You start the operations of allibo of liquid bulk in the oadstead of Augusta



In recent days inside of the oadstead of Augusta the first operation of transhipment is carried out of producing liquids helter-skelter, activity that recently the Harbour Authority of the Sicilian port had announced of wanting to promote ( on 6 September 2013). In this first phase already producing are carried out eight operations of allibo with a handling of about 145.000 tons of oil, between which crude oil, diesel oil and naphta.

"Already from various years - it has remembered the harbour agency - a local marine agency has interested the competent authorities so that in the port of Augusta they resume these activities of allibo, that is "the transfer of all or leaves of the cargo from a ship to the other, when they are moored one to the other"".

Expressing satisfaction for the start of this activity, the Harbour Authority of Augusta has evidenced that "the security measures placed in being and the professionality of the harbour operators have guaranteed the regularity of the operations of allibo not having found some criticality, for which - it has emphasized the agency - is considered above all that such activity can continue regularly, during the winter season that ago to prefer the protection from the marosi of the internal oadstead of the port of Augusta to activity in offshore".

Remembering that such type of operation is disciplined under the technical aspect from decrees then of the Ministry of Marina Mercantile on May 3, 1984 and from the decree of the Harbour office n.15 on April 4, 1995, the Harbour Authority has specified moreover to have disciplined the activity from the commercial point of view with the deliberation n. 42 that on September 3, 2013 fixed a reduction of the anchor duty for this type of operations. The first authorization is released last month by the Harbour office and is preceded by an encounter centralized on the feasibility in terms of safety of navigation and prevention from pollution of the allibi in the port of Augusta to which the representatives of the technical-nautical and harbour services are taken part (Corporation Pilots Augusta and Syracuse, concessionary society of the towing service, Ormeggiatori Group, Group Boatmen, Chemical Service of port, society authorized to the antifire integrating service and marine agency raccomandataria Italnoli).