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SCG Extends Period >r Industry Comments n Double-Hull Standards

Concerns that some existing lips may not comply with stan- irds proposed by the U.S. Coast uard have delayed a final ruling .1 double-hulled vessel dimensions landated by the Oil Pollution Act f 1990 (OPA 90).

As a result, the agency has re- pened the industry comment pe- iod regarding its proposed double-

Lulled tanker standards. Com- nents on the rule had been due lefore October 13, 1992, but the ndustry now has until February 16, 1993 to submit new or addi- ;ional comments.

The Coast Guard issued the In- ;erim Final Rule (IFR) regarding

OPA 90 mandated double-hull stan- dards on August 12, 1992, and it became effective on September 11, 1992. The IFR set double-hulled dimensional standards for new ves- sels carrying oil in bulk, as OPA 90 did not cover ships built after pas- sage of the Act.

According to the agency, it "con- curred with comments that exist- ing double-hulled tank vessels be permitted to continue operating even if such vessels do not meet the dimensions adopted in the IFR for new tank vessels." As a result, the

Coast Guard has incorporated sev- eral sections into the IFR that pro- vide for existing vessels with double- hull dimensions "consistent with their existing construction."

MarAd Prepares Study On

Expanded Americas Trade,

Workshop Set For March

U.S. Maritime Administrator

Captain Warren G. Leback an- nounced a new Maritime Adminis- tration (MarAd) research program to help the maritime industry pre- pare for expanded trade within the

Western Hemisphere.

Prospects of increased trade be- tween the U.S. and Mexico result- ing from the North American Free

Trade Agreement (NAFTA) prompted the initiative, according to Capt. Leback. Mexico is already the U.S.'s fastest growing export market and its third largest trad- ing partner after Canada and Ja- pan. "As a result of this new agree- ment and our existing trade agree- ment with Canada, trade with

Mexico and Canada may grow at an even greater rate in the future," the

Administrator said. "Growing com- merce within the Americas means new opportunities for U.S. merchant vessels and American seafarers."

Called "The Maritime System of the Americas," the new MarAd pro- gram will examine four approaches to transporting increased Western

Hemisphere commerce. All of the efforts are within the existing frame- work of U.S. cabotage laws.

February, 1993

The agency and Louisiana State

University's National Ports and

Waterways Institute are planning an international workshop on the study to be held in New Orleans,

March 25-26, 1993, at the Hotel In- ter-Continental. Further informa- tion on the study, "The Feasibility of

Ocean/River/Lake Traffic," is avail- able from Dr. Anatoly Hochstein or Dr. Charles Wright, at (703) 276-7101.

American Shipyard Corp.

Awarded USCG Contract

To Repair Tall-Ship Eagle

The U.S. Coast Guard Mainte- nance and Logistics Command At- lantic has awarded American Ship- yard Corporation, of Newport, R.I., an $886,000 contract for the drydocking and repair of the sailing barque Eagle.

Major repairs to "America's Tall

Ship" include renewal of hull rivets, overhaul of the main mast and rig- ging and replacement of the original manually operated warping capstan.

The cutter Eagle was built in 1936 at the Blohm & Voss shipyard, Ham- burg, Germany, and currently serves as the sail training vessel for the

U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New

London, Conn.

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