SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SINGLE-HULL TANKER PHASEOUT

SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SINGLE-HULL TANKER PHASEOUT    The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing today regarding recent oil spills and will consider an accelerated deadline to phase out single-hull tankers.
   Government witnesses to offer the committee testimony include Rear Adm. Paul J. Pluta, assistant commandant of marine safety, security and environmental protection for the Coast Guard; Timothy R.E. Keeney, deputy assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere; and Elaine Davies, deputy director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Emergency and Remedial Response.
   Industry officials to deliver testimony include Thomas A. Allegretti, president of the American Waterways Operators; Joe Cox, president of the American Chamber of Shipping; Tom Godfrey, president of Colonna’s Shipyard and chairman of the Shipbuilders Council of America; David Sandalow, executive vice president of the World Wildlife Fund; Dragos Rauta, technical director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners; G. William Flick, vice president and general counsel of the American Petroleum Institute; and Robert Cowen, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Overseas Shipholding Group.