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11.04.2019

Certification of Life Safety Equipment

The certification of all life safety equipment and materials enables BST vessels to be safer and more reliable, as their component parts conform to rigorous standards approved by international maritime regulations. Each vessel is provided with several pieces of life safety equipment and material. This equipment must be inspected, tested and verified on a regular basis. With this in mind, Black Sea Terminal has contracted a specialized company to undertake the inspection, repair, and certification of the life safety equipment on our hopper dredger – the Marian B.

Environmental Awareness and Waste Segregation Training and its Importance in the Oil and Gas Industry

In the oil and gas industry, environmental awareness and the segregation of waste has a very important role in minimizing environmental issues. These issues include habitat protection, biodiversity, air emissions, marine and freshwater discharge, incidents and oil spills and soil and ground water contamination.

Because this kind of training is important, training courses in environmental awareness for employees are conducted regularly at Black Sea Terminal.

US Coast Guard visits Kulevi Port

As a part of BST’s integral yearly International Port Security Program, in March 2019 an annual inspection was conducted of Kulevi Port by senior management representatives of the US Coast Guard together with representatives of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia. The main purpose of the visit was to observe the level of security at Kulevi Port and recommend measures to strengthen the system.

At the start of the visit, a meeting was held with the participation of BST management members and Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia to discuss the various aspects of security.