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Effects of double-hull requirements on oil spill prevention : interim report /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Section 4115) Implementation Review
Otros Autores: Wolcott, Douglas C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press., 1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • EFFECTS OF DOUBLE-HULL REQUIREMENTS ON OIL SPILL PREVENTION
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
  • SCOPE OF THE STUDY
  • Ship Safety and the Protection of the Marine Environment
  • Economic Viability of the Maritime Oil Transportation Industry
  • Operational Makeup of the Maritime Oil Transportation Industry
  • Influence of International Conventions on Tank Vessel Design and Operations
  • STUDY METHODS
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990
  • FACTORS AFFECTING SHIP SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
  • International Regulatory RegimeOther Domestic and International Actions
  • Port State Effects on Ship Safety
  • Enhanced Ship Surveys and Increased Vetting by Charterers
  • 2 Ship Safety and Protection of the Marine Environment
  • TRENDS IN OIL SPILLS
  • OIL OUTFLOW FROM DOUBLE-HULL TANKERS
  • MEASURES FOR REDUCING OUTFLOW FROM SINGLE-HULL TANKERS
  • FLEET SAFETY
  • International Regime
  • Port Safety, Enhanced Surveys, and Improved Vetting
  • FINDINGS
  • 3 Economic Viability of the Maritime Oil Transportation Industry
  • FORECASTS OF TANKER FLEET
  • Historical and Projected Tanker DemandCurrent Tanker Order Book
  • Tanker Supply, Demand, and Shipbuilding
  • Scrapping
  • NEW-BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET CAPABILITY
  • New-Building Requirements and Shipbuilding Capacity
  • Capital Requirements for New Double-Hull Tanker Construction
  • COST DATA
  • New-Buildings and Conversions: Double-Hull versus Single-Hull
  • Single-Hull Operational and Structural Modifications
  • Operating Costs Inputs
  • Availability of Capital
  • REQUIRED FREIGHT RATE ANALYSIS
  • JONES ACT TANKERS AND BARGES
  • FINDINGS
  • 4 Operational Makeup of the Maritime Oil Transportation IndustryOWNERSHIP, 1990 VERSUS 1994
  • USE OF LIGHTERING AND OFFSHORE PORTS, 1990 VERSUS 1994
  • PATTERNS OF SALES, TRANSFERS, AND SCRAPPING
  • FINDINGS
  • 5 Data on the Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of Double-Hull Vessels
  • PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS
  • Perceived in 1990
  • Research since 1990
  • Collisions
  • Groundings
  • Fatigue
  • DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
  • Present Practices, Concerns, and Trends
  • Producibility: Double Hull versus Single Hull
  • INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
  • OPERATIONAL CONCERNSCOMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE SINGLE-HULL AND DOUBLE-HULL DESIGNS
  • SURVEYS TO BE CONDUCTED AND EVALUATED
  • Owners and Operators of Double-Hull Tankers
  • Shipyards and Designers Building Double-Hull Tankers, Classification Societies, and Marine Architects
  • FINDINGS
  • References
  • List of Acronyms
  • APPENDICES
  • APPENDIX A Biographies of Committee Members
  • APPENDIX B Questionnaires
  • Questionnaire for Owners and Operators of Double-Hull Tank Vessels