Passage of flame into cargo tanks in tankers (MSC.1/Circ.1324)
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04 May 2012
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Applies to ships issued with a Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk.
The amendments to the revised standards for the design, testing and location of devices to prevent the passage of flame into cargo tanks in tankers (MSC.1/Circ.1324) define the test media to be used when determining the appropriate Maximum...
Chemical waste in bunker fuel used in the port of Rotterdam
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30 Apr 2012
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Criminals are illegally disposing of chemical waste in bunker fuel used in the port of Rotterdam, according to Dutch police.
Dutch national police force spokesman Ed Kraszewski recently announced that tests on fuel carried from Rotterdam to Antwerp on inland bunker tankers found that nearly a third contained waste products not naturally present in...
New US ballast water management requirements April- 20-2012
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24 Apr 2012
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The United States Coast Guard has announced new ballast water management (BWM) requirements that will probably make mid-ocean ballast water exchange insufficient. Instead, ships will be required to have onboard ballast water management treatment systems that prevent invasive species from being shipped into US waters.
The new USCG Regulations 33...
MARPOL Annex VI – a Reminder of the Entry into Effect of the North American ECA-SOx
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25 Apr 2012
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The North American Emission Control Area for SOx and particulate matter (ECA-SOx) enters into effect on 1 August, 2012. From this date, the same requirements will apply as for the existing Baltic and North Sea ECA-SOx, including the requirements for recording data on entry and exit.
The North American ECA-SOx covers three distinct areas:
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How to fill liquid-damped compasses
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24 Apr 2012
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COMPASS FLUID. Many types of fluid have been used over the years to fill liquid-damped compasses. The presence of fluid acts to damp the horizontal circular oscillation of a compass card and allows the card to settle on north much faster than air-damped compasses. Liquid-damped compasses traditionally have a floating compass dial that...
