CARGO TANK OVERPRESSURIZATION

CARGO TANK OVERPRESSURIZATION COAST GUARD SUBCOMMITTEE TO REVIEW VESSEL       The U.S. Coast Guard’s newly formed Subcommittee of the Chemical    Transportation Advisory Committee on Vessel Cargo Tank Overpressurization will hold its first meeting on April 24-25 in Houston.
   The meeting will “review current industry practices and procedures involving the introduction of pressurized nitrogen gas from waterfront facilities to a marine vessel’s cargo tanks during inerting, padding, purging, and line clearing operations.” The subcommittee will develop recommendations to prevent overpressurization of cargo tanks.
   Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group will host the meeting at its Houston office. For more information, contact Lt. Michael McKean, deputy assistant to the Coast Guard’s executive director in Washington at (202) 267-0087.