three requirements to prevent oil pollution; these require vessels to be equipped with segre- gated ballast tanks, dedicated clean ballast tanks, and when appro- priate, crude oil washing (COW) systems.

These new regulations try to limit the discharge of oily wastes from cargo and bilge areas by requiring oily water separators and monitors.

No discharges of oil are allowed within U.S. territorial waters—less than three miles off shore; therefore, these wastes must be retained on- board.

For shipping in the Gulf of Mexi- co region, Koch-Ellis has combined equipment and facilities of its two divisions to offer a convenient way to conform with MARPOL 73/78.

Koch-Ellis Marine has long been a leader in ship bunkering in the New

Orleans area, and Koch-Ellis Barge and Ship Service is known for its gas-freeing, cleaning, steaming, and waste water treatment facilities un- der its EPA permit.

By using its existing bunkering barge equipment to gather these oily waste waters, Koch-Ellis can go to the ship. The company can pro- vide service to shipping from Pilot

Town to Baton Rouge, and with only 24 hours notice, can supply extremely fast turnaround service in

December, 1986 the New Orleans area. Ships can get both bunkering service and oily waste water removal in the same operation, saving time and money.

Koch-Ellis is said to be the only facility in the Gulf region that can both transport and process MAR-

POL slops.

Small ships can also dock directly at the Koch-Ellis facility at mile 104 of the Mississippi River for service.

The oily waste slops are processed there using the latest in bacterial technology. The company has worked closely with the EPA to develop one of the most effective aerobic digesting systems for the treatment of wash water in the Gulf region.

For additional information on the facilities and services of Koch-Ellis,

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Cunard Line To Spend $130 Million To Overhaul

The Queen Elizabeth 2

Approximately $130 million will be spent by the Cunard Line Ltd. to refurbish and re-engine the Queen

Elizabeth 2, an amount many com- panies pay for a new vessel.

After replacing the steam tur- bines with nine diesel engines, the vessel will still be capable of travel- ing at speeds of up to 32.5 knots, preserving its status as the fastest passenger ship afloat.

The QE2 will be out of service until the end of April 1987 while the work is being completed at the

Lloyd Werft Yard in Bremerhaven.

A new all-diesel electric propul- sion plant comprising nine MAN

B&W Diesel engines and GEC gen- erators will be installed, resulting in an estimated 30 percent reduction in fuel use. Approximately $100 mil- lion will be spent for this.

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On Automatic Centralized

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Lubriquip-Houdaille, Inc., a sub- sidiary of Houdaille Industries, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio, has made avail- able free literature on automatic centralized lubrication systems, pumps, feeders, controllers and ac- cessories for proper and exacting lubrication that is said to reduce friction, wear and downtime.

The publication points out that units of the U.S. Navy have recog- nized the advantages of installing

Lubriquip Centralized Lubrication

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Many land-based applications can also use Lubriquip systems, such as shipyard cranes, antenna pedestals, etc.

For more information on the ad- vantages, benefits and applications of Automatic Centralized Lubrica- tions Systems,

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