OIL CONTAINMENT BOOMS
American Marine, a division of Elastec, has been manufacturing oil containment booms and barriers for oil spills since 1967. We are an industry leader in its manufacture and our standard models are always in stock. Elastec also offers a wide variety of accessories. We can manufacture custom barriers to fill individual needs and boom reel systems for storage. We also offer the BoomVane™ to aid deployment of in moving water or with a vessel. Learn about how Elastec’s oil booms meet ASTM and ISO standards, and OPA90 regulations. Fill out our questionnaire and tell us about your project.
Explore Our Oil Containment Booms
AirMax
Inflatable urethane containment boom designed for compact storage and rapid deployment in marine environments.
AirMax V-Sweep
Inflatable boom system designed for single-vessel oil sweeping operations using an outrigger arm.
AquaCoil
Compact, auto-inflating oil containment boom for rapid response in marinas, harbors, and calm waterways.
Barrel-O-Boom
Self-inflating oil containment boom packaged in a portable barrel for storage and rapid deployment.
Boom Reels
Boom reels designed for storage, deployment, and recovery of containment boom during spill response operations.
EconoMax
Lightweight, foldable containment boom designed for quick deployment in calm and protected waters.
FlexiBelt
Spring-loaded containment barrier designed to adjust to changing water levels during vessel fueling and transfers.
MaxiMax and MiniMax
Foam-filled fence booms designed for rapid deployment and oil containment in ports and harbors.
OptiMax
High-buoyancy containment boom designed for oil and debris control in rivers, estuaries, and harbors.
PermaFence
Heavy-duty floating containment barrier designed for permanent installations and long-term deployment.
ReelPak
Auto-inflating containment boom designed for compact storage, rapid deployment, and retrieval.
RubberMax
Inflatable rubber containment boom designed for oil containment in marine environments.
RubberMax V-Sweep
Inflatable boom system designed for single-vessel oil sweeping and collection operations.
ShoreMax
Water-ballasted containment boom designed for shallow water, shorelines, and changing water levels.
Simplex
Lightweight, foam-filled containment boom designed for coastal and shoreline protection.
SuperMax
High-buoyancy curtain boom designed for oil containment in protected and open waters.
SuperStream
Lightweight containment boom designed for rapid deployment in streams, canals, and shallow waterways.
SuperSwamp
Compact containment boom designed for oil spill response in shallow, calm waterways and drainage channels.
SwiftWater
Lightweight containment boom designed for deployment in rivers, streams, canals, and other moving waterways.
TundraGuard
Specialized containment boom designed for marshes, swamps, and shallow water with fluctuating levels.
Water Dam
Portable, inflatable barrier designed for temporary spill containment and water flow control in streams and ditches.
BoomVane
Boom deployment equipment designed to position and control containment boom in moving water or from a vessel.
Boom and Curtain Accessories
Accessories for deploying, anchoring, connecting, storing, and maintaining floating booms and turbidity curtains.
AirMax Inflatable Containment Boom
AirMax is a versatile, inflatable oil containment boom, manufactured from high-quality Urethane fabric. The AirMax range of containment booms are designed for compact storage and quick deployment. The high visibility orange fabric greatly assists mariners and vessel operators to avoid a potential navigational hazard. As an added safety feature, the hot galvanized steel ballast chain is enclosed in a reinforced fabric pocket to prevent entanglements and pinch points for operators. This chain also acts as a tension member for added strength and resistance of towing forces.
EconoMax Containment Boom
The Elastec EconoMax oil spill containment boom is lightweight and compact, designed for deployment in protected and calm waters. The flat panel floats allow this boom to be folded into neat parcels that can easily be stored in vehicles and trucks, ready for quick deployment by hand.
Flexibelt Oil Spill Containment Boom
FlexiBelt is a unique spring-loaded floating containment boom designed to be used by ships during refueling and product transfer operations. It will ride up and down against the ships’ hull and seawall, automatically adjusting to the changing distances and waterline. Typically, two FlexiBelts are deployed with one upstream and one downstream (facing in opposite directions).
MaxiMax and MiniMax Containment Boom
Elastec MaxiMax and MiniMax oil spill fence booms are designed in a variety of sizes for rapid deployment from boom reels or racks. Elastec manufactures fence boom with added tension members combined with solid foam floatation. This oil and debris barrier is typically used for deployment in ports and harbors for surrounding vessels or protecting resources. The construction employs top and bottom tension members (cable on top and chain on bottom).
OptiMax Oil Spill Containment Boom
OptiMax is a strong and versatile containment boom that meets OPA 90 specification for use in rivers, streams and near shore ocean environments. OptiMax II is the contractor’s boom of choice for rivers and streams where conditions such as a fast current may exist that requires additional buoyancy reserve. OptiMax boom is an industry standard oil spill containment boom. Its lightweight and reliable construction makes it ideal for shoreline and coastal protection.
PermaFence Barrier
The PermaFence containment barrier is designed for permanent installations and minimum maintenance. This heavy-duty boom is capable of withstanding long-term deployments and the arduous conditions of permanent installations. Our specially molded foam filled floats have a unique design that greatly enhances the impact resistance while providing high buoyancy reserve. These floats are produced in HDPE material that provides excellent UV and abrasion resistance.
RubberMax Oil Containment Boom
RubberMax inflatable oil containment boom is produced with the latest materials and techniques. The materials have been extensively tested according to ASTM and military standards including puncture and abrasion resistance as well as tear and tensile strength. The construction has two plies of polyester reinforcing fabric coated in synthetic rubber with compounds which are resistant to the elements and oil.
ShoreMax Inflatable Containment Boom
ShoreMax is a special purpose inflatable oil spill containment boom for use in shallow, calm water environments or to traverse between the beach and the sea. It is ideal for making the transition between a conventional floating boom and the shoreline, equally it is very useful in swamp and marsh areas where the water level can rise and fall. Ballast is provided by water-filled tubes.
Simplex Oil Spill Boom
Simplex boom is an industry standard oil spill containment boom. Its lightweight and reliable construction makes it ideal for shoreline and coastal protection. Simplex is an inexpensive boom, yet it features a high buoyancy reserve provided by stable closed cell foam log floats.
SuperMax Spill Containment Boom
SuperMax Boom is a high buoyancy curtain oil boom suited to protected and open waters. It may be fitted with a stainless steel top cable as an option for added strength for towing applications. As an added safety feature the galvanized steel ballast chain is enclosed in a reinforced fabric pocket to prevent entanglements and pinch points for operators. The high buoyancy to weight ratio of the boom provides excellent wave conformance and oil retention characteristics.
SuperStream Spill Containment Boom
SuperStream is a handy oil spill containment boom suitable for use in streams, canals, roadside ditches and other shallow calm water areas. SuperStream is lightweight and easily transported. It is typical for SuperStream to be carried in the back of trucks and small containers ready for instant deployment. It is fitted with a cylindrical closed cell foam float and galvanized ballast chain.
SuperSwamp Oil Spill Containment Boom
SuperSwamp boom is a small oil spill containment boom suitable for use in streams, canals, roadside ditches and other shallow calm water areas. It is fitted with a cylindrical closed cell foam float and galvanized ballast chain. SuperSwamp is lightweight and easily transported. It is typical for SuperSwamp oil spill containment boom to be carried in the back of trucks and small containers ready for instant deployment.
Swiftwater Oil Containment Barrier
SwiftWater is an oil containment boom suitable for use in streams, rivers, canals, and roadside ditches. SwiftWater is lightweight and easily transported. It is typical for SwiftWater to be carried in the back of trucks and small containers ready for instant deployment. It is fitted with a cylindrical closed cell foam float, top tensions cable and galvanized ballast chain.
TundraGuard Oil Boom
TundraGuard oil spill containment boom is suited to swamps, marshes, inland or boggy terrain. It is a special purpose lightweight boom for use in shallow, calm water environments where the water level may fluctuate and cause conventional booms to leak or fail due to grounding. The upper chamber is filled with foam buoyancy that provides freeboard when the water depth increases and allows the boom to function like conventional curtain booms in deeper water.
OPA90 Regulations and ASTM Standards for Elastec Oil Booms
Elastec oil booms are manufactured in accordance with OPA90 regulations and ASTM standards, such as;
- F625/F625M-94(2022) Standard Practice for Classifying Water Bodies for Spill Control Systems
- F715-07(2023) Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics Used for Oil Spill Control and Storage
- F818-16(2020) Standard Terminology Relating to Spill Response Booms and Barriers
- F962-04(2023) Standard Specification for Oil Spill Response Boom Connection: Z-Connector
- F1093-99(2023) Standard Test Methods for Tensile Strength Characteristics of Oil Spill Response Boom
- F1523-94(2023) Standard Guide for Selection of Booms in Accordance With Water Body Classifications
- F1599-95(2024) Standard Guide for Collecting Performance Data on Temporary Storage Devices
- F1657/F1657M-96(2024) Standard Practice for Emergency Joining of Booms with Incompatible Connectors
- F2084/F2084M-01(2024) Standard Guide for Collecting Containment Boom Performance Data in Controlled Environments
- F2438-04(2022) Standard Specification for Oil Spill Response Boom Connection: Slide Connector
- F2682-07(2024) Standard Guide for Determining the Buoyancy to Weight Ratio of Oil Spill Containment Boom
- F2683-11(2024) Standard Guide for Selection of Booms for Oil-Spill Response
- F3694-24 Standard Guide for Towing and Anchoring Oil Booms
Elastec oil containment booms conform with ISO standard 17325-1 (2014) Ships and marine technology, Marine environment protection, Oil booms – Part 1: Design requirements & Part 3: End Connectors.
Oil Spill Containment Boom Questionnaire
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