Spill joint venture for China regulations
The RESOLVE Marine Group was involved with boom deploying during the Deepwater Horizon cleanup response in the Gulf of Mexico.
US based marine salvage specialists, RESOLVE Marine Group and Shanghai based Shanghai Shengmin Shipping Service Co, Ltd have joined forces.
They combine to form an Oil Spill Response Organisation joint venture called the Shanghai Resolve-Shengmin OSRO Company (SRSOC).
SRSOC will provide Class 1 oil spill response organisation services, enabling tank vessels and other ships calling at Chinese ports to comply with the new Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships.
RESOLVE president Joe Farrell Jr said, “This new regulation is an important and positive move for China. Through our joint venture, we will bring our experience in US OPA90 Salvage and Marine Firefighting response to China’s maritime industry and work with the government and China’s maritime industry to advance this environmentally friendly initiative.”
In anticipation of the impending new PRC regulations, both companies have assembled an extensive inventory of marine pollution response resources in Shanghai and have plans to expand and distribute resources and equipment in other China ports.
The joint venture’s assets include ocean going spill response vessels, boom boats, skimmers, boom, pumps and other resources necessary for efficient oil spill response and recovery in China ports and coastal waters. The SRSOC joint venture’s service offerings include oil spill response management and cleanup, and hazardous material response management and cleanup.
In 2009, the PRC Marine Safety Agency announced its intention to require all tank and non-tank vessels transporting polluting or hazardous cargoes in bulk to conclude a pollution clean-up contract with an approved response company before entering a PRC port. The PRC Regulation on the Emergency Prevention and Handling of Marine Pollution is expected to be implemented and enforced 1 June 2011. The Regulation lists ‘approved’ responders who can assist ship owners/operators in complying with the law. By executing a contract with SRSOC, vessel owners and operators will be able to comply and meet all requirements of the new law.
RESOLVE is a 30 year old specialist in marine salvage and emergency response and provide salvage, firefighting, OPA90 emergency response, wreck removal and a wide range of marine services and maritime safety training. Shanghai Shengmin Shipping Service Co Ltd has been safeguarding against sea pollution due to marine bunkering operations and supporting oil spill response operations for over ten years in Shanghai waters.
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