Traduction de «barge pétrolière à double coque » (Français → Anglais) :

clamshell phone | clamshell flip phone | clamshell

double-hulled [ twin-hulled ]

doubleshell lining

double-hulled ship

double post frame lift | hydraulic double ram lifting platform

We adopted legislation to introduce double-hulled vessels, a European fund for major oil disasters, and ports of refuge, and now we are revising and adopting legislation on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea, the investigation of maritime accidents, the Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system, port state control and, lastly, the regulation and directives on ship inspection and survey organisations.

12. Since the state of the tanker fleet is not the only factor determining the risk of oil spills, considers that the generalised introduction of double-hulled tankers must be accompanied by studies, guidelines and measures concerning the legal liability of the whole sea transport chain; it is important, in particular, to ensure the strengthening of Community competence with a view to creating an ‘European area of safety at sea’, in order to reduce the time taken to react to accidents at sea and the overlapping of national and European legislation and to ensure equal respect for Community legislation in all the Member States;

66. Considers that, since the state of the tanker fleet is not the only factor determining the risk of oil spills, the generalised introduction of double-hulled tankers must be accompanied by studies, guidelines and measures concerning the legal liability of the whole sea transport chain; it is important, in particular, to ensure the strengthening of Community competence with a view to creating an ‘European area of safety at sea’, in order to reduce the time taken to react to accidents at sea and the overlapping of national and European legislation and to ensure equal respect for Community legislation in all the Member States;

The oil industry’s argument, as set out in the 'Neue Zürcher Zeitung', that a well-maintained old single hull tanker with a good crew could be much safer than a sloppily-maintained double hull tanker with a sub-standard crew, may well have some truth to it, but it is hypocritical and somewhat stupid.