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RECSO - MARINE POLLUTION TERMINOLOGY
First Edition 2015
Name Organization Dr. Hasan A. Anbar RECSO Chairman
Saudi Aramco
Mr. Hamed Al Haddabi RECSO Vice Chairman
Petroleum Devt. Oman
RECSO Main Members
Mr. Fadhel Boresle Kuwait Oil Company
Mr. Omer Al-Wasem Saudi Arabian Chevron
Mr. Ijaz Ashraf Bahrain Petroleum Company
Mr. Ali Ashkanani Qatar Petroleum
Mr. Andrew Pearce Maersk Oil
Mr. Abdul Kareem Ali Al-Thuwainy Al-Khafji Joint Operations
Mr. Talib Al-Alawi Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.
Associate Members
Mr. Emad Khadir Naghi Marine
Mr. Hassan Yami Petro Rabigh
Mr. Abdul Maroof Marine Services Co., Ltd.
Technical Committee
Name Organization Mr. Talib Al-Alawi Chairman
ADNOC
Members
Capt. Ahmad A. Ahmad KOC
Mr. Abdulla Al-Ansari BAPCO
Mr. Ibrahim A. Al Hilal Saudi Aramco
Mr. Khaled Almenhali ADNOC
Capt. Naif Al-Dhafeeri SAC
Mr. Hilal Hamed Al Dughaishi PDO
Mr. Abdullatif Al-Shammari KJO
Mr. Hamaida Beddiar ADNOC
© Copy rights reserved for RECSO 2015
Regional Clean Sea Organisation
(RECSO)
Marine Pollution
Terminology
Table of Contents
Introduction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
About RECSO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
RECSO Vision _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
RECSO Mission _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
Acronyms and Abbreviations _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
Gulf Oil Companies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
Organizations / Agencies / Environmental Firms _ _ _ _ 8
Conventions / Agreements _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15
Tankers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _17
Oil / Chemicals _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18
Miscellaneous_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19
Glossary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _24
Conversion Factors _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 60
Marine Ports / Shipping Companies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _63
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Introduction
The Marine Pollution Terminology booklet is prepared to provide the readers with the most abbreviations, glossary of terms and terminologies related to the Marine Oil Spill activities within the Arabian Gulf and around the world. A total of 257 acronyms & abbreviations, 142 glossary terms are included here in this quick reference. Also, the book contains all oil spill/environmental organizations/agencies/firms' acronyms and lists almost all conventions and agreements abbreviations worldwide. Moreover, we included herewith a list all major marine ports and shipping companies in the Gulf. RECSO team members would like to thank all those who
participated to develop this reference.
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About RECSO
RECSO is a non-profit organization with the genuine objective to accomplish a ‘cleaner and safer environment’.
The Regional Clean Sea Organisation (RECSO), which was
founded in 1972 by regional oil companies, was founded for the
sole purpose of protecting the Gulf Waters from pollution,
especially oil spills under a mutual aid concept. Its members
today consist of 9 main members and 1 associate member all
over the region.
Vision:
RECSO’s vision is to achieve “Clean Gulf” environment in the Regional Seas and make it free from oil spills.
Mission:
The prime responsibility of RECSO today is to protect the marine environment in the Gulf from oil pollution emanating
from operations of RECSO member oil companies in the region.
Each member oil company shares the responsibility of ensuring
a long-term commitment to the “Clean Gulf” concept. RECSO
recognizes this pledge and coordinates efforts towards meeting
this challenge.
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Keep it away from the gulf.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
AADNOC
AGOC
ARAMCO
B
BAPCO
D
DPC
E
EGPC Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
ENOC
H
HARKEN
I
INOC Iraq National Oil Company
IOEPC
J
JNPC
K
KOC
M
MOQ
N
NIOC
Iranian Oil Exploration and Producing
Consortium
Kuwait Oil Company
Gulf Oil Companies
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Aramco Gulf Operations Company
Saudi Aramco
The Bahrain Petroleum Company
Dubai Petroleum Company
Emirates National Oil Company
Harken Bahrain Oil Company
Jordan National Petroleum Company
National Iranian Oil Company (Iran)
Maersk Oil Qatar AS
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P
PDO
Q
QP
S
SAC
Petroleum Development Oman
Qatar Petroleum
Saudi Arabian Chevron Inc.
Gulf Oil Companies - cont'd
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AABS
ACOPS
AMOP
AMOSC
AMSA
API
ASTM
B
BPA
BSEP
BSI
C
CCA
CCW
CEDRE
CEFAS
CMC
CMT
CNA
CONCAWE
CZM
Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre
Australian Maritime Safety Agency
American Petroleum Institute
Clean Nigeria Associates
Conservation of Clean Air and Water Europe
Coastal Zone Management
Countryside Council for Wales
Centre for Documentation, Research and
Development for Accident Water Pollution
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and
Aquaculture Science (UK)
Cellule de Management de Crise (Crisis
Management Unit)
Crisis Management Team
American Society for Testing and Materials
British Ports Association
Black Sea Environment Programme
British Standards Institute
Clean Caribbean & Americas
Organizations / Agencies / Environmental Firms
American Bureau of Shipping
Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea
Arctic Marine Oil spill Programme
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D
DAFS
DARD
DECC
DEFRA
DOE
DfT
E
EA
EBRD
ECA
ECOSOC
EPA
E&P Forum
F
FAO
FCO
G
GCC
GEF
GESAMP
GI
UN Economic and Social Council
Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)
European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
Global Environment Fund (World Bank)
Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of
Marine Pollution
Global Initiative (IMO/Oil Industry)
Gulf Cooperation Council
Department of Transport (UK)
Environment Agency (UK)
Environmental Conservations Association
Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
Exploration and Production Forum
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK)
Organizations / Agencies / Environmental Firms - cont'd
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for
Scotland (UK)
Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development (Northern Ireland)
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Department of Environment Food and Rural
Affairs (UK)Department of the Environment (UK)
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HHELCOM
HSE
I
IADC
IAEA
IAPH
ICES
ICS
IFP
IFREMER
IMO
IMPA
Inmarsat
Intertanko
IOPC Fund
IOSO
IPI
IPIECA
ISO
International Petroleum Industry
International Petroleum Industry
Environmental Conservation Association
Federation
International Organization for Standardization
International Maritime Organization
International Maritime Pilot’s Association
International Maritime Satellite Organization
International Association of Independent
Tanker Owners
International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund
International Oil Spill Organization
Organizations / Agencies / Environmental Firms - cont'd
Institut Français de Recherche pour
l'Exploitation de la Mer (French Research
Institute of Exploitation of the Sea)
Baltic Marine Environment Protection
(Helsinki) Commission
Health and Safety Executive / Health Safety
and Environment
International Association of Drilling Contractors
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Association of Ports and Harbours
International Council for Exploration of the Sea
International Command System or
International Chamber of Shipping
Institut Francais du Petrole (French
Petroleum Institute)
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IPCC
IRPTC
ISO
ISU
ITOPF
IUCN
M
MAFF
MAIB
MED
MEMAC
MEPA
MEPC
MMO
MOIG
MSRC
N
NCWCD
NE
NEBA
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
Net Environmental Benefit Analysis
Marine Environment Protection Committee
(IMO)
Marine Response Organization (Marine
Scotland)
Mediterranean Oil Industry Group
Marine Spill Response Corporation (USA)
National Commission for Wildlife
Conservation and Development (Saudi Arabia)
Natural England
Organizations / Agencies / Environmental Firms - cont'd
Marine Emergency Mutual Aid Countries
(ROPME)
Meteorological and Environmental Protection
Administration (S.A.)
International Salvage Union
International Tanker Owners Pollution
Federation
International Union for Conservation of nature and
Natural Resources
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (UK)
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (UK)
Marine Environment Division (IMO)
Inter Government Panel on Climate Change
International Register of Potential Toxic
Chemicals
International Standards Organization
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NI
NNR
NOAA
NOFO
NOSCA
NRC
O
OCIMF
OECD
OIIEP
OPEC
OPOL
OSHA
OSRL/OSR
OSSC
PPAJ
PIRO
P&I Club
R
RECSO
REMPEC
ROPME
Norwegian Clean Seas Association For
Operating Companies
Organizations / Agencies / Environmental Firms - cont'd
Petroleum Association of Japan
Petroleum Industry Response Organization
Oil Spill Response Limited (UK)
Oil Spill Service Center (Southampton UK)
Oil Industry International Exploration and
Production
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Offshore Pollution Liability Association Ltd.
Protection and Indemnity Club
Regional Clean Sea Organization (Gulf Region)
Regional Marine Pollution Emergency
Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea
Regional Organization for Protection of the Marine
Environment (Kuwait)
Nautical Institute
National Nature Reserve
National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration (USA)
Norwegian Oil Spill Control Association
National Response Corporation (USA)
Oil Companies International Marine Forum
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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SSAC
SCU
SEEEC
SEERAD
SEPA
SFI
SFT
SNH
SOSREP
SPA
SPE
SRC
SSSI
UUKHMA
UKMPG
UNCED
UNCTAD
UNEP
UNESCO
UNITAR
UK Harbour Masters Association
UK Major Ports Group
Salvage Control Unit (UK)
United Nation Environmental Programme
UN Institute for Training
Organizations / Agencies / Environmental Firms - cont'd
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
Sea Empress Environmental Evaluation
Committee
Scottish Executive Environmental & Rural
Affairs Department
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Sea Fisheries Inspectorate (UK)
Norwegian State Pollution Control Authority
Scottish Natural Heritage
Secretary of State’s Representative for
Maritime Salvage and Intervention (UK)
Special Protection Area (for wild birds,
European Directive)
Society of Petroleum Engineers (USA)
Shoreline Response Centre
Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)
UN Conference on Environment and Development
UN Commission on Trade & Development
Special Area of Conservation (European
Directive)
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USCG
W
WACAF
WCMC
WHO
WMO
WODA
WWF
Organizations / Agencies / Environmental Firms - cont'd
World Health Organization
United States Coast Guard
World Meteorological Organization
World-wide Fund for Nature
West and Central Africa
World Conversation Monitoring Centre (UK)
World Organization of Dredging Association
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AADR
C
CAST
CLC
CLC 1992
CWA
E
EC
F
Fund 1992
I
IOSC
ITOPF
J
JNCC
L
LDC
M
MARPOL
MOU
International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships (73/78)
Memorandum Of Understanding
London Dumping Convention 1972
Conventions / Agreements
European Agreement concerning the
International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by
Road
Coastguard Agreement for Salvage and
Towage (UK MCA)
Civil Liability Convention 1969
International Convention on Civil Liability for
Oil Pollution Damage 1992
US Clean Water Act
European Commission
International Convention on the Establishment
of an International Fund for Compensation for
Oil Pollution Damage 1992
International Oil Spill Conference
International Tanker Owners Pollution
Federation
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (UK)
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OOCIMF
OILPOL
OPA
OPRC
OTC
S
SOLAS
T
TOVALOP
U
UNCLOS
Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement
Concerning Liability for Oil Pollution
United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea 1982
Offshore Technology Conference
Safety of Life at Sea Convention
Conventions / Agreements - cont'd
Oil Companies International Marine Forum
International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution of the Sea by Oil 1954
Oil Pollution Act, 1990 (USA)
Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response & Cooperation (IMO’s Convention)
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CCALM
CBT
COW
D
DT
DWT
G
GRT
GT
L
LOT
S
SALM
SBM
SBT
U
ULCC
V
VLCC
Tankers
Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring
Clean Ballast Tank
Single Anchor Leg Mooring
Single Buoy Mooring
Segregated Ballast Tanks
Ultra Large Crude Carrier (>300,000 tonnes)
Very Large Crude Oil Carrier (>200,000 tonnes)
Crude Oil Washing
Displacement Tonnage
Dead Weight Tonnage
Gross Registered Tonnage
Gross Tonnage
Load-on-top System
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BBOD
BPG
C
CFCs
D
DDT
H
HC
HFO
HNS
L
LC50
LFO
LNG
LPG
N
NGL
O
OBM
P
PAH
S
SNG
Oil Based Mud
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Substitute Natural Gas
Hazardous and Noxious Substances
Lethal Concentration
Light Fuel Oil
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Liquefied Natural Gas
Natural Gas Liquids
Chlorofluorocarbons
Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
Hydrocarbon
Oil / Chemicals
Heavy Fuel Oil
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Byproduct Phospho-gypsum
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AADDS
ADIOS
ART
ARTES
B
BOP
BOPD
C
CPSO
CVM
E
EEZ
ESD
ESI
FEZ
F
FOST
FPSO
FSU
G
GIS
GPS
Floating Oil Production, Storage & Offloading
facility
Floating Storage Unit or Former Soviet Union
Geographical Information System
Global Positioning System
Contingent Valuation Methodology
Exclusive Economic Zone (zone beyond the
territorial sea extending 12nm out to 200nm)
Emergency Shut Down
Environmental Sensitivity Index
Fisheries Exclusion Zone
Fast Oil Spill Team (France)
Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spill (spill
modelling software)
Alternative Response Technologies
Alternative Response Technologies Evaluation
System
Blow Out Preventer
Barrel of Oil Per Day
Counter Pollution and Salvage Officer (UK)
Miscellaneous
Aerial Dispersant Delivery System
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H
HAZMAT
HP
I
IAP
IBC
IC
IMS
IMT
IOPP
IRLS
ISB
ISM
K
Kt
L
LEL
M
MODU
MSDS
MSI
N
NCP
NRDA
Hazardous Material
Horse Power
Incident Action Plan
Intermediate Bulk Container
Incident Commander
Lower Explosive Limit
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
Material Safety Data Sheets
Marine Safety Information
National Contingency Plan
Natural Resource Damage Assessment (USA)
International Oil Pollution Prevention
Certificate
Infra Red Line Scanning
In Situ Burning
International Safety Management Code
Knot
Miscellaneous - cont'd
Incident Management System
Incident Management Team
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OOCU
OIM
OMT
OSC
OSCP
P
POLMAR
POLREP
ppb
PPE
ppm
PPP
PSC
PSI
R
RIB
ROM-CPS
RPM
S
SAR
SCAT
SI
SIMOPs
SITREP
SLAR
Search and Rescue
Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique
Statutory Instrument
Simultaneous Operations
Situation Operations
Side-Looking Airborne Radar
Pounds per Square Inch
Miscellaneous - cont'd
Rigid Inflatable Boat
Regional Operations Manager, Counter
Pollution and Salvage (UK MCA)
Revolutions Per Minute
Pollution Report
Parts Per Billion
Personal Protective Equipment
Parts Per Million
Polluter Pays Principle
Port State Control or Production Sharing
Company
Operations Control Unit
Offshore Installation Manager
Oil Spill Management Team
On-Scene Commander
Oil Spill Contingency Plan
French National Marine Pollution Plan
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SMART
SOPEP
SPM
SRP
SSP
STOp
STR
U
UCS
USCG
USG
UVLS
V
VOC
VOO
VRP
Miscellaneous - cont'd
Vessel Of Opportunity
Vessel Response Plan
Shoreline Treatment Recommendation
Unified Command System
US Gallon
Ultra Violet Line Scanning
Volatile Organic Compound
Special Monitoring of Applied Response
Technologies / or / Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Realistic, Timely
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
Single Point Mooring
Site Response Plan
Site Safety Plan
Scientific, Technical and Operational Guidance
Notes (UK)
United State Coast Guard
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Glossary
Absorption
The process by which a substance attaches itself to the
surface of another without absorbing it, e.g. oil to
particles of solid matter (as opposed to absorption by
which a substance enters into and becomes part of
another).
Accident
A specific unplanned event or sequence of events that
has a specific undesirable consequences.
Accidental Discharge of oil
Oil discharged as a result of an accident to the vessel
containing it or to the installation holding the oil. The
term is used also where spillage of oil arises from
mechanical failure, i.e. failure to close a valve at an
appropriate moment.
Acute Exposure
It is a single event, i.e. the wreck of an oil tanker on the
coast is a single damaging event from which, once the oil
is removed from the marine environment, a natural
recovery can begin.
Acute Pollution
Pollution that either lasts for a short time or is very
severe.
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Every day ships throughout the world discard 5.5 million pieces of rubbish into our oceans.
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Acute Toxicity
The lethal amount when the substance is administered
in a single dose.
Additives
Substances which are added to petroleum fractions to
modify or enhance their natural properties.
Adsorption
Any process by which one substance penetrates the
interior of another substance. In the case of oil spill
clean-up, this process applies to the uptake of oil by
capillaries within certain sorbent materials.
Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
A group of hydrocarbon substances, including the
Alkanes and most of the other fractions found naturally
in crude oil.
Alkane = paraffin A form of hydrocarbon in which seven atoms of carbon
are linked together in a straight chain, each of five
internal atoms is linked to two hydrogen atoms while
the ones at each end are linked with three.
Anchor Point
An anchor point is a location on a boom suitable for
attaching an anchor or mooring line.
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API Gravity
An arbitrary scale for measuring the gravity or density
of liquid petroleum products (units API degrees). The
higher the API gravity, the lighter the compound; >38°
API is generally light, 22° - 38° is considered
intermediate and heavy crudes are commonly
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The average depth of all the oceans is around 3,795 meters, and the Arabian Gulf is 35 meters.
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Ballast
Ballast is weight attached to the bottom of the boom to
provide vertical stability in the water.
Ballast
Water taken aboard a tanker, semi-submersible rig etc.
to maintain stability and distribute load stresses, e.g. in
the case of part-cargoes. Modern tankers have
segregated ballast tanks so that the water does not
become polluted with oil.
Base Stock (Base Oil)
Refined petroleum oil used in the production of
lubricants, may be used alone or blended with other
base stocks and / or additives.
bbl/Barrel
A volumetric unit for crude oil and petroleum products
equivalent to 42 U.S. gallons or 0.15899 m3.
Bioaccumulation
Metals and halogenated hydrocarbons which cannot be
extracted and remain in the plants and animal’s body in
an unchanged state and are continually added to during
the life of the organism.
Biodegradation
The changes which occur in naturally, occurring and
some synthetic organic substances by the action of
microorganisms (bacteria). The organic compounds are
converted to simpler.
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Carbon emissions into our atmosphere are killing our coral reefs! Our oceans are absorbing the excess carbon dioxide and becoming more acidic. The acid is literally ‘eating away' the skeleton of the corals.
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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Index of water pollution which represents the content of
biochemically degradable substances in the water
sample.
Bioremediation
A treatment technology that use biological activity to
reduce the concentration or toxicity of contaminants;
materials are added to contaminated environments to
accelerate natural biodegradation.
Black Oil
A persistent oil that may be crude oil or distilled crude
cutting the fractions heavier than middle distillates, fuel
oil or other products orienting from crude oil. The term
excludes lubricating oils, gas oil, and other clear refined
products.
Blowout
Uncontrolled flow of gas, oil or other fluids from a well into the atmosphere, which occurs when formation
pressure exceeds the pressure applied to it by the
column of drilling fluid.
Booms
Booms are flexible floating barriers which extend above
and below the water surface to either contain and
concentrate spilled oil for recovery, or to prevent oil
spill or chronic pollution from affecting industrial or
sensitive areas.
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More than 260 animal species worldwide have become entangled in or consumed fishing line, nets, ropes and other discarded equipment.
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Bubble Barriers
A rising curtain of bubbles which can be produced when
air is pumped into a perforated pipe located below the
water surface.
Bunker ‘C’
A heavy residual fuel oil obtained as a result of
distillation of crude oil and used as fuel primarily for
marine steam generation.
Bunker Oil
An oil of high viscosity used as fuel.
Burning
Controlled burning of oil slicks or stranded oil by the
addition of gasoline, kerosene or lighter fluids, or the use
of wicking agents such as straw, moss or sawdust.
Catamaran
A boat with twin hulls.
Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM)
It is one type of the Single Buoy Mooring (SBM), used as
tanker terminals. Vessels are moored to this system by
one or more hawsers attached to the rotating deck. It
consists of mooring buoy, chain and anchor system,
mooring assemblies and floating and submarine hose
strings.
Centipoise (cP)
A centipoise is a non-SI (non-System International)
measurement of unit of dynamic viscosity in the
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centimeter gram second (CGS) system of units. It is
multiple of the CGS base viscosity unit named poise (P).
Centistoke (cSt)
It is a kinematic viscosity measurement unit.
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
The amount of oxygen consumed in the chemical
oxidation of organic matter.
Chocolate Mousse
Name given to the water-in-oil emulsion observed to
form naturally under certain weather conditions when
crude oil is spilt at sea.
Not all oil form chocolate mousse with equal ease. The
name is indicative of the characteristic appearance of
the water-in-oil.
Chronic Exposure
It is a continuous of pollutants over a long time of
effluent, i.e., a refinery discharge. The initial damage
may be much less than from an acute oil spill, but since
the discharge continuous, natural recovery, cannot
begin and the damage is progressive.
Chronic Toxicity
The lethal amount when the substance is administered
over a long time.
Claim
Any demand presented by a party to another party to
cover remedy resulted from encountered damage.
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Mangroves trap and cycle various organic materials, chemical elements, and important nutrients.
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Clean-up Contractors
They are private companies to assist in responding to oil
spills. However, there companies play an essential role
in any spill response program by providing manpower
and equipment.
Clean-up Cost
The accumulated cost associated with an oil spill clean-
up operations.
Clean Ballast Tank (CBT)
The term refers to a procedure for dedicating certain
clean cargo tanks for use as ballast tanks.
Commercial well
A well capable of producing profitably.
Condensate
A natural gas liquid with a low vapour pressure,
compared with natural gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (API gravity is typically 50° - 120°). It is produced
from a deep well where the temperature and pressure
are high. Gas condenses as it rises up the wellbore and
reaches the surface as condensate. Similarly,
condensate separates out naturally in pipelines or in a
separation plant by the normal process of condensation.
Containment
The process of preventing the spread of oil beyond the
area where it has been spilled in order to minimize
pollution and facilitate recovery.
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Contaminated Ballast
In a tanker, ballast water which has become mixed with
oil.
Contamination
The presence of elevated concentrations of substances
in the water, sediments or organisms, i.e.,
concentrations that are above the natural background
level for the area and for the organism.
Crude Oil
An unrefined mixture of naturally occurring
hydrocarbons. Because it is essentially a mixture, the
density and properties of crude oil vary widely.
Crude Oil Washing (COW)
This technique involves use of the oil itself as a washing
agent during the discharge of a crude oil cargo by a high
pressure jet washing system. Part of the cargo is
pumped to washing machines as the tanks empty. The residues are, thus, washed into the cargo and discharged
to the shore tanks.
Cutting Oil
Mineral oil, fatty oil or mixtures of these, sometimes
containing additives, for use in cutting fluid, rolling
lubricant, etc., during the drilling operations.
Debris
Any solid or semisolid substances that could interfere
with the operation of a spill control system.
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Deployment
Placing the response equipment in the water and
making it operational.
Detergent
A surface-active chemical which is particularly useful in
physically lifting or removing unwanted adherent
material from a solid surface. Most detergent
formulations are too toxic for use as oil dispersants.
Dirty Cargo
Crude oil, or any cargo containing black oil or residual
oils.
Dispersant Spray System
Dispersant Spray System are used in spill cleanups to
apply dispersants rapidly, particularly over slicks that
cover a large area. Generally they consist of the
following components; a pump that transfers the
dispersant under pressure from a storage tank to spray equipment; spray booms that are either suspended over
the side of the boat, extended or devices that are fixed at
intervals along the spray booms and force the
dispersant into spray droplets during application.
Dispersants
Chemicals which reduce the surface tension between oil
and water, and thereby facilitate the breakup and
dispersal of the slick throughout the water column in the
form of oil-in water emulsion where the Biodegradation
rate can be accelerated.
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An astounding 80 per cent of all marine turtles are affected by marine debris.
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Dispersion
Breaking up of an oil slick to form tiny oil droplets,
smaller droplets remain in suspension in the water
column and larger droplets rise back to the surface.
Dispersion can be natural (through wave action) or
chemical (through use of dispersants).
Dry Gas
Natural gas, methane and ethane, without any
significant content of heavier hydrocarbon fractions.
Eco System
The interaction between plants, animals and their
environment.
Effluent
Waste products emitted by an operation or process.
Emulsion
A mixture of two non-miscible liquids such oil and water. In water-in-oil emulsions, water is the internal
phase and oil the external; in oil-in-water emulsions,
water is external phase and oil the internal. In either
case there is a significant concentration of both liquids
and the appearance of the emulsion of both liquids and
the appearance of the emulsion is different from either
of the original liquids.
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
Techniques sometimes described as Tertiary Recovery.
They include, for example, injection of surfactant or
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polymer into the reservoir, fire flooding, steam injection,
and microbial action.
Environmental Sensitivity
The susceptibility of a local environment or area to any
disturbance which might decrease its stability or result
in either short or long term adverse impacts.
Equipment
All items used during oil spill response which, with
proper operation and maintenance, can be expected to
be effectively reused after oil spill response operations.
Evaporation
When a crude oil spilt and exposed in a thin layer, the
most volatile components, notably light alkanes and
aromatics, are lost within hours by evaporation to the
air; less volatile components are lost more slowly.
Flare Stack Is the tower from the top of which the burn – off can
safely take place. During this operation a pollution
standby boat should be on site.
Flaring Operation
An event for burning of unwanted gases or to burn off
hydrocarbons which due to temporary malfunction or
maintenance of process plant, cannot be safely stored or
retained in process vessels.
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Four major factors appear to limit the distribution of mangroves: climate, salt water, tidal fluctuation and soil type.
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Flash Point
Lowest temperature under very specific conditions at
which a combustible liquid will give off sufficient vapour
to form a flammable mixture with air in a standardized
vessel i.e. volatility of the product.
Floating Weir Skimmer
A type of skimmer that allows oil to flow over the top
edge of the weir into the collecting vessel where the oil
is pumped away.
Free Board
The part of a floating boom designed to prevent waves
from waves from washing oil over the top.
Fuel Oil
A heavy distillate, residue or mixture of the two. It is
used as a fuel for the production of heat or power.
Harbor Booms These booms are commonly used in and around
harbors, terminals and other near shore facilities. At
these locations, waves are typically short and choppy
and causes a condition that promotes oil splash over.
These booms are usually light, highly buoyant, and
flexible. Typical measurements of these booms are:
(1) Free board between 25 – 40 cm
(2) Draft between 40 to 60 cm
(3) Length less than 50 meters.
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The Marine Pollution Control Unit has many types of
harbor booms such as Acme, Hoyle Marine, Flexy and
Expandi booms
Hazard Zone
An area where special safety precautions apply.
Hydrocarbons
Organic compounds of carbon and hydrogen.
Immediate Protection
Protection until any necessary outside assistance can be
secured.
Inland Waters
Land locked areas of water or waterways unaffected by
tidal water movements.
Inshore Boom
Any oil boom used at sea areas close to land with an overall height (draught, and freeboard) not on more
than 90 centimeters in its operational configuration.
This type of boom is usually small, light and simply
constructed.
Lethal Concentration (LC50)
The concentration of toxin at which 50% of the test
organisms are killed within a special time. This time is
commonly 48 hours or 96 hours.
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Light Ends
The group of petroleum products with lower boiling
temperatures including gasolines and distillate fuels.
Load on Top (LOT)
Technique used on board the tanker to separate the oil
residues from the water and retaining them in a holding
tank (or slop tank) which could be one of the normal
cargo tanks.
Manual Removal
Removal of oil and contaminated debris by hand tools
such as rakes, scrapers, shovels etc.
Major Oil Spills
Any oil spills greater than 5000 bbls in size. For these
spills, assistance may be requested from the
government where the oil spills happen, RECSO and
Contractors as necessary.
Marine Pollution
Any direct or indirect introduction of substances or
including oil to the marine environment resulting in
such deleterious effects as harm to living resources,
hazards to human health hindrance to marine activities
including fishing; impairment of quality for use of sea
water and reduction of amenities.
Marine Pollution Engineer
A specialist in controlling the pollution in the Marine
Environment, providing adequate responses / different
type of techniques to overcome the problem.
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Marine Waters
Open sea and all areas that are affected by tidal water
movements or the incursion of seawater.
Medium Oil Spill
Any oil spill between 50 and 5000 bbls in size. Spills of
this size carry the potential of substantial environmental
impact and generally require clean-up operation.
Minor Oil Spill
Any oil spill less than 50 bbls in size. This spill has a
minimal adverse environmental effect, but represent no
hazard to personal or equipment. Cleanup operation
might be needed.
Natural Cleaning
Natural mechanisms such as wind and wave action,
sunlight and natural microbial action that promote
removal, breakdown and disposal of oil. This process
happen without use of added chemicals or physical labor.
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL)
Liquids derived from natural gas, including LPG and
natural gasoline. The term usually excludes LNG.
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If oil is spilled onto the sea, the sun, wind, waves and tides can change the way the oil looks and moves.
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Offshore Boom
Any boom used at sea areas well away from land with an
overall height (draught and freeboard) greater than 120
centimeters depending on the sea state in its operational
configuration.
These types of booms are usually massive and generally
require a mechanical handling aids, such as reels and
power assisted pulling and lifting devices to deploy and
retrieve them. Marine Pollution Control Unit has many
types of offshore booms, i.e., deck reel, RO boom,
bridgestone and troilbooms.
Offshore Facility
Any facility of any kind located in, on, or under any of the
navigable waters.
Oil
A material of animal, vegetable or mineral origin having
an oily consistency, being fluid or reasonably fluid at
room temperatures.
Oil-Based-Mud
Drilling mud in which the solids are suspended in a
hydrocarbon distillate rather than water.
Oil Field
A group / single of hydrocarbons reservoirs in a
common geological setting.
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Oil Spill
Any discharge or escape of persistent hydrocarbon,
from general shipping, oil tankers, or from onshore /
offshore facilities, into the marine environment.
Oil Spill Contingency And Response (OSCAR)
A Spill modelling software. OSCAR is a state of the art
model and simulation tool for predicting the fates and
effects of oil released during an accidental release of oil,
either from a platform or a vessel. OSCAR provides
insight in the behavior of oil during an accident and
captures the effects of contingency and response,
allowing for contingency analysis and planning as well
as hind- and forecasting.
Oil Spill Information System (OSIS)
A Microsoft Windows based software tool for predicting
the trajectory and dispersion of oil spills at sea and the
changes in slick viscosity, flash point and volume that
result from weathering.
Oil Spill Response
Is an operation mounted to cleanup a spill of oil on water
to minimize the consequences impact and to prevent
further spillage.
OILMAP
A spill modelling software, provides rapid predictions of
the movement of spilled oil. It includes simple graphical
procedures for entering both wind and hydrodynamic
data and specifying a spill scenario.
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Oleophilic Skimmer
This type of skimmer operates on the principle of oil
selectively adsorbing to a particular material (i.e. plastic,
synthetic ropes, or certain metals), while water is
rejected (such as Komara skimmer, Morris skimmer).
On Scene Coordinator
The individual appointed by the response authority to
assess a spill situation and to coordinate containment,
cleanup and restoration activities.
Onshore Facility
Any facility of any kind located in, on, or under any land
within the country, other than submerged lands, which
is not a transportation related facility.
Organic Chemicals
Substances derived from living organisms, such as oil in
the natural state.
Pooled Oil
Oil thickness exceeds 1cm. This needs not be uniform.
Pour Point
Temperature below which oil starts to solidify and no
longer flows freely.
Recovery
In oil spill cleanup, the entire process or any operation
contributing to the physical removal of spilled oil from
land, water or shoreline environments.
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Mangroves serve as roosting and nesting sites for many of our birds.
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Refinery
Plant and processes such as distillation, cracking etc.
where crude oil and other hydrocarbon feedstocks are
converted into marketable commodities.
Rig
A collective term to describe the permanent equipment
needed for drilling a well. It has come to include the
onshore and offshore vehicles, mobile platforms, or
vessels on which the equipment is installed.
Risk
A measure of potential economic loss or human injury in
terms of the probability of the loss or injury occurring
and the magnitude of the loss or injury if occurs.
Sedimentation
With the time oil may be adsorbed on, or mixed with
particulate matter (i.e. sand) and be carried to the sea
floor. Once oil becomes incorporated into the bottom sediments, biological degradation state up, but very
slow.
Segregated Ballast
In some modern tankers, the ballast water which reduce
buoyancy and load stresses under different weather
conditions is carried in separate compartments and
does not come in contact with oil.
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Sensitivity Maps
Maps used by oil spill response teams which designate
areas of biological, social and economic importance in a
given region. These maps often prioritize sensitive
areas so that in the event of an extensive spill these areas
can be protected or cleanup first.
Single Anchor Leg Mooring (SALM)
It is one type of the Single Point Mooring (SPM), used as
tanker terminals. Vessels are moored to this system by
one or more hawsers connected to the mooring buoy.
The mooring buoy is designed to carry a horizontal and
vertical forces which result from the mooring loads. The
leg is usually large chain with a swivel incorporated to
allow buoy rotation and prevent chain torqueing.
Single Buoy Mooring (SBM)
A single buoy mooring is used for loading the oil tanker.
The oil is fed to or from the center of the SBM from
below, and the mooring gear and loading hoses can swivel above the buoy through a full circuit. The tanker
moors bows-on, and “weathervanes” around the buoy,
presenting the minimum frontal area to the combined
forces of wind and sea.
Sinking Agents
Are high density materials that absorbs oil and resulting
an oil sinking to the sea bed, such as sand, fly ash, and
rubber powdered cement.
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Skimmers
A mechanical device that remove an oil film from the
water surface.
Skirt
The portion of a floating boom which lies below the
water surface and provides the basic barrier to the
spread of an oil slick or the loss of oil beneath the boom.
Slick
The common term used to describe a film of oil (usually
less than 2 micron thick) on the water surface.
Slop Oil
The suspended oily layer obtained by settling tank
washings in a slops tank. Slops oil, as settled, commonly
contains up to 80% of water as a dispersed phase; this
concentration may sometimes be exceeded.
Slop Tank Temporary storage for oil-contaminated water.
Sorbents
Oil sorbents are placed on the surface of an oil slick to
recover the spilled oil by either adsorption, in which the
oil is attracted to the sorbent surface and then adheres
to it, or absorption, in which the oil penetrates the pores
of the sorbent material.
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Sour Oil / Gas
Oil or gas with a relatively high content of (odorous,
poisonous or corrosive) Sulphur compounds such as
Hydrogen Sulphide.
Spilling Party
Any party responsible for an oil spill from its
installation.
Spreading
Oil spilled into the water, will spread quickly into
patches. However, the extent of spreading depends
upon the nature of the oil, its density and the volume
spilled, tides, currents and wind.
Suction Skimmer
A type of skimmer connected to a self-priming pump
that creates the suction.
Sump A pit or reservoir serves as a drain from which oil can be
collected.
Sweet Oil / Gas
Oil or gas that is low in Sulphur compounds such as
Hydrogen Sulphide. Opposite of Sour Oil / Gas.
Tanker
Any mobile storage unit for the bulk transport of crude
oil, gas, or products (e.g. road tanker), but normally
refers to shipping.
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There are more than 50 species of mangroves found throughout the world, only one species recorded in the Arabian Gulf (Avicennia marina).
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Tanker Washings
The mixture of wash water (usually sea water) and tank
bottom residues pumped out of a cargo tank as it is
washed. The mixture is collected in a slops tank where
it is allowed to separate.
Tar Ball
The residue of heavy crude oil in the water, ranging in
size from less than 1 mm to 10-20 cm in diameter.
Third Party
Any non-RECSO member company or organization, etc.
Toxic Substances
Any substances which may cause death, disability or
discomfort to human or animal when it exists in
adequate quantities.
Toxicity
Is a measure of how poisonous a substance is, or how large a dose is required to kill or damage an organism;
the more toxic the substance, the smaller the lethal dose.
Although the concept of toxicity appears
straightforward, measuring it is subject to many
complicating factors.
Trunk Line
Long distance pipelines, as distinct from field, gathering,
or branch lines.
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Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC)
A crude oil tanker, often defined as having a deadweight
tonnage or cargo capacity of 350,000 tons or more.
Viscosity
The resistance of a fluid to flow, due to the mutual
adherence of its molecules.
Waste Water
Any polluted water resulting from industrial or
agricultural operations or other activities with similar
environmental effects which may also include sewage.
Weathered Crude Oil
A weathered crude oil may incorporate sea water, and
could ultimately give rise to semi-solid pitch-like
deposit resembling asphalt.
Weathering
The processes undergone by oil when exposed on the surface of the sea to wind and wave action. These
include physical, chemical and biological processes.
Windrows
After a few hours the oil slick begins to break up and
form narrow bands or windrows parallel to the wing
direction.
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Fine fishing net take at least 600 years (much longer for heavier nets) to break down in the ocean.
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Conversion Factors
Length
1 Inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 meter = 3.281 feet
1 meter = 1.094 yard
1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
Volume
Volume
1 Barrel = 42 usg
1 gallon = 3.785 liters
1 cubic meter = 35.3 cubic feet
1 cubic meter = 6.29 barrels
1 long ton = 2,240 pounds
1 long ton = 7.45 barrels
1 metric ton = 2,205 pounds
1 metric ton = 7.33 barrels
Volume
Volume
1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers
1 square foot = 0.093 square meter
Volume
Area
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Volume
Volume
1 metric ton = 2,204.62 lbs
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 kilogram = 1,000 gram
1 short ton = 0.907 metric
1 long ton = 1.016 metric ton
Volume
Volume
1 fathom = 1.8 meters
= 6 feet
Volume
Volume
1 knots = 1.85 kilometers/hr.
= 0.5 meter/sec.
Weight
Water Depth
Speed
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest as well as the deepest ocean on the planet.
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Marine Ports / Shipping Companies
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating
Company (ADMA-OPCO)
Abu Dhabi National Tanker
Company (ADNATCO)P. O. Box 303, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. P.O. Box 2977, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
Tel.: +971 2 606 0000 Tel.: +971 2 602 8600 / 602 8400
Fax: +971 2 626 6005 Fax: +971 2 672 3999
Web: www.adma-opco.com Email: [email protected]
Web: www.adnatco.com
Abu Dhabi Shipping Agency Abu Hasseer Marine &
Industrial Equipment Co. L.L.CP. O. Box 46103, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E P.O. Box 27028, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 2 644 9100 Tel.: +971 2 644 8129
Fax: +971 2 644 7783 / 644 7788 Fax: +971 2 644 0100
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.adsa.ae Web: www.ahmmarine.com
Al Jaber Shipping Agency &
Marine Works L.L.CAl Jazeera Port
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. P.O. Box 5681
Tel.: +971 2 555 4300 Tel.: +971 7 244 6627 * 202
Fax: +971 2 555 3370 Fax: +971 7 244 6651
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ajshipping.com Web: www.aljazeeraport.ae
Al Jazeera Shipping Company (AJS) Al Mataf Shipping L.L.C.P.O. Box 302, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain P.O. Box 91488, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +973 17728837 Tel.: +971 4 239 9001
Fax: +973 17728217 Fax: +971 4 239 9002
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ajsco.com Web: www.almatafshipping.com
Alco Group of Companies Al-Kahlul International L.L.C.P.O. Box 19525, Sharjah, U.A.E. P.O. Box 470, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Tel.: +971 6 748 7728, 742 0446 Tel.: +968 24482774 / +968 24478882
Fax: +971 6 748 7729, 742 0447 Fax: +968 24481624
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.alcoshipping.com Web: www.alkahlul.com
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Marine Ports / Shipping Companies - cont'd
Arab Heavy Industries
Pr.J.S.C. (AHI)P.O. Box 529, Ajman, U.A.E.
Tel.: 971 - 6 - 5263232
Fax: 971 - 6 - 5263233
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ahi-uae.com
BBaaboud Trading and Shipping
Agencies (BTSA)Bahregan Marine Services (BMS)
P.O. Box 7262 Jeddah 21462, Saudi Arabia Tehran, IRAN
Tel.: +966 2 6270000 Tel.: +98 (0) 21 22076891-4
Fax: +966 2 6271111 Fax: +98 (0) 21 22368067
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.baaboud.net Web: www.bahregan.com
Blue Fin International ShippingDubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 4564888
Fax: +971 4 4207619
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.bluefinshipping.com
CClarion Shipping Services L.L.C Consolidated Shipping Services (CSS)P.O. Box 43030, Dubai, U.A.E. P.O. Box 27802, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 3333 852 Tel.: +971 4 3248884
Fax: +971 4 3333 862 Fax: +971 4 3249994
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.clarionshipping.com Web: www.cssgroupsite.com
Corporate Shipping Agency LLCP.O. Box 43198, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 4565310
Fax: +971 4 4565314
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.corporateshippingagency.com
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Marine Ports / Shipping Companies - cont'd
DP World (Jebel Ali Port) Drydocks WorldP.O. Box 17000, Dubai, U.A.E. P.O. Box 8988, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 881 5555 Tel.: +971 4 345 0626
Fax: +971 4 887 6379 Fax: +971 4 345 0116
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dpworld.ae Web: www.drydocks.gov.ae
EEships Oldendorff Logistics (EOL)
P.O. Box 112575, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 2 642 0367
Fax: +971 2 642 03 57
Web: www.eol.ae
F
FairdealP.O. Box Kastella 185 33 Piraeus Greece P.O. Box 298, Fujairah U.A.E.
Tel.: +30-210-412-2220 Tel.: +971 9 2014 102
Fax: +30-210-412-3900 Fax: +971 9 2778 383
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box 49520, Dubai, U.A.E. Web: www.fairdeal.gr
Tel.: +971 4 351 1122
Fax: +971 4 351 0222
Email: [email protected]
Fender & Spill Response Services Fleet Line Shipping ServicesFujairah, U.A.E. Dubai, U.A.E
Tel.: +971 9 2282162 Tel.: +971 4 355 5562
Fax: +971 9 2282163 Fax: +971 4 357 0466
Web: www.fsrs.com Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fleetlineshipping.com
Fujairah Marine Services & Trading Co. (FMS)
P.O. Box 876, Fujairah, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 9 222 8812
Fax: +971 9 222 8817
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.fujamar.com
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Marine Ports / Shipping Companies - cont'd
Gulf Agency Company Ltd (GAC)P.O. Box 335, Dammam 31411, Saudi Arabia P.O. Box 17041, Jebel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E
Tel.: +966 3 832 8762 Tel.: +971 4 881 8090
Fax: +966 3 832 3035 Fax: +971 4 881 8687
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gac.com/saudiarabia Web: www.gac.com/dubai
Gulf Drilling International
Limited (GDI)Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM)
P.O. Box 9072, Doha, Qatar P.O. Box 855, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +974-44637333 Tel.: +971 4 313 5700
Fax: +974-44637222 Fax: +971 4 313 5777
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gdi.com.qa Web: www.gemships.com
Gulf Marine Services (GMS) GMS Saudi ArabiaScotland AB32 6FE, UK P.O. Box 1280, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
Tel.: +44 (0) 1224 737200 Tel.: +966 (3) 894 1700
Fax: +44 (0) 1224 737239 Fax: +966 (3) 895 2597
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gmsuae.com Web: www.gmsuae.com
HHalul Offshore Services
Company (HOSC), W.L.LHIGH SEAS Marine & Industrial Services CO. Ltd (HSM)
P.O. Box 24600, Doha, Qatar P.O. Box 1450, Ras Tanura 31941, Saudi Arabia
Tel.: (+974)-44339111 Tel.: +966 13 668 2570/ 2573
Fax: (+974)-44339888 Fax: +966 13 668 2158
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.haluloffshore.com Web: www.highseas.com.sa
IInchcape Shipping Services (ISS)P.O. Box 33166, Dubai, U.A.E. P.O. Box 3757, Jeddah 21481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel.: +971 4 303 8500 Tel.: +966 (0) 12 6143035/6142488
Fax: +971 4 334 5622 Fax: +966 (0) 12 6145535
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.iss-shipping.com Web: www.iss-shipping.com
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Marine Ports / Shipping Companies - cont'd
Jawar Al Khaleej Shipping L.L.C.P.O. Box 55342, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 295 5810
Fax: +971 4 2955840
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.jawaralkhaleej.com
KKhalid Faraj ShippingP.O. Box 995, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 2 69 84 999
Fax: +971 2 6659218
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.khalidfarajshipping.com
LLinden Shipping International (LSI) Liwa Marine ServiceP.O. Box 49252, Sharjah, U.A.E. P.O. Box 995, Abu Dhabi
Tel.: +971 6 526 0003 Tel.: +971 2 69 84 999
Fax: +971 6 526 1930 +971 2 666 33 95
Email: [email protected] Fax: +971 2 6679391
Web: www.lindeninternational.ae Web: www.liwamarine.com
MMakamin Offshore Saudi Ltd (MOS) Marine Core & Charter (MC2)P.O. Box 147 Al Khobar, 31952, K.S.A. P.O. Box 117241 Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +966 858 7960 Tel.: +971 4 453 8338
Fax: +966 858 8028 Fax: +971 4 453 7943
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.makaminoffshore.com Web: www.marinec2.com
Marine Services Co., Ltd.Maritime Industrial Services
Co. Ltd. Inc. (MIS) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia P.O. Box 11187, Jubail 31961, Saudi Arabia
Tel.: +966 12 648 2146 Tel.: +966 13 341 6376
Fax: +966 12 648 2145 Fax: +966 13 341 2784,
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Web: www.misarabia.com.sa
Web: mscl-marser.com
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Marine Ports / Shipping Companies - cont'd
McDermott Mesco Marine Services (MMS)Houston, TX 77079 United States of America P.O. Box 30165, Sharjah, U.A.E.
Tel.: (1) 281.870.5000 Tel.: +971 6 528 4611
Fax: +971 6 528 4610
Singapore, 319579 Email: [email protected]
Tel.: (65) 6561.2288 Web: www.mescomarine.com
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mcdermott.com
P.O. Box 16961, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 883 5200
Email: [email protected]
Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO)Middle East Navigation Aids
Service (MENAS)Southeast Asia HQ, Singapore 099254 P.O. Box 66, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel.: +65-6545 6211 / 6829 6100 Tel.: +973 17 828 541
Fax: +65-6820 0167 Fax: +973 17 727 765
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: Web: www.menas.org
Middle East HQ, PO Box no 42112, Sharjah, UAE
Tel.: +971 6 526 1244
Fax: +971 6 526 1273
Mohammad Al Mojil Group (MMG) MonjasaP.O. Box 11, Dammam 31411, Saudi Arabia P.O. Box 340844, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +966-3-842-1111, +966-3-844-9111 Tel.: +971 4 420 8600
Fax: +966-3-842-5079, +966-3-842-5612 Fax: +971 4 432 8637
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.almojilgroup.com Web: www.monjasa.com
NNaghi Marine Company National Drilling Company (NDC)P.O. Box 5557, Jeddah 21432, K.S.A. P.O. Box 4017, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tel.: +966 12 261-0515/16 Tel.: +971 2 677 6100
Web: www.naghimarine.com Fax: +971 2 677 9937
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ndc.ae
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Marine Ports / Shipping Companies - cont'd
National Gas Shipping
Company (NGSCO)National Shipping Services LLC
P.O. Box 2600, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. P.O. Box 2939, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 2 602 8600, +971 2 602 8400 Tel.: +971 4 370 9208 / 337 9071
Fax: +971 2 672 3999 Fax: +971 4 355 8222
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.adnatco.com Web: www.nationaldubai.com
OOcean Bulk Shipping LLC (OBS)Al Karama, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 396 3777
Fax: +971 4 396 3414
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.oceanbulkers.com
PPetro Rabigh Platinum Shipping & Logistics LLCP.O. Box 666, Rabigh 21911, K.S.A. P.O. Box 29515, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +966 12 425 0390 Tel.: +971 4 335 2970
Fax: +966 12 425 4444 Fax: +971 4 335 6563
Web: www.petrorabigh.com Email: [email protected]
Web: www.platinum-shipping.com
RRais Hassan Saadi Group (RHS
Group)P.O. Box 7 Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 352 1515
Fax: +971 4 352 6412
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.rhsgroup.com
S
Sabelatrans Shipping Global (SSG)Saudi Shipping & Maritime
Service Co. Ltd. (Tranship)P.O. Box 40435, Ajman, U.A.E. P.O. Box 7522, Jeddah 21472, K.S.A.
Tel.: +971 6 745 7906 Tel.: +966 2 642 4255
Fax: +971 6 7457908 Fax: +966 2 643 2821
Email: [email protected], [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.sabelatrans.com Web: www.ssmsc.com
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Marine Ports / Shipping Companies - cont'd
Seamax Ship Management LLCSeaport International
Shipping Co. LLC (SISP.O. Box 32212, Dubai, U.A.E. P.O. Box 2080, Sharjah, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 379 6405 Tel.: +971 06 528 5488
Fax: +971 4 379 6406 Fax: +971 06 528 3233
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.seamaxuae.com Web: www.seaportuae.com
Sharaf Shipping Agency (SSA) Simatech Shipping & ForwardingP.O. Box 576, Dubai, U.A.E. P.O. Box 23743, Dubai - U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 352 0555 Tel.: +971 4 366 3838
Fax: +971 4 352 0531 Fax: +971 4 452 2249
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.sharafshipping.com Web: www.simatech.com
Smit Lamnalco Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO)3087 BM Rotterdam, The Netherlands Singapore 199555
Tel.: +31 88 076 4800 Tel.: +65 6309 3600
Fax: +31 88 076 4801 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Web: www.swire.com.sg
Web:
P.O. Box 5687 Sharjah, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 6 517 2222
Fax: +971 6 574 9090
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.smitlamnalco.com
TThe National Shipping
Company of Saudi Arabia
(BAHRI (NSCSA))
Topaz Energy and Marine
P.O. Box 8931, Riyadh 11492, K.S.A. 4905, Al Khobar 31952, K.S.A.
Tel.: +966-11-4785454 Tel.: +966 13 8353630
Fax: +966-11-4778036 / 477-7478 Fax: +966 13 833 41 58
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.bahri.sa Web: www.topazworld.com
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Marine Ports / Shipping Companies - cont'd
Transworld Group of CompaniesP.O. Box 261036, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 803 5400
Fax: +971 4 886 0086
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.transworld.com
VValentine Maritime (VM) Victory Marine Services WLL (VMS)P.O. Box 45877 Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel.: +971 2 555 5868 Tel.: +973 1770 2731
Fax: +971 2 555 9991 Fax: +973 1770 2741
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.vmgulf.com Web: www.vms-world.com
WWest Group Logistics Ports
ServicesWilhelmsen Ships Service
Jeddah, Saudi Arabian N-1324 Lysaker, Norway
Tel.: +966 9 2001 2003 Tel.: (+47) 67 58 40 00
Fax: +966 9 2001 2007 Fax: (+47) 67 58 40 80
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.westgroup01.com Web: www.wilhelmsen.com
Y
P.O. Box 45, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel.: +973 1722 0220
Fax: +973 1722 9122
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.kanoo.com
Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo W.L.L. (YBA)
ZZamil Mermaid Offshore
Services Company (ZMOS)
Zamil Operations and Maint.
Company, Limited (ZOMCO)P.O. Box 1922Al-Khobar 31952, K.S.A. P.O. Box 1922, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
Tel.: +966 3 882 4423 Tel.: +966 3 8822494
Fax: +966 3 882 2032 Fax: +966 3 8822032
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Web: www.zamilmermaid.com Web: www.zamil-om.com
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Regional Clean Sea Organisation (RECSO) P.O. Box 58142
City Tower 1, Unit #304
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: +971 4 331 4443
Fax: +971 4 331 1933
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.recso.org
To request this document, please call RECSO at +971 4 331
4443.