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1 INTERTANKO NORTH AMERICAN PANEL Tanker Industry Topics Captain Brian Penoyer Sector Commander and Captain of the Port Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston
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Sector Houston-Galveston
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Sector Office Station Houston MSU Lake Charles Station Lake Charles MSU Port Arthur & Boathouse Station Sabine ANT Sabine USCGC HERON MSU Galveston Sector Field Office Station Galveston ANT Galveston USCGC CLAMP USCGC HATCHET USCGC MANOWAR USCGC SKIPJACK Station Freeport USCGC MANTA
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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 Investigations197 collisions, allisions, groundings responded Over 750 Law Enforcement Operations Over 900 Pollution Responses 711 Aids to Navigation Checked/Verified
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Galveston Island Texas City Bayport Galveston Bay Gulf of Mexico Houston Oil/Chemical Facilities Bridges Passenger Vessels Marine Services Radar CCTV Comms/AIS
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6 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
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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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8 Tanker Operational Issues Tank Vessel Exams & Certificates of Compliance Fuel Changeover & Loss of Propulsion Security Fees and MARPOL Reception Fees Governmental Security Risk Controls
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On the Horizon STCW Rules Emissions Control Area Regulations Vapor Control System Regulations: Implementation Natural Gas as Bunker CYBER Security
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