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Greenpeace Wants Compa- nies, Traders To Share Liabil- ity For Oil Spills Greenpeace called on the Inter- national Maritime Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee to set up a worldwide regime of ulimited liability for tankers and for all restrictions on oil spill compen- sation payments to be lifted. Greenpeace's formal proposal was submitted at the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee in London. Greenpeace, with membership of approximately six million people, is advocating a no-fault system in or- der to avoid costly court cases, and agrees with tanker owners who claim oil companies and traders should share liability for tanker accidents. The maximum oil spill liability cover available from the protection and indemnity clubs and the com- mercial markets is presently $700 million. A number of prominent tanker operators, including Shell Interna- tional Marine Ltd. and A.P. Moller of Denmark, have refused to allow any of their ships carrying dirty oil to call at U.S. mainland ports since the U.S. acted unilaterally with its own spill regulations. Greenpeace also called for the banning of all older single-hull tank- ers by the year 2005, although the IMO agreed last year that older tank- ers would have 30 years in which to comply with new double-hull and other construction requirements. Wartsila Diesel Makes New Appointment Terry E. Sirois Wartsila Diesel North America, Inc. announced the appointment of Terry E. Sirois as vice president, diesel service. Mr. Sirois is responsible for all service and parts support, plus cus- tomer training for users of Wartsila's family of diesel engines throughout North America, including Central America. Wartsila Diesel supports its cus- tomers in the marine and power industries from its headquarters in Annapolis, Md. and 14 other offices throughout the region. President Of Moran Shipping Resigns Michael T. Black, CEO of Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc., an- nounced that its president, Joseph A. Cano, left the company and its New York-Philadelphia affiliate, Kurz-Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc., at the end of June. After 13.5 years with the Moran Companies, Mr. Cano has decided to pursue alternative career options and professional interests. Mr. Cano devoted considerable time and energy to the Maritime community through years of service on the Board of Directors of The Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (USA), Inc. (ASBA), acting as its president in 1991 and 1992, as well as other groups such as The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey, and the National Association of Maritime Organizations.Mr. Black also an- nounced that Mr. James L. Bowser, general manager of Kurz- Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc., will assume full operational responsi- bility for the New York and Phila- delphia offices on Mr. Cano's de- parture. 27-29 September 1993 Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. 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