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Peterson Builders

Realigns

Management Staff

Peterson Builders, Inc. of Stur- geon Bay, Wis., has announced a realignment of management staff as part of the ongoing program to streamline shipyard operations.

Jack Soderlund, formerly vice president of Contract Administra-

PROGRAMME

V

Wednesday, December 6

Session 1

LEGISLATION AND REGULATION

Chairman: P. Bergmeijer, Head of Marine

Environment ana Cargo Division, Directorate

General of Shipping and Maritime Affairs,

Rijswijk, The Netherlands

Key factors affecting the distribution of bulk chemicals in the nineties, P.R.Cooke,

Director, Cooke and Associates, Farnham, UK

MARPOL 73/78 - fulfilment of expectations or disappointment. Experience gained in the

Federal Republic of Germany, P. Ehlers,

President, German Hydrographic Institute,

Hamburg, Germany FR

The legislative and regulatory implications of vapour control from tankships, R.T. Matthews,

President, Matthews Consulting and

Construction, Inc., Frederick, MD, USA and

Technical Secretary, Chemical Carriers

Association, Paramus, NJ, USA

The implementation of optional Annex III of

MARPOL 73/78 with Amendment No. 25-89 through the International Maritime Danger- ous Goods (IMDG) Code, Captain

H. Wardelmann, Head, Cargoes Section, IMO,

London

Deja vu ... a^ain: carriers confront another comprehensive liability scheme with an HNS

Convention, A.P. Olney, Partner, Le Boeuf,

Lamb, Leiby & McRae, Washington D.C.

An overview of the US Coast Guard's efforts to update its marine terminal regulations,

K.J.Szigety, Project Mgr, Waterfront Facility

Project, US Coast Guard, Washington D.C.

Thursday, December 7

Session 2

OPERATIONS AND SAFETY (1)

Chairman: R.J. Lakey, President, Robert J.

Lakey & Associates, Inc., Houston, Texas, USA

Concentrations of chemicals in the North Sea due to discharges from chemical tankers,

N. Hurford, Principal Scientific Officer,

Warren Spring Laboratory, Stevenage, UK

Cargo tank washing under MARPOL Annex II - opportunities and limitations, J.B. Riksheim,

Director, Det norske Veritas, Oslo, Norway

The practical implications of the carriage of an Annex II Category 'A' cargo for the ship- owner, operator and ports involved, Capt.

N.J.Snowden, Director, Snowden McLeod &

Associates Ltd., Winchester, UK

Tanker cleaning in the world's biggest inland harbour - modern techniques lor slop treatment, L.W. Klubescheidt, Manager, IUG

Innovative Umwelttechnik GmbH, Essen,

Germany FR

Chemical tankship design in the light of current regulatory requirements,

Capt. N. Christiansen, Operations Manager,

Chemical Tankers of America, Inc., and

R.J. Lakey, President, Robert J. Lakey & tion, has been appointed vice presi- dent, Operations Support, and as such will have authority and respon- sibility for planning/scheduling, en- gineering, material management and quality assurance departments.

Mr. Soderlund has been with

Peterson Builders since 1977 and is a retired U.S. Navy officer with 25 years of service.

Lloyd Shaffer has been ap- pointed director of contract admin- istration and will have the authority and responsibility within corporate

New safety legislation and port safety

Dr. D.S. Aldwinckle, Principal Surveyor,

Lloyd's Register of Shipping, UK

Session 3

TANK CONTAINERS AND

ROAD TANKERS (1)

Chairman: Lt. Cdr. P.C. Olenik, Regulatory

Officer, US Coast Guard, Washington DC

Domestic tank container activity in the

United States, M.S. Kostolich, Union Pacific

Railroad, Omaha, USA

Chemical distribution in the post-1992

European Community: new opportunities for the efficient road tanker operator,

M.J. Boddington, Director, Tankfreight

Limited, Harrogate, UK

A formula for growth - the need for increased international cooperation on tank container standards, W. Freson, Manager. BLC & Dry Cargo Procurement, Exxon Chemical

International Inc., Belgium

Croup discussion on (he papers, moderated by M. Corkhill, Editor, 'Hazardous Cargo

Bulletin', London.

Session 4

EMISSION/VAPOUR CONTROL

Chairman: R.J. Lakey, President, Robert

J. Lakey & Associates, Inc., Houston, USA

VOC control strategy in the Netherlands,

R.A. Hulscher, Engineer, Ministry VROM,

Leidschendam, The Netherlands

Emission - an economic and legal crossroads,

F. Bracke, Research and Development

Manager, SGS Depauw & Stokoe n.v.,

Zelzate, Belgium

New developments in vapour-handling systems, J.W. Uijlenbroek, Senior Process

Engineer, Badger B.V., The Hague, The

Netherlands

Vapor Control: technological and regulatory development in the United States,

Cdr. R.W. Tanner, Chief, Hazardous Materials

Branch, US Coast Guard, Washington DC

Group discussion on the papers

Friday, December 8

Session 5

TANK CONTAINERS AND

ROAD TANKERS (2)

Chairman: J. Hookham, Manager, Hazardous

Cargo Services, Freight Transport Association,

Tunbridge Wells, England

United States regulations on portable tanks: major revisions to harmonise with international standards, Lt. Cdr. P.C. Olenik,

Regulatory Officer, US Coast Guard,

Washington DC

Daily problems encountered in the Port of

Rotterdam with chemical tank containers and road tankers: what shippers and operators must do to reduce hazards, Speaker to be policies for planning, organizing, di- recting and controlling PBI ship- building contracts. Concurrently, he will be responsible for government liaison activities, marketing and post-delivery ship support and war- ranty operations. He also serves as the corporate sponsor for the "Inte- grated Business System" develop- ment efforts underway at PBI.

Mr. Shaffer joined Peterson

Builders in February 1988 and is a retired Navy officer with a back- ground in ship operations, naval \

PROGRAMME

V

Applying restrictions to the carriage of dangerous goods on certain roads with special reference to tunnels, J.A. Myhre,

Transport Specialist, Statens Vegvesen

Vegdirektoratet, Oslo, Norway

Swop tanks - transportation and safety considerations, H.Gerhard, Managing

Director, Westerwalder Eisenwerke Gerhard

GmbH, Weitfeld/Seig, Germany FR

Tank cleaning and wastewater treatment - a matter of cleanness and environmental protection, P. Sump, Group Coordinator,

Environmental Services, Hoyer GmbH,

Hamburg, Germany FR

To licence manufacturers or not to licence manufacturers? P.H.Bell, Managing Director,

Consani Engineering (Pty) Ltd., Elsies River,

Republic of South Africa

Group discussion on the papers

Session 6

OPERATIONS AND SAFETY (2)

Chairman: G. McGuire, Director, The Centre for Advanced Maritime Studies, University of

Strathclyde, Edinburgh, Scotland

Development of information systems for supporting decisions on emergency response to chemical spillages, I. Heidebrink, Systems

Engineer, TNO - Department of Industrial

Safety, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

The current and future effect of ISO 9000 on chemical shippers, V.N. Lucas, Manager,

Quality Assurance Div., Caleb Brett Services

Ltd., Chelmsford, UK

Croup discussion on the papers

Session 7

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS

Chairman: T.R. Farrell, Lloyd's Register of

Shipping, London

Submerged pumps for chemical carriers - latest designs for future requirements,

T.Mohn, Managing Director, Frank Mohn

A/S, Nesstun, Norway

A comprehensive answer to difficult tankcleaning, J.Langhorn, Managing Director,

Kirlan Engineering ApS, Rodovre, Denmark

Tank coatings - the latest technology,

Dr. Ir. Th. Reints Bok, Sigma Coatings B.V.,

Marine Division, Uithoorn, The Netherlands

The factors influencing ventilation and drying of epoxy coated cargo tanks, O.B. Sorensen,

Engineer, Tech. Service Dept., J.C. Hempel

Holding A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark

New cladding materials for the transportation of aggressive media, H. Enockl, H.Ornig,

R.PIeshko and R.Schimbock, Voest-Alpine

Stahl GmbH, Linz, Austria

Duplex stainless steels in chemical tankers: properties and practical experience, B. Leffler,

Head, Product Development Department,

Avesta AB, Degerfors, Sweden

Material properties of a new high-strength austenitic stainless steel for chemical tank vessels, Dr.lng. W. Heimann, Stainless Steel

Dept., Thyssen Edehlstahlwerke AG, Krefeld,

Germany FR weapons and government contract- ing.

Richard Russell has been ap- pointed to the position of vice presi- dent-manufacturing. In this posi- tion, Mr. Russell will have overall responsibility within the company for all production, construction, and manufacturing operations.

Mr. Russell has been with PBI since 1978 and is a retired U.S. Navy officer with 23 years of service.

Ashenbremer Appointed

Account Manager

For ZF Marine Division

Randolph Ashenbremer

Randolph E. Ashenbremer has been appointed sales engineer for the Marine Division of ZF of

North America, Inc. Mr. Ashen- bremer will be responsible for ap- plications and installations, the company announced.

Mr. Ashenbremer has 16 years' experience in product development, support and marketing, with an em- phasis on domestic and internation- al liaison. His career encompasses a variety of senior design and engi- neering positions at Fiatallis North

America, Inc. and Hyster Compa- ny.

ZF is a leading manufacturer of major power train components— gears, transmissions, pumps, axles and other drive systems. Markets served include automotive, on- and off-road heavy-duty vehicles, ma- rine and special equipment indus- tries. ZF of North America is head- quartered in Lincolnshire, 111.

OMI/IMC Joint Company

To Acquire Dry Bulkers

OMI Corporation and Interna- tional Maritime Carriers Ltd. (IMC), Hong Kong, recently an- nounced that they have decided not to go forward at the present time with previously announced plans for a public offering of shares of Accor- dia Maritime Corporation, a newly formed shipping company. Jack

Goldstein, OMI president, said the

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