In order to further strengthen publicity and education on maritime safety production, enhance the
knowledge of safe production and emergency management of maritime employees, and exercise
emergency response teams for dangerous goods leakage, the Haigang Economic Zone has recently
combined the actual operation and management according to the “Safe Production Month” activities
of the District Management Committee. Weifang Sendamei Liquefied Products Terminal Co., Ltd.
and Weifang Qiji Shipping Co., Ltd. and other units carried out oil spill emergency response drill at
the 24 berth of the liquefied goods terminal.
During the drill, when the 5000 ton fuel oil tanker “Xinke 12” was carrying out unloading operations
in the 24# liquefaction terminal berth. As the ship-to-shore connection oil hose was damaged, about
0.3 tons of fuel oil was leaked into the sea. After received the report from the terminal operator,
Weifang Sendamei Liquefaction Terminal Co., Ltd. immediately launched the emergency plan for the
oil spill accident at the sea, and informed the rescue team of the ship rescue company to request the
dispatch of the cleanup ships and the oil booms ships cooperated fully to carry out emergency response
work. It was deployed oil booms and oil absorbent pads for oil spill containment and oil spill clean-up.
Through this drill, the port operation enterprises in the harbor economic zone will further enhance their
awareness of ship anti-pollution accidents and production safety accidents, improve the emergency
response capabilities of sudden oil spill accidents in port operations enterprises, and inspect professional
cleaning companies and port enterprises to prevent them. The use of contaminated equipment, the
proficiency of operation and the effectiveness and operability of the anti-pollution emergency plan
will improve the overall oil spill emergency response capacities of the zone and effectively maintain the
stability of the water safety situation in the haigang economic zone.