COAST GUARD PLANS MEETING ON DOUBLE-HULL STANDARDS FOR OIL TANKERS

COAST GUARD PLANS MEETING ON DOUBLE-HULL STANDARDS FOR OIL TANKERS    The U.S. Coast Guard will hold a public meeting Sept. 25 at its Washington headquarters to discuss the amendment of standards for the phase-out of remaining single-hull tankers in international trade.
   The standards were developed and adopted by the International Maritime Organization in April.
   “The U.S. reserved its position due to technical differences with the mandated requirements for the phase-out of existing single-hull tank vessel requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90),” the Coast Guard said.
   The Coast Guard said it would use the public meeting to collect comments and information from the industry to develop a final U.S. position to be presented to the IMO.