Maritime Reporter, October 1993

<BODY> <div> SIRE: New Initiative To Reduce Oil Pollution "The oil and marine transporta- tion industries should not rest until operational safety is at a level where environmental pollution from tank- ers is essentially eliminated," said Gerhard Kurz, chairman of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), at a recent press conference in London. He was an- nouncing the latest in a series of safety initiatives by OCIMF, its Ship Inspection Report (SIRE) program. This makes it possible for OCIMF members, which include most of the world's leading oil companies, as well as port authorities and other interested parties, to have informa- tion about the condition of oil tank- ers which previously was restricted primarily to those wishing to char- ter them. This is expected to encour- age the owners of the tankers to devote greater efforts to tanker safety which, it is hoped, will lead to a reduction in the incidence of pollu- tion. Mr. Kurz, who is president of Mobil Shipping and Transportation Co., a Mobil Oil affiliated company, said "Operating standards can and should be improved beyond the lev- els which have already been achieved." It is anticipated that the start-up date for the SIRE program will be the second half of October. OCIMF, formed in 1970, currently has 34 members and is representa- tive of virtually every important oil organization in the world. Kvaerner Wins $6 Million Order For Catamaran Kvaerner A/S received an esti- mated $6 million contract for a high- speed catamaran. To be built by Kvaerner's shipbuilding unit, Kvaerner Fjellstrand, for Norwegian ferry operator Finnmark Fylkesrederi og Ruteselskap ANS, the 40M Flying Cat is scheduled to be delivered next April. APL Expands Service To Include Russian Far East American President Lines (APL) has expanded its service area to in- clude key coastal and interior points in the Russian Far East. The weekly service, which was initiated to carry relief cargo to the former Soviet Far East, has been upgraded to a full commercial basis, linking eastern Russia with North America and the rest of Asia. Key products moving from Russia to points in Asia and North America include lumber and seafood. Rockwell Wins $17.7 Million Navy Contract Rockwell Intl. Corp. was awarded a $17.7 million contract for the ini- tial production phase of the Navy's High Power Transmit Set, a com- munications element for strategic forces. BSL Names Kaiser VP Of Equipment & Transportation Blue Star Line (BSL) has named David Kaiser vice president of Equipment and Transportation. BSL operates a leading shipping service to Australia and New Zealand from the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts of North America. Mr. Kaiser is based at the BSL headquarters in New York. 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