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Tug boat and barge sink in Lake Huron spilling fuel, cause HAZMAT
July 19, 2012
LAKE PORT, Mich., (WXYZ) - A major HAZMAT situation is under way after a tug boat and barge sank in Lake Huron, spilling fuel.
The 110 ft. long barge and a tugboat named the Madison started taking on water around 4:30 a.m. when the weather took a sudden turn for the worse. It happened about two miles from shore in the Lakeport area.
According to the Coast Guard, both the barge and Madison were being pulled by another tug boat named the Drummond Islander II. Six workers were aboard the Drummond Islander II but were never in danger.
The barge was carrying between 1500 and 2000 gallons of diesel fuel in a tank that is now leaking into Lake Huron.
The Coast Guard and Marine Pollution Control have responded to the scene.
American Commercial Lines Presents Marine Environmental Stewardship Awards to Customers for Safe Handling of Chemicals, Petroleum Products, and Other Liquid Cargoes
July 17, 2012
American Commercial Lines Presents Marine Environmental Stewardship Awards to Customers for Safe Handling of Chemicals, Petroleum Products, and Other Liquid Cargoes
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, Jul 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- American Commercial Lines Inc. ("ACL" or the "Company") recognized 41 customers with its Marine Environmental Stewardship Award on Tuesday, July 17 in Houston, Texas.
The customers recognized by ACL safely handled more than 2.1 billion gallons of chemicals with the barge transportation company in 2011 and share its commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Recipients of the award are: Abengoa Bioenergy Trading U.S.; Agrifos Fertilizer, Inc.; Archer Daniels Midland Co.; BASF Corporation; Bayer MaterialScience; Bunge North America; CITGO Corporation; Consolidated Grain & Barge Co.; Cymetech Corporation; E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Inc.); Eastman Chemical Company; ED & F Man Liquid Products LLC; Formosa Plastics Corporation, USA ; Gulfmark Energy, Inc.; Kolmar Americas, Inc.; Marathon Petroleum Company LP; MEGlobal Americas, Inc.; Methanex Methanol Company; Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.; Murphy Oil USA, Inc.; Neville Chemical Company; Old World Industries, Inc.; Olin Chemical ; Owensboro Grain Company, LLC; Phillips 66; PPG Industries, Inc.; Procter & Gamble; Quality Liquid Feed Co.; SABIC Innovative Plastics; SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.; Shell Chemical LP Shell Trading (US) Company; Stryker Fuels, LLC; Styrolution America LLC; Sunoco Logistics; Texas Aromatics; Tricon Energy Ltd.; Valero Refining & Marketing; Vertex Energy, Inc.; Vitol Inc.; Westlake Vinyls, Inc.
Enbridge seeks to rebuild pipeline; NTSB to discuss report Tuesday
July 9, 2012
The pipeline company that faces a proposed $3.7-million fine for an oil spill that dumped more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a Kalamazoo River tributary in 2010 wants to build a new pipeline next to its existing line through Oakland, Macomb and St. Clair counties.
The line would be part of its massive pipeline replacement project in Michigan.
Enbridge Energy has applied to the Michigan Public Service Commission to build the pipeline, the same line that ruptured near Marshall. Under the plan, the company says it would deactivate the old line but leave it in place.
In Brazil, Chevron Fine Close To $25 Million For Rio Oil Spill
July 17, 2012
Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency, ANP, said it will fine Chevron for its November oil spill below the maximum allowable fine of R$50 million, or roughly $25 million. Given that it is not at the maximum, Chevron is actually being fined less than many people had expected at the outset of the November oil spill.
ANP said on Monday that they will deliver the exact fine to Chevron this week for 25 infractions caused in the oil spill in the so-called Frade Field in the Santos Basin. Between 2,400 and 3,000 barrels of oil seeped into the Atlantic Ocean from a crack in the ocean floor during a drilling miscalculation. No wildlife was believed to have been harmed and no oil washed up on shore, though the spill sparked outrage and lawsuits galore in Rio de Janeiro and basically put its president, George Buck, under house arrest. Buck was not allowed to leave the country during the investigation.
Mayors make declaration to protect Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
July 9, 2012
Mayors from Québec, Ontario and the U.S., representing more than 15 million people, made a Declaration on Water Sustainability June 28 and committed to common sustainable water management practices to protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.
“Today, my fellow mayors and I made an important declaration on water sustainability to protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence through our cities’ daily operations and long-term investments,” said Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee and Chair of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative.
In support of the Declaration on Water Sustainability, the Cities Initiative released a report on Sustainable Municipal Water Management, with best practices from members, along with a method for evaluating and publicly reporting on progress on common actions by cities across the basin.
“In the face of climate change, increased urbanization and dwindling water supplies in some parts of the globe, we must never take the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, the world’s largest source of surface freshwater, for granted,” said Mayor Régis Labeaume of the Québec Metropolitan Community and Vice Chair of the Cities Initiative. “As water managers, cities have a responsibility to be water-wise and report publicly on our progress in managing this globally threatened resource.”