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INTERTANKONORTH AMERICAN PANEL

Tanker Industry Topics

Captain Brian PenoyerSector Commander and Captain of the Port

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston

Sector Houston-Galveston

Sector OfficeStation Houston

MSU Lake CharlesStation Lake

CharlesMSU Port Arthur

& Boathouse

Station SabineANT Sabine

USCGC HERON

MSU GalvestonSector Field OfficeStation Galveston

ANT GalvestonUSCGC CLAMP

USCGC HATCHETUSCGC MANOWARUSCGC SKIPJACK

Station FreeportUSCGC MANTA

Sector Houston-Galveston 2012

2, 762 Foreign Vessel Exams

212,426 tug, tow & ship movements

528 Lives Saved/Assisted

Over 700 Offshore Security Boardings

1,194 Facility Inspections

Over 600 Marine Investigations

197 collisions, allisions, groundings responded

Over 750 Law Enforcement Operations

Over 900 Pollution Responses

711 Aids to Navigation Checked/Verified

Galveston Island

Texas City

BayportGalveston Bay

Gulf of Mexico

Houston

Oil/Chemical FacilitiesBridges

Passenger VesselsMarine Services

RadarCCTV

Comms/AIS

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Tanker Trends

• Decrease in crude by Tanker

• Increase in crude by barge

• Increase in diversity of LPG, LNG, and LHG Cargos

• Turn-around Cargos • Natural Gas Export• Refined Products• Chemical Trade

• Pilot Availability• Tug Availability & Adequacy• Sabine-Neches

Deepening/Widening• Port Arthur VTS• Turning Basins, Anchorages, &

Lay Berths• Bluewater / Brownwater

“Interaction” in narrow channels

• Efficiency of Transits

Port Traffic Topics

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Tanker Operational Issues

• Tank Vessel Exams & Certificates of Compliance

• Fuel Changeover & Loss of Propulsion

• Security Fees and MARPOL Reception Fees

• Governmental Security Risk Controls

On the Horizon

• STCW Rules• Emissions Control

Area Regulations• Vapor Control

System Regulations: Implementation

• Natural Gas as Bunker

• CYBER Security

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