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Bahrain to build ship waste facility

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Bahrain is combating pollution in the Gulf by building a specialised waste reception centre for ships. But it has put back by two months the deadline for submission of tenders to build the station, because of the complexity of the project. Companies now have until September 2, 2002 to submit tenders to Environmental Affairs, instead of the original July 2 deadline. The new station will help Bahrain curb the illegal dumping of ship waste at sea, in co-operation with other countries. The nature of the job and its complexity forced extension of the deadline as tenders kept coming back seeking more information. The final decision on the construction will be made based on three main criteria. Ships coming into Bahrain would have to have documentation to prove that their waste had been properly handled elsewhere in the Gulf network, rather than illegally dumped at sea.

posted 22^nd July 02

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Spanish shipbuilding group IZAR has been tipped as a potential builder of LNG carriers for Oman. Oman LNG is planning to acquire its own fleet of four or five LNG carriers to handle deliveries from its third train, which will have an output of 3.3 million tonnes per year. Spanish utility Union Fenosa, which is in talks for a stake in the third train, says IZAR could be potential builder of the carriers. Oman LNG plans to set up a new company to operate and manage these ships, among other cargo vessels. Earlier this year, the government acquired a 40 per cent stake in Greenfield Shipping from Enron Corp. Greenfield operates the Lakshmi, used for spot deliveries from Oman LNG. Oman also has a 75 per cent stake in a company that owns the Prestige, an LNG carrier that is currently under construction.

posted 22^nd July 02