Oil Spill Disaster
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- RINA Sets New Green Standards Maritime Reporter, Jul 2000 #15
Italian classification society RINA — under the gun of late due to its role in the Erika oil spill disaster — has launched Green Star, a new environmental standard for shipping, and the 82,000 gt Costa Atlantica, due for delivery from Kvaerner Masa yard at the end of June, will be the first ship to meet the green standard. "Passengers want to visit environmentally sensitive areas, but they don't want to damage them," says Franco Porcellacchia, international marine manager of RINA. "The Green Star standard is visible proof that their ship is designed and operated to protect the environment, and keep the sea and air clean." The Green Star logo has been awarded to the Costa Atlantica as evidence that the ship meets the requirements of two voluntary RINA class notations, CLEAN SEA and CLEAN AIR. Carnival Corporation has already applied for the first of three sister ships building at Kvaerner Masa, the Carnival Spirit, to be certified to the new standard.
A leading feature of the CLEAN SEA notation is that bunker tanks must be installed over double bottoms, to prevent accidental discharge of oil in a low speed accident. Ships must also be fitted with holding tanks for all black and gray water waste, to prevent organic pollution, and must meet the standards set down in the voluntary IMO MARPOL Annex IV. Special requirements ensure garbage is disposed of safely, and ships must not use TBT-based anti-foulings.
The CLEAN AIR notation sets limits on SOx and NOx emissions from the engines, and requires compliance with the voluntary standards of Annex VI to Marpol. There is a three percent limit on sulfur content in fuel that can be burnt.
RINA also sets requirements for refrigeration gases and their containment in the case of an accident, and sets controls for incineration plants. "Costa Crociere and Carnival Corporation know that these new ships meet the requirements of Annex IV and VI to Marpol now," says Porcellacchia. "They don't face expensive retrofits, and they can plan itineraries to areas where any form of waste disposal is prohibited. We believe these standards offer shipowners and their clients the best possible protection for the environment, combined with a practical approach to dealing with wastes and the energy needs of a passenger ship." RINA is currently overseeing the construction of four ultra-large cruise ships for Carnival Corporation at Kvaerner Masa yards, and seven large cruise vessels for Holland America, Carnival and Princess Cruises at Fineantieri yards.
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- World Single Hull Tanker Phase-Out Is Coming Maritime Reporter, Nov 2000 #22
auspices of the international community — and the recent action at IMO are uncannily familiar; both actions coming in the wake of a high-profile oil spill disaster. The action at IMO was pushed forward vigilantly by the European Union in a determined effort to ensure that accidents such as the Erika
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- Shipbuilding: DDW's Future is Bright Maritime Reporter, Mar 2013 #42
tankers will operate as normal lightening vessels in the Gulf of Mexico with the modules being made available to load on-board immediately when an oil spill disaster is apparent. These are the first ships to be used in this type of concept, and DDW-D are expecting that more will follow, not just for the Gulf
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 42versions Image courtesy Kongsberg Discovery are featured in the series, and all withstand reverse pressure, too, and can be installed into both dry and oil-? lled canisters. MacArtney introduced a space and weight-saving ø12.7 mm SubConn Nano, a Nano connector which offers a versatile and robust performance
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 397 A 35Ah AGM lead-acid battery is tested using the West Mountain Radio CBA to show the effect of simply ? lling the battery voids with mineral oil as a compensating ? uid. The CBA is programmed to cut-off at a voltage of 10.50v. The top line (red) shows the unmodi? ed AGM battery capacity of
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 37miscible barrier ? uid heavier than seawater (sg=1.026) and lighter than the battery electrolyte (sg=1.265). The original cell vent cap was screwed into the top of the riser pipe to vent the gases associated with charging. Wires were soldered to the lead (Pb) posts. The lead-acid battery was additionall
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 36, Thus, there are no implodable spaces, and so are candidate and UPS, have speci? c guidelines available on their websites. cells for pressure-balanced, oil-? lled (PBOF) assemblies. This author has personally tested pouch LiPos to 20,000 psi im- Lead-Acid: The venerable lead-acid battery comes in three
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 35.com/BPD.htm). have been tested ? Alkaline (alkaline-manganese dioxide): These prima- ry cells are available in the widest number of standard sizes, in oil-? lled bags and are commonly available around the world. This is handy to pressures of 20,000psi without if you are in a remote port and need
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’ Merlin riser systems
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17• Integrity assessment, and otherwise covered, e.g., by rock dump. As for depletion of • Mitigation, intervention and repair. sacri? cial anodes, this can be dif? cult or even impossible to Selecting the best method for collecting the data these work- estimate due to poor visibility, the presence of
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 41maritime environments: • GMDSS/NAVTEX/NAVDAT coastal surveillance and transmission systems • Offshore NDB non-directional radio beacon systems for oil platform, support vessel & wind farm applications • DGPS coastal differential global positioning systems • VHF port communication systems Nautel
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38, including collecting MARPOL liquid The tanker vessel Archangel, 274 meters long and 85,474 and solid waste, transporting personnel and provisions, and oil gt, was moored using the 3-ton pulling capacity of the moor- spill response services. Images courtesy Consulmar Crowley's New LNG Containerships Carbon
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 35becoming as interconnected as onboard sys- size training materials, including micro-learning videos, gam- tems. Kongsberg Digital has integrated NORBIT’s oil spill ing apps, VR programs and online mentoring. detection system with its K-Pos DP system for simulation- “These digital methods are more effective
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 34scenarios, but zooming in, the industry is now working on more speci? c targets. By Wendy Laursen Image above: Kongsberg Digital has integrated NORBIT’s oil spill detection system with its K-Pos DP system for simulation-based training of offshore professionals at Equinor. 34 Maritime Reporter & Engineering
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 32? xed wind. The subsidies won’t be a plentiful, and then a second on a luf? ng jib. This reduces the time it would there won’t be the same downturn in oil and gas that made all ordinarily take, weeks, to recon? gure the wiring of an ordi- the high-spec construction vessels available at attractive rates
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta/released U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command, visits USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) for a tour of the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., November 20, 2023.
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 25vessels can MSC will see up to 20 new ships deliver to carry the equivalent of 30 C-17 transports. the ? eet in the next ? ve years. This includes new oil- Our Combat Logistics Force (CLF) is the key to keep- ing our ships at sea and in the ? ght, and sustain our forces ers, towing, salvage and rescue
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 21along with our continued support to the in a UK design ? rm working in the North Sea marine industry,” said Langford. “We continue to hire key in- oil and gas platforms, the holy grail of rigorous dividuals and partner to provide best-in-class solutions.” R conditions in offshore energy production
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 20and starts during its adolescence, common mantras are ‘learn from the established European model’ and ‘embrace technology transfer from the offshore oil and gas sector.’ In Robert Langford, the American Bureau of Shipping has all of that and more bundled in one neat package. Langford recently visited
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 19more exposed to redeployment risk and there re- mains a concern that overbuilding of a commoditized vessel may result in future oversupply as seen in the oil & gas OSV space in the 2008-2014 period. www.marinelink.com 19 MR #4 (18-33).indd 19 4/5/2024 8:13:37 A
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 18through dual fuel near shore Taiwanese market, which is also actively served by engines and (space for) a bunkering system. Currently metha- CTVs. Oil & gas offshore support vessels have been widely nol is a preferred energy carrier although hydrogen and liquid deployed to support construction logistics
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 17or under construction in the North Euro- pean wind segment. Tier 2 and Tier 3 walk-to-work (W2W) vessels are cur- rently active in the segment, but as oil www.marinelink.com 17 MR #4 (1-17).indd 17 4/5/2024 8:40:33 A
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 16charter to a wind turbine OEM or offshore wind in-built crane and gangway. farm operator to service and maintain equipment dur- ¦Tier 2: Generally, oil & gas tonnage (MPSVs, PSVs, ing the operations period of the wind farm. A typical etc.) with ? xed gangway, serving oil & gas and SOV will accommodat
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 11wide culture of continuous improvement and Cooper safety awareness. Captain Aaron Cooper is a Master Mariner with 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He is the programmes A Cultural Shift director at OCIMF. With standardized data collection and sharing protocols, THE LEADER SLIDING
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 10users fully familiarize them- tion Report Program (SIRE 2.0). This initiative, led selves with the new regime, by using the portfolio of train- Tby the Oil Companies International Marine Forum ing materials and resources from OCIMF, has been key to (OCIMF), heralds a new era in vessel inspection, compliance
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 4is CEO of Ma- gic planning experience in the ter Mariner with 30 years of expe- rine Learning Systems, maker of energy and maritime sectors. rience in the oil and gas industry. MarineLMS. CONTACT INFORMATION: He is the programs director at Lundquist Email: [email protected] OCIMF. He has worked at Chev-