VOL. XLIV
No. 19
7-May-2001
GENERAL
IMO Brings Forward Phase-Out Of Single Hull Tankers
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has accelerated the phasing out of single-hull tankers in the wake of the Erika tanker sinking in the English Channel in December 1999. IMOs Marine Environment Protection Committee met from 23-27 April and agreed a schedule that will see most single-hull oil tankers eliminated by 2015 or earlier. All oil tankers built since 1996 are required to have double hulls,...
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