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The Draft version of the 2009 Northwest Area Contingency
Plan is now available to view and download for Public Comment.
Please comment on the plan using our online comment system by August
5th. Also, please pass this announcement on to anyone else who may
be interested in commenting on the Northwest Area Contingency Plan.
We welcome all feedback and input, so please pass the word along.
The direct link to the plan is http://www.rrt10nwac.com/Presentations/NWACP.pdf
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Heather
A. Parker RRT X Coordinator
Jose I. Ramirez, Chilean beach master, technical adviser in control
of spills and clean-up of HCp - HFO, needs partner or investor,
to manufacture booms, sheet roll, pillows, sweep and other new and
innovative products adsorbent of heavy fuel oil, to put them in
the national and international market so that the advisers and experts
in combat to the marine contamination count and have these disposable
elements of low cost, considering them as alternative tools and
of support for the control of spills, operations of cleaning and
decontamination. Nevertheless, of offering to the specialized industry
the technological transfer to manufacture and to develop these products
adsorbent on the base from a synthetic material to which was applied
innovation and technological development. Interested to contact
Mr. Ramirez to the e-mail marine.surveyorchile@gmail.com
RISOs for Oil Spill Response for Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Canadian Coast Guard, Maritimes Region
Reference Number PW-$HAL-211-7585
Solicitation Number F5564-090007/A
Title: Regional Individual Standing Offers (RISOs) For Oil Spill
Response for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Coast
Guard (CCG), Maritimes RegionCCG is responsible for the provision
of timely and effective response to some oil spills such as mystery
spills and spillswhere the polluter is unable or unwilling to respond.
CCG requires contracted support services to supplement its own existing
oil spill response capacity. In the event of an oil spill, Standing
Offers, with established terms and conditions and firm pricing,
will allow CCG to quickly acquire support services in order to respond.
The Request For a Standing Offer document contains complete details
on the requirement and the offer evaluation and
contractor selection methodology. Chris Hanham , Address 1713 Bedford
Row P.O. Box 2247/C.P. 2247, Halifax N.S./Halifax, (N.É.)
Canada B3J 3C9 Phone (902) 496-5391 Fax (902) 496-5016
We are one of the leading PVC coated and laminated fabric
manufacturers under the Brand name ’MIRASOL’,
and thanks to our premium products along with competitive price,
I highly recommend that you take advantage of using our goods for
the improvement of your products’ quality. If you are looking
for a reliable supplier of PVC coated & laminated fabrics, we
are definitely sure we’ll be the right one and, I’ll
forward you a catalog and samples upon your request. Kyung In Corporation
Email : Louis@mirasol.co.kr Tel : 82-32-529 8762
CLEAN GULF is the premier Gulf Coast Conference
& Expo focused on the vital oil and hazmat spill, marine salvage
and fire, port and maritime security, prevention and response markets.
The 2009 CLEAN GULF Conference is issuing an industry-wide call
for participation. A government/industry-based committee has formed
to assist with programming this event. Prospective authors are invited
to submit a 200-300 word abstract(s) for consideration by the program
committee by Monday, April 6, 2009.
NW Spill Response Community - The Regional Response Team/Northwest
Area Committee (RRT/NWAC) will have their next meeting
on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 in Port Angeles, WA at the City of Port
Angeles Vern Burton Community Center. An agenda will be sent out
as we approach the date of the meeting. For those who would like
to stay overnight in Port Angeles, a block of rooms has been set
aside at the nearby Olympic Lodge for the nights of 11 and 12 May
2009 at the rate of $92.00 (single) per night. Heather A. Parker,
RRT/JRT Coordinator , U.S. Coast Guard District 13 (drmm) Seattle,
WA 98174 206-220-7215(direct) 206-220-7225 (fax) Heather.A.Parker@uscg.mil
An oil spill along the coast of Queensland in north-east
Australia is 10 times worse than originally thought, state
authorities said. A Hong Kong-registered ship damaged by a tropical
storm on Wednesday leaked 230 tonnes of oil, not 20-30 tonnes as
initially reported, officials said. They warned that the toxic sludge
is carcinogenic and threatening wildlife. Dozens of beaches along
a 60km stretch (37 mile) on the Sunshine Coast have been declared
disaster zones.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7943392.stm
EMSA network of stand-by oil recovery vessels: new tender
in the Baltic and along the Atlantic coast
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is launching a new procurement
procedure for stand-by oil recovery vessels covering two areas:
the Northern part of the Baltic Sea and the Western approaches of
the Channel & Atlantic.
The 2009 tender will be similar to previous tender rounds. The
purpose is to maintain the EMSA network of stand-by oil recovery
vessels through the establishment of 3 year renewable contracts
with commercial ship owners and/or operators and/or spill response
organisations and/or manufacturers. The Prior Information Notice
was published in all official languages on 14th February in the
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
The “Prior Information Notice” provides general information
regarding the tender. All relevant information is available through
the EMSA website under the “Procurement” section, please
see “EMSA/NEG/1/2009”.
Following the Prestige incident, EMSA was given the task to provide
addition pollution response capacities to European Member States.
Since 2005, the Agency fulfils this particular task through contracting
commercial ships equipped by the Agency to operate, upon a state
request, as pollution response vessels. The aim is to protect the
marine environment by mitigating the shoreline impact of an oil
spill. The EMSA contracted vessels act as “reserve for disasters”
at the disposal of coastal States.
To date, oil recovery vessels have been contracted in the Baltic
Sea, Atlantic Coast, and Mediterranean and Black Sea areas. The
current network of at-sea oil recovery vessels includes different
type of vessels from small bunker tankers to hopper dredgers as
well as offshore supply vessels. These are commercial vessels that
can be adapted for oil pollution response activities. Click
here for pictures.
Following any pre-fitting works, these vessels will ideally have
large recovered oil storage capacity and “state of the art”
equipment (such as a slick detection system), as well as a choice
of oil recovery systems (sweeping arm or boom & skimmer). The
specialised oil spill response related equipment will either be
stored permanently onboard or containerised to facilitate rapid
installation onboard the vessels. For more information please consult
the “Procurement” section of the EMSA website www.emsa.europa.eu
Attached please find an invitation to rent an exhibit space
at our 32nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination
and Response. It will be held from June 9 to 11, 2009 at the Marriott
Pinnacle Downtown Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Attendees are responsible for reserving and paying for their own
hotel accommodations. A block of rooms has been reserved for seminar
participants at the special rate of $209 per room (single/double
occupancy), plus applicable taxes. Mention your participation in
the Environment Canada Technical Seminar when making your reservation.
Please book by May 1, 2009 as rooms and the special rate may not
be available after that date. www.vancouvermarriott.com/vancouver-hotels/
Natalie Jones, Technical Seminar Coordinator,Environment Canada
Tel. 613-991-1114 Email: SpillSeminars@etc.ec.gc.ca Website: http://www.etc-cte.ec.gc.ca/news/conferences_e.html
Call for Participation - CLEAN PACIFIC is the
premier West Coast Conference & Exhibition focused on oil, hazmat
spill, planning, prevention & response. The 2009 CLEAN PACIFIC
Conference is issuing an industry-wide call for participation. A
government/industry-based committee has formed to assist with programming
this event. Prospective authors are invited to submit a 200-300
word abstract(s) for consideration by the program committee by Monday,
March 2, 2009. kappelt@tradefairgroup.com
OHMSETT – The National Oil Spill Response Test Facility
announces its 2009 Training Schedule. This year, Ohmsett
will host its first ever Dispersant Training for the Oil Spill Responder.
This course is in addition to our Oil Spill Response and Strategies
Training. Our courses are specifically designed to provide you with
theory and hands-on experience with dispersant use and oil spill
recovery operations. Our class schedule is as follows:
Dispersant Training for the Oil Spill Responder (2 days) - April
29 & 30, 2009
Oil Spill Response and Strategies Training (5 days) – May
18-22, 2009
Oil Spill Response and Strategies Training - Español (5 days)
– August 10-14, 2009
Oil Spill Response and Strategies Training (5 days) – September
21-25, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invites you to register
for the 2009 Freshwater Spills Symposium being held April
28-30, 2009, in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition, free short courses
will be offered on Monday, April 27, 2009. See the attached Registration
flyer for details or go to the FSS 2009 Website at: http://www.epa.gov/oem/content/fss/fss09/index.htm
to register for the Symposium and Short Courses. This Symposium
is
FREE to all attendees!!! Please note: The Call for Papers is still
open! Abstract submissions are due January 23, 2009, and should
be sent to FreshwaterSpills09@sra.com. The attached Call for Papers
flyer contains submission requirements and a list of suggested paper
topics. If you have any questions, please e-mail FreshwaterSpills09@sra.com.
The EPA Oil Update newsletter is now available
electronically at the following location:
http://epa.gov/oilspill/pdfs/0107update.pdf
The EPA Oil Update newsletter is an informal journal of EPA’s
oil activities within the Office of Emergency Management. The EPA
Oil Update is replacing the former Oil Drop and Oil Program Newsletters.
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