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REPAIRS, CONVERSIONS, YARD PROFILE,

FEATURE AND ON WATCH

Issue No: 1001 Date: 28

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October 2005

VIEWPOINT:

New solvent emission regulations which enter force

next Monday have significant implications for shipbuilders and repair

yards. Under the EU’s Solvent Emissions Directive, European yards will

have to inform their environmental regulators of their intentions to

reduce the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) over the

next two years. They will be expected to meet a series of targets over

this period. Organic solvents, widely used in the paints and coatings

business, contribute to the accumulation of ozone in the lower

atmosphere which, in turn, is dangerous to people and vegetation. The

Directive lays down new limits on such emissions which will be

measured in units of coated area and/or of manufactured product. Yards

will either have to gather the emissions data manually and feed it into a

spreadsheet to calculate emissions output, or collect the information

from their coatings suppliers. Alternatively, software has been designed

for the purpose and is available from UK-based coatings consultancy

Safinah Ltd.

FEATURE - Corrosion costs shipping industry billions

Shipping’s bill for annual corrosion costs lies between US$8.5bn and $11bn,

according to recent analysis. Dr Raouf Kattan, managing director of UK-based

coatings consultancy Safinah Ltd, addressing the RINA conference in London last