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Chemical Carriers

Association Elects New

Officers

At its recent annual meeting in

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the

Chemical Carriers Association (CCA) elected its leadership for the new term. The CCA is the interna- tional association of operators of chemical tankers in U.S. trade, with full members being companies that own or operate chemical tankers and associate members those com- panies having an interest in the industry.

A total of 29 member representa- tives elected Captain David L.

Wood, of Marine Transport Lines, as president. Captain Wood suc- ceeds Captain van den Born, who will continue to serve the CCA as vice-president.

The association's current board of directors were all re-elected along with four new members: Steve

Mavrakis, of Seagroup Inc.; Kare

Endresen, of Odfjell Tankers; John

Fields, of Iver Bugge Management

A/S and Stacie Barkley-Shaw, of

Hollywood International Inc.

Two new members were admit- ted to the CCA, Hollywood Interna- tional, Inc. as a full member and

Union Carbide Chemicals and Plas- tics as an Associate Member.

Pan-United Secures

Major Tanker Contract

The Singapore shipyard of Pan-

United Shipping Pte Ltd., has se- cured its first major construction contract this year to build a 12,400- dwt clean product tanker. The con- tract was awarded by local tanker owner and operator, Petroships Pte

Ltd.

The clean product tanker, which will have a total cargo capacity of 14,200 cubic meters, will be used for international trade. The tanker will be powered by a 6,200-bhp engine and will have a speed of 13 knots.

Scheduled to be delivered by the end of 1992, the vessel will have fully coated cargo tanks. The tanker will be classed by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.

Over the last four years, Pan-

United has delivered three clean product tankers. Current new build- ings at the yard include a floating dock with a lifting capacity of 15,000 tons and a self-discharging cement carrier.

For additional information about the Singapore shipyard facilities available at Pan-United Shipping

Pte, Ltd.,

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USCG Rules On Oil

Spill Recovery Vessel

Foreign Ownership

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued the first final rule under the Oil

Pollution Act of 1990, the omnibus antipollution legislation that re- sulted from the 1989 Valdez oil spill.

The final rule changes existing regulations to allow oil-spill cleanup vessels with no more than 50 per- cent foreign ownership to operate in

U.S. waters. The rule took effect

April 3, 1992.

Currently, there are more than 30 vessels partly owned by foreign suppliers of oil to the U.S. market that could be made available for cleaning up oil spilled in U.S. wa- ters. Prior to this rulemaking, only vessels with 100 percent U.S. own- ership were permitted to engage in coastwise activities of any kind. The change, however, only affects activ- ity related to oil spill cleanup.

The rule includes procedures these vessel owners must follow to obtain the limited endorsement nec- essary to operate in U.S. waters.

The rule was published in the

March 3,1992 edition of the Federal

Register. Copies may be obtained from the Coast Guard by calling (202) 267-6740. Fax requests to (202) 267-4624.

The Panamax OBO or product carrier BCT85 is the first ship to meet the guidelines set by the »US Oil Pollu- tion Act 90« without forgetting the importance of cargo capabilities and fuel consumption.

This is the future. Demonstrated by one ship.

Produced by one shipyard.

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April, 1992

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