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Interspill 2009 & IMO R&D Forum call for papers
The Interspill 2009 International Conference and Exhibition for
Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response, and the International
Maritime Organization 4th R&D Forum will be held in Marseille,
France from 12 to 14 May 2009, with the theme “Working Together”.
The call for papers for both events is now available online at www.interspill.com/papers
The 5th Interspill event is expected to attract over 1000 delegates
and visitors from more than 70 countries. International regulators,
oil industry operators and the spill response industry amongst others
will convene to discuss the risks, past and current and the latest
thinking in dealing with spill prevention, preparedness, response
and restoration. The 4th IMO R&D Forum will focus on ”hazardous
and noxious substances (HNS) in the marine environment” and
will be held nearly two years to the day after the entry into force
of the OPRC-HNS protocol. This Protocol was adopted to expand the
scope of the 1990 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness,
Response and Co-operation (OPRC Convention 1990) and covers pollution
incidents from HNS. It aims to provide a global framework for international
co-operation in combating major pollution incidents involving HNS
or threats by such substances to the marine environment or coastline
which would require emergency action or an immediate response. All
topics and technical details may be found at www.interspill.com.
March 7th 2008 EMSA to launch a tender for Stand-by Oil
Spill Recovery Vessels
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is launching a new procurement
procedure for stand-by oil spill recovery vessels in the Black Sea
and North Sea areas. The 2008 tender will establish 3 year renewable
contracts with commercial shipowners and/or operators and/or spill
response organisations and/or manufacturers.
The related “Contract Notice”, published on 10th March
in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union
(OJEU), has the associated “Invitation to Apply” deadline
of 29th April.
All relevant information, e.g. technical specifications, legal and
financial documentation requested, is available through the EMSA
website under the “Procurement” section (www.emsa.europa.eu/end185d014d013d001.html).
EMSA was created in the aftermath of the Erika accident and in the
specific field of pollution response, EMSA has been tasked with
the following:
- “To provide Member States & the Commission with technical
& scientific assistance in the field of accidental or deliberate
pollution by ships.”
- “To support upon request with additional means in a cost
efficient way the pollution response mechanisms of Member States.”
To date, the Agency has established a network of stand-by oil spill
recovery vessels through contracts with the spill response and shipping
industries in the Baltic Sea, along the Atlantic Coast and in the
Mediterranean Sea.
The 2008 tender aims to strengthen the network in the Black and
North Seas areas through three year renewable contracts with commercial
ship-owners and/or operators and/or spill response organisations/manufacturers
awarded through a public procurement procedure. The current system,
and that which is sought by the Agency in 2008, is that vessels
carry out their normal commercial activities until such time as
the Agency receives a request for assistance from a coastal State
or the Commission to respond to a marine oil spill. At this point,
they will be rapidly transformed into oil recovery vessels and made
available for at-sea oil recovery activities.
EMSA would like to encourage a comprehensive arrangement based around
a “pool” of pre-fitted vessels, from which one or more
could be mobilised. The number of vessels that could be mobilised
would be pre-agreed in the relevant contract.
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 EMSA leaflet “Effective at-sea pollution response”
available under the “Pollution Response” area of our
website (www.emsa.europa.eu).
The Regional Response Team/Northwest Area Committee (RRT/NWAC)
will have their next meeting on Thursday, June 19, 2008
in Portland, OR at the Residence Inn Hotel . An agenda will be sent
out as we get closer to the meeting. The meeting will be in one
of the hotel conference rooms at the hotel. Matthew P. Bernard REM,
ASP, IH RRT/JRT Coordinator U.S. Coast Guard District Thirteen Planning
Division 206-220-7215(direct) Matthew.P.Bernard@uscg.mil If you
would like to unsubscribe to this listserv please go to http://www.rrt10nwac.com/listservUnsubscribe.asp
SEACOR Environmental Services (SES), a global
leader in emergency response solutions, announced today that recently
established joint venture company SES BORKIT has won a contract
to provide Tier 2 oil spill response coverage to Tengizchevroil
LLP (TCO) in Kazakhstan. SES BORKIT combines the global strength
and international experience of SES and the local knowledge and
established presence of Borkit International Ltd. (BORKIT), one
of Kazakhstan’s leading oil field support service contractors.
The new company will establish a spill response centre in the Caspian
coastal town of Aktau, providing onshore, nearshore and offshore
response services for TCO’s operations throughout western
Kazakhstan. “BORKIT has operated successfully in Kazakhstan
for the past ten years,” said Phillip Ward, General Director
of BORKIT. “Through this joint venture we’ll combine
BORKIT’s local knowledge and on the ground experience with
SEACOR Environmental Service’s operational expertise.”
Recently IOSC integrated a search tool on their website
which allows a keyword query of the 2,800 papers, abstracts and
proceedings that they have in their on-line archive. Available formats
include: abstracts since IOSC 1969; full-text papers since IOSC
1995. All documents are provided in Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF). Access the IOSC Search Tool Link directly: http://www.iosc.org/papers/search.asp
or through a link on their home page www.IOSC.org.
This email is directed at persons in the Region 10 Regional
Response Team (RRT) who are interested in Washington State
Geographic Response Plans. I am pleased to report that the final
Central Puget Sound (CPS) GRP draft is available for public review
at: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/spills/preparedness/GRP/grppubliccomment.html
(paper copies available by request). If you have feedback for us,
please send it by regular mail (or via email) to my address by June
30, 2007.If you have any questions about our future plans or past
efforts, please don’t hesitate to contact myself or John Williams.
Thanks. Todd Hass, Ph.D. Outreach/Education Specialist, Department
of Ecology, Spills Program, 300 Desmond Dr. SE, Lacey, WA 98504
(360) 407 6396
The Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East
Asia (PEMSEA) is pleased to announce the opening of applications
for the PEMSEA Task Force-- a dynamic technical support
network dedicated to the sustainable development of the East Asian
seas. Should you wish to know more , please visit: www.pemsea.org.
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.
The Newsletter of the International Spill Control Organisation
is focused on international news including items of interest to
professionals involved in both oil and chemical spill response.
Published fortnightly, the ISCO Newsletter is free of charge. To
receive the ISCO letter by Email, simply send your Email address
to ISCO Secretary john.mcmurtrie@balbithan.com
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