MarAd ends plan for double-hull tanker study

Industry Organizations

Thursday, September 13, 2012

The U.S. Maritime Administration has withdrawn a solicitation for a study on the "safety, economic and environmental issues of vessels with double hulls." Agency spokesman Michael Novak said the request "was allowed to expire due to lack of available funding and interest." MarAd noted that following the Exxon Valdez disaster, the passing of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 led to the requirement to replace single-hull petroleum tankers with double-hull tan...

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