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Crowley Receives USCG

Contract For Ongoing Spill

Cleanup In Puerto Rico

Charlie Nalen, vice president of Environmental Affairs for

Crowley Marine Services, an- nounced that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has awarded Crowley a new open-ended contract for ongoing oil spill cleanup activities, resulting from the January 7 grounding ofthe barge Morris J. Berman, less than 300 yards from San Juan, Puerto

Rico beaches.

The contract calls for Crowley mobile teams to respond to various locations along a 70 to 80 mile (113 to 129 km) stretch of beach encompass- ing the entire west end of the island nation, where sea currents and tidal action lodged spilled oil within coastal reefs. Since there is no way to deter- mine exactly how much oil remains in the reefs, USCG officials cannot specify where the oil will reappear, how long the cleanup will take or how much the final cost will be.

According to Mr. Nalen, Crowley will receive daily assignments from the federal on-scene coordinator, specifying the size and scope of the "strike team" response. Crowley will provide the equipment, com- munications and crews for complete removal and disposal of the tar balls that are washed ashore.

Crowley was selected to handle the ongoing beach cleanup due in part to the major role the company played in the emergency response to the original spill. Crowley repre- sentatives were on the scene within hours of the grounding. Within a day, the company had begun to de- ploy approximately $50 million in marine equipment and oil spill sup- ply assets that were used in the initial cleanup assignment.

Intercargo Analyzes Dry

Bulker Losses

The International Association of

Dry Bulk Shipowners (Intercargo) announced the results of its recent analysis of Dry Bulker and OBO losses in the period 1991-1993.

Intercargo held two seminars on bulk carrier safety in 1992 and sub- sequently published its recommen- dations to the various parties in- volved in maritime ventures. Chair- man Dr. Frank Chao stressed the importance of analysis and accu- rate statistics in a rapidly changing scene. Other findings: • One sixth of all losses were in fact

OBOs which were nearly four times more prone to casualties than bulkers. • 43 percent of casualties were navi- gation-related. • 34 percent of all bulker losses in the last three years were sinkings, of which only three disappeared without trace in unknown circum- stances. • The average size of the bulkers lost was 21,000-grt; only six exceeded 40,000-grt. • Intercargo member's ships were twice as safe as the fleet average.

The analysis and other details are available on request from

Intercargo's office by contacting

Bruce Farthing or Captain Ken- neth A. Long, tel: +44 71638 3989.

Kvaerner Brug In Agreement

With Turbo Technik

Kvaerner Brug (Deutschland)

GmbH has entered into a coopera- tion agreement with Turbo-Technik

Reparatur-Werft Dassler KG, con- tinuing Kvaerner Eureka's world- wide expansion of its spare parts, service and maintenance stations.

Under this cooperation agree- ment, Turbo-Technik will act as a partner with Kvaerner Brug on the servicing of all Kvaerner-designed cargo access equipment (hatch cov- ers, side ports, Ro/Ro access equip- ment, internal ramps, cargo lifts, etc.) on ships calling at German ports, as well as providing riding squads for work undertaken on ves- sels at sea worldwide. Turbo-

Technik will complement Kvaerner

Brag's existing service stations in

Bremen and Hamburg, enabling

Kvaerner to provide the highest possible level of service to all ship operators.

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