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TBT-Containing Antifouling Paints —The Legislative Position—

In June 1988, the U.S. Senate passed the "Organotin Antifouling

Paint Control Act of 1988" that con- trols the application of TBT anti- foulings in the USA, as follows: (1) Bans the application of TBT antifoulings on vessels less that 25 meters (about 82 feet) in length.

Aluminum-hulled vessels are ex- empt if the application is carried out by an approved contractor. (2) Vessels greater than 25 meters in length may only be applied with

TBT antifoulings if (a) the average release rate of TBT from the anti- fouling three to five weeks after immersion is not greater than four micrograms of TBT per square cen- timeter of painted surface per day, and (b) the cumulative release dur- ing the first 14 days of immersion is not greater than 168 micrograms of

TBT per square centimeter of painted surface per day. (3) the EPA is required to issue a

Water Quality Criteria Document on TBT by March 1989. Individual states can use the EPA's Water

Quality Criteria to set legally en- forceable Water Quality Standards which limit the concentration of

TBR in seawater.

The State of Virginia has already imposed its own water quality stan- dard of less than one part of TBT per trillion parts of salt water. A similar standard is being considered by the State of California.

The States of Alaska, Maine and

Michigan, and New York Harbor are also considering tighter controls on the application of TBT antifoul- ings.

Existing and proposed U.S. regu- lations do not affect vessels coated with TBT antifoulings trading into the U.S. or continuously trading within U.S. waters. They only affect the application of TBT antifoulings in the U.S.

International Paint, in response to operator demand for continued efficient vessel operation within leg- islative controls, over the last few years, has gained experience on over 600 vessels worldwide with TBT- free polishing antifouling systems.

To meet the specific require- ments of the U.S. market and to comply with existing and impending regulations, International Paint launched a range of TBT-free anti- foulings in June 1988.

International Paint (USA) pre- sently offers Interclene BRA500 se- ries as the highest performing TBT- free antifouling available in the U.S.

In the rest of the world Internation- al Paint offers International BQ se- ries as the permier TBT-free polish- ing antifouling available. Interna- tional BQ series is presently await- ing the registration in the U.S be- fore commercial introduction.

Since June 1988, Interclene

BRA500 series has been applied to over 95 merchant vessels in the U.S.

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Additionally, over 60 U.S. Navy and other U.S. Government-operated vessels have been coated with Inter- clene BRA500 series.

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HDW To Build

Four Containerships

Under $150-Million Pact

A $150-million order for four new containerships has been placed with a West German shipyard by Zim

Israel Navigation Co.

The new diesel-powered vessels, on order with Howaldswerke

Deutsche Werft yard near Kiel, will be capable of carrying 2,700 twenty- foot containers. The containerships, being built at a cost of $37.5 million each, are slated to replace older and slower vessels that Zim uses in ser- vice linking Israel, Europe, the U.S. and the Far East.

Delivery is scheduled for early 1990.

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The clear for a 'tin'-free antifouling

THE CLEAR OPTION

FOR FOULING CONTROL

X POLISHING

X PROVEN CONTROLLED

DEPLETION POLYMER (CDP) TECHNOLOGY

X COST EFFECTIVE

X HIGH PERFORMANCE

K THE TIN-FREE OPTION

Increasingly, the shipping industry is choosing International

Paint's new tributyltin-free antifoulings.

INTERCLENE® BRA 500 SERIES

For USA details please contact:-

MARINE MARKETING,

PO BOX 920762, 6001 ANTOINE DRIVE

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77292 0762,

Tel, 713 6821711. Telex 910 8811682,

Tel. Fax. 713 682 3435

INTERNATIONAL TBT-FREE

COPOLYMER A/F, BQ SERIES

For worldwide details please contact:-

MARINE MARKETING,

STONEYGATE LANE, FELLING,

GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 0JY

Tel. 091 469 6111. Telex537264 IMC LABG

Tel. Fax. 091 438 3977.

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