清理作业

7 月26 日，大连市政府在新闻发布会表示，所泄漏的油污已全部清除，海上油膜也基本清理完毕；油污没有扩散至国际海域或渤海海域。

当局组织调动了800 艘渔船和专业清理船舶共清理了1,500 吨重油泄漏导致的超过180 平方千米的浮油。

官方人士进一步称，清理作业的重点将从海上转移至海岸线及码头区域，并投 入同样的清污力量。

码头作业

自 7 月 20 日起，各码头开始恢复正常作业。根据大连港公司在香港交联所发布 的声明，于7 月25 日大连重新开放新港的两个油码头，均可停靠150,000 吨载重的 油轮以及80,000 吨载重的船舶。

我们的意见

船东应注意，在中远集团船厂和大连新港码头附近的清理作业并未结束。虽然泊位上的油膜已经清除，但仍发现海面上有较薄的油膜。如果船舶在相关水域停留十小时以上，船体很有可能遭受油污污染。

近日，在批准离港前，海事局会对离港船舶进行检查以确认船体是否存在油污。

信息来源： 华泰保险经纪有限公司
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Bulletin 708 – 07/10 – Pipeline explosion update – Dalian – China

Clean-up Operation

Dalian municipal government declared on July 26th that the oil spill has been all removed and the slick has basically been cleaned, the contamination has not spread to international waters or the Bohai Sea.

The authorities had mobilized 800 fishing boats together with specialist clean-up vessels to clean up the more than 180 square kilometer slick caused by leakage of 1,500 metric tons of heavy crude oil.

The officials further advised, the focus of clean-up operation would be shifted from sea to the shoreline and quay, with input of cleaning force being maintained.

Terminal Operation

Terminals returned to normal since July 20th. On July 25th, Dalian reopened two berths at its Xingang oil terminal, each able to dock 150,000 dead weight tonnage tankers and 80,000 dwt vessels, as is stated by Dalian Port Co. to Hongkong stock exchange market.

Our Observation

It has been noted that the clean-up operation around COSCO shipyard and Dalian Xingang terminal hasn’t been finished yet. Oil slicks at berths have been cleaned, but thin oil layer can still be observed so that the vessel probably would found some oil stains on the hull if she stays longer than ten hours.

Currently, before allowing port clearance, MSA will inspect the vessels to ascertain there are no oil stains on the hull.

Source of information: Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd
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