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34Maritime Reporter & Engineering News AMPOLAmerican Pollution Control Corpora- tion (AMPOL) specializes in inland, nearshore and offshore emergency response and hazardous waste remediation for oil and gas operators, industrial companiesand government agencies. A full service emergency response contractor, AMPOL services include oil spill and hazardousmaterial response biological waste re- mediation and cleanup asbestos, lead and mold abatement N.O.R.M. remedi- ation industrial cleaning, demolition and insulation services tank cleaning off- shore vessel support construction sup- port and the manufacturing by Oil Stop of pollution control products.AMPOL complies with all OSHA,Coast uard and DOT regulations that pertain to our scope of operations.AMPOL is HAWOPER DE, EPA and OSHA approved. The certifications and training, vast in- ventory of equipment and strategically located response bases make AMPOL the leading contractor in the ulf South for environmental incident response. www.ampol.net Email: [email protected] II Very Shallow Multi-System Skimmer Trinity Offshore?s engineering depart- ment was asked to design and engineer a multi-purpose shallow draft skimmer for Marine Spill Response Corporation(MSRC), based on the organization?s ex- perience with the oil crisis in the ulf of Mexico in 2010 and the lack of vessels capable of collecting oil in the shallow bays and sounds of the ulf Coast. MSRC is a nonprofit started in 10 to offer spill response services and mitigate damage to the environment. Trinity recently launched the TC-055 57-ft M II ery Shallow Draft Multi- System Skimmer (SMSS) to meet MSRC?s needs. The vessel has a maxi- mum transit speeds of 25 mph (light), 12mph (with two tanks fully loaded), a col- lection speed of two to three mph and a range (light) of 250 miles at 20 mph. The TC-055, 57-ft M II fully complies with U.S. Coast uard certification as a 46CFR Subchapter ?C? vessel as defined by MI Policy Letter 1-5 as an OSR, Small Skimming essel. As such, she is USC certified to carry class ?D? and ?E? cargo. The M II?s recovered oil storage ca- pacity is 10,450 gallons24 bbls in four built-in tanks (including forward sump www.trinityoffshorellc.com Self-Inflating NEOBoomNEOBoom is a containment boom thatcombines the compactability of an air-in- flated boom with the benefits and CleanMag Cleans Up ?MagneticallyCLEANMA (Cleaning Magneti- cally) is a new material for the clean up of the waterborne oil spills and is based on the magnetic separation method.CLEANMA is an oil sorbing material in the form of granules, which is alsomagnetic. The material is dispersed over the spill (by aerial or naval means) and can be collected by using boats equippedwith ?magnetic drum? conveyor belt sys- tems or fishery nets. CLEANMA? s oleophillic character help the oil to be quickly sorbed uponcontact with it, at weight ratio 1:6-, while the granules are aggregated to- gether due to their magnetic interaction.Therefore, it is designed to eliminate fur- ther oil spreading over the water surface by forming ?a floating crust?, which canthen be easily recollected even after days from the accident. CLEANMA, has been proved to: Clean up oil pollution from water down to 10 ppb Never sinks (good for bad weather) Is non toxicIs recyclable (could be regenerated, in- cinerated in cement kilns-power plants- does not produce fluorocarbons -dioxins, or after extraction of contained oil to be used for road pavement -asphalt mixing)Cost effective Environmentally friendly (its action is mechanical -adsorption)Easy applicationcollection Protects marine life coast lines In addition to the above, non magnetic CleanMag is used for manufacturing of oil spill kits, sorbing booms and pillows. It is EPA approved for use in U.S. www.cleanmag.gr MARINE SALVAGE & SPILL REMEDIATION TECHNICALResponse & Readiness to Oil Spills Worldwide The April 2010 ulf of Mexico mas- sive oil spill needed immediate external support, expertise, solutions and equip- ment to assist in the containment andclean-up efforts. Finnish based Lamor Corporation immediately set its actionplans into motion and within 6 hours, through its global network, the company airlifted its arsenal of equipment and key personnel to the scene. Oil booms and skimmers were sent by Lamor to assistin the clean-up efforts. In all, an esti- mated 00,000 meters of boom was sent to the ulf. Lamor?s oil containment booms en- close the oil on and below the water sur- face and its larger skimmers are pitched behind a vessel recovering oil from the ocean surface. Smaller skimmers were used on the beaches to clean-up oil thatwashed ashore. The company initiated immediate installation of its equipmentand trained the contracted oil clean-upvessel operators. Moreover, being a sig- nificant and major clean-up and response provider in the ulf, Lamor gave expert consultations to the command center thatwas set up to engage in the oil spill oper- ations.During the ulf incident, simultane- ously three other oil-spills occurred inChina, Singapore and in Michigan (US)and Lamor responded to these incidents. ?We worked at full capacity in all of our facilities worldwide during the ulf of Mexico incident, and continue to do so still,? said Fred Larsen, CEO. Public and government awareness and concern about oil spills was reignited by the ulf of Mexico incident that most certainly made it clear that corporationsare taking some risks due to shrinking oilreserves, rising oil prices and offshore oil deposit discoveries in deep waters. The primary source of accidental oil spillsinto seas is associated with oil trans-portation by tankers and pipelines. That said, natural non-human generated oilspills also endanger our environment both offshore and inland. ?We continuously invest significantly in safeguards and solutions,? says Larsen. ?Our entire ecosystem is threat-ened without having the best available solutions, technology, equipment and ex- pertise in handling oil spill recovery op- erations under any conditions and in all geographical terrains. This is an ongoing effort, and we need to be ready and pre- pared to tackle any incidents around the world quickly, strategically and effec- tively. Moreover, we offer certified train- ing in oil spill recovery and preparedness to authorities and private corporations in- volved in the oil and chemical industry.? www. lamor.com E-mail: [email protected] Fred Larsen inspecting pumps and powerpacks prior to Gulf of Mexico oilspill operations.© Lamor Corporation Ab