Thursday, June 28, 2007

MarEx Newsletter - June 28, 2007

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June 28, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 26

In this issue:

U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Allegations of Unfair Treatment of Mariners Accused of Violating Laws and Operating Procedures

Massachusetts Legislative Update: Senator Jarrett T. Barrios Pushes Forward on Controversial Bill (S.1349) Before Departing Office

Another Migrant Tragedy Near Malta

CITGO Still Insists That Sempra's Cameron LNG Docks Have Unanswered Questions and Present Significant Risk to Passing and Docked Vessels

Salvage of Sunken Greek Cruise Ship Too Dangerous

Two Federal Actions Regarding LNG Projects Seemingly Contradictory of One Another

Canada and United States Join Forces in Maritime Security Operation

Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips Say No to Chavez as Other Oil Players Comply

India's Union Cabinet Approves Amendments to Merchant Shipping Bill

Workboat Academy Quarterly Newsletter

USCG Contract With Bollinger for Eight Marine Protector Class Coastal Patrol Boats

IMO Announces GLOBALLAST Project Set For Next Phase

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Vacates the Entry of Judgment and the Permanent Injunction for the United States in Buzzards Bay Pollution Law Jurisdiction Case

Representatives Oberstar and Cummings Introduce Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill

MITAGS Announces Start of Two Training Programs

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U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Allegations of Unfair Treatment of Mariners Accused of Violating Laws and Operating Procedures

U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Allegations of Unfair Treatment of Mariners Accused of Violating Laws and Operating Procedures

Baltimore Sun investigative piece depicts wholesale bias against mariners and violations by Coast Guard Administrative Law Judges; Coast Guard HQ disputes statistics and their use within the article

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Massachusetts Legislative Update: Senator Jarrett T. Barrios Pushes Forward on Controversial Bill (S.1349) Before Departing Office

Massachusetts Legislative Update: Senator Jarrett T. Barrios Pushes Forward on Controversial Bill (S.1349) Before Departing Office

Unexpectedly convened public hearing on Senate Bill 1349, "An Act relative to Port Security," draws testimony and support from Executive Director of the New Jersey Pilot Commission

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Another Migrant Tragedy Near Malta

Another Migrant Tragedy Near Malta

Four survivors are rescued by a fishing boat while corpses are discovered by the Armed Forces of Malta

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CITGO Still Insists That Sempra's Cameron LNG Docks Have Unanswered Questions and Present Significant Risk to Passing and Docked Vessels

Summary of CITGO Minority Report/Position Paper (Dated: June 18, 2007) Issued to Calcasieu River Waterway Harbor Safety Committee (CRHWSC); Report goes apparently unheeded by local and national regulatory bodies

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Salvage of Sunken Greek Cruise Ship Too Dangerous

Salvage of Sunken Greek Cruise Ship Too Dangerous

Louis Cruise Lines claims that raising the sunken Sea Diamond would be too dangerous; Santorini Port Authority representatives will appoint a salvage company if the shipowner does not comply

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Two Federal Actions Regarding LNG Projects Seemingly Contradictory of One Another

Two Federal Actions Regarding LNG Projects Seemingly Contradictory of One Another

U.S. Senate rejects proposal to give state governors more power over LNG projects; federal judge in Maryland upholds local law barring Sparrows Point LNG facility

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Canada and United States Join Forces in Maritime Security Operation

Canada and United States Join Forces in Maritime Security Operation

The nations work together in operation Frontier Sentinel, the most complex domestic security exercise ever staged in Canada

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Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips Say No to Chavez as Other Oil Players Comply

Oil to keep pumping in Venezuela -- for now...

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India's Union Cabinet Approves Amendments to Merchant Shipping Bill

India's Union Cabinet Approves Amendments to Merchant Shipping Bill

The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Indian Ports Act, 1908 are one step closer to being amended to fulfill ISPS Code standards

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Workboat Academy Quarterly Newsletter

Workboat Academy Quarterly Newsletter

PMI's Workboat Academy Quarterly Newsletter available here

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USCG Contract With Bollinger for Eight Marine Protector Class Coastal Patrol Boats

USCG Contract With Bollinger for Eight Marine Protector Class Coastal Patrol Boats

Eight (8) new patrol boats will be nearly identical to the past 67 vessels delivered from Bollinger over the past 11 years

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IMO Announces GLOBALLAST Project Set For Next Phase

Building Partnerships to Assist Developing countries to Reduce the Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms in Ships' Water (GLOBALLAST) to cover 14 developing sub-regions and include 13 Lead Partnering Countries (LPCs) and over 40 Participating Countries (PCs)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Vacates the Entry of Judgment and the Permanent Injunction for the United States in Buzzards Bay Pollution Law Jurisdiction Case

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Vacates the Entry of Judgment and the Permanent Injunction for the United States in Buzzards Bay Pollution Law Jurisdiction Case

Massachusetts to have opportunity to defend the merits of its Massachusetts Oil Spill Prevention Act (MOSPA) in court

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Representatives Oberstar and Cummings Introduce Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill

Representatives Oberstar and Cummings Introduce Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill

Far-reaching legislation authorizes $8.3 billion for U.S. Coast Guard in FY-08; bill also proposes to establish national invasive species standards. MarEx analysis follows text of press release

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MITAGS Announces Start of Two Training Programs

MITAGS Announces Start of Two Training Programs

MITAGS (second) Workboat Mate Program to start October 1, 2007 and STCW95 AB to MATE Training is now also available

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Thursday, June 21, 2007

MarEx Newsletter - June 21, 2007

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June 21, 2007
Vol. 5, No. 25

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In this issue:

Mass. Maritime Academy Graduation Heralds the Continuation of Good Times in the Maritime Industry

Department of Justice Press Release(s): Barge Company and Key employees Indicted for Benzene Leak; Another Firm Assessed Largest Penalty Ever for Concealing Vessel Pollution

U.S. Coast Guard Seeks Mariner Feedback

Cummings, Oberstar Introduce Act to Reform Deepwater

Congestion in European Ports Expected to Worsen

Panama Canal Modifies Dry Excavation Tender for Expansion, Extends Bid Deadline

Russian Government Founds United Shipbuilding Corporation

NOAA And VT Halter Marine Celebrate the "Laying Of The Keel" for NOAA's Two Newest Ships

WHO Implements New Ship Sanitation Control Provisions

USCG Notice: Request for Public Comments on High Frequency (HF) Radio Broadcasts of Marine Weather Forecasts and Warnings

Huge Demand for Seismic Vessels -- Tenfold Increase in Classification Requests

International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Calls for Common Sense on Air Emissions

BISSO MARINE Salvages Abandoned Barge

The Nautical Institute's North East Coast USA Branch to Hold Meetings on New Resources for Bridge Resource Management

Round Table Associations Encourage Prompt Action on IMO Issues



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Mass. Maritime Academy Graduation Heralds the Continuation of Good Times in the Maritime Industry
Bay State Governor Deval Patrick and Maritime Administrator Sean Connaughton deliver upbeat addresses to class of 2007
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Department of Justice Press Release(s): Barge Company and Key employees Indicted for Benzene Leak; Another Firm Assessed Largest Penalty Ever for Concealing Vessel Pollution
Indictment returned against Canal Barge Company and employees for criminal violations of the Ports and Waterway Safety Act and U.S. Oil Tanker Firm Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG) to Pay $10 million as part of largest-ever penalty for concealing vessel pollution
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U.S. Coast Guard Seeks Mariner Feedback
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) has established a mechanism to provide ongoing feedback on the mariner licensing and documentation program and the relocation of the National Maritime Center
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Cummings, Oberstar Introduce Act to Reform Deepwater
Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act intends to bring significant reform to the Coast Guard's highly troubled $24-billion, 25-year Deepwater acquisitions program
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Congestion in European Ports Expected to Worsen
As container transport from China to Europe increases, congestion is expected to worsen; the ECMT has held a meeting to devise a plan to deal with it
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Panama Canal Modifies Dry Excavation Tender for Expansion, Extends Bid Deadline
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that it has modified the tender for the dry excavation of the new Pacific Locks access channel and extended the bid submission date to July 6, 2007.
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Russian Government Founds United Shipbuilding Corporation
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov signed a decree founding the fully state-owned corporation on Friday, June 15
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NOAA And VT Halter Marine Celebrate the "Laying Of The Keel" for NOAA's Two Newest Ships
VT Halter Marine Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are celebrating a construction milestone
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WHO Implements New Ship Sanitation Control Provisions
The World Health Organization implements new regulations to contain disease; most significant to the maritime industry is the new Ship Sanitation Control provisions
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USCG Notice: Request for Public Comments on High Frequency (HF) Radio Broadcasts of Marine Weather Forecasts and Warnings
US Coast Guard and DHS are soliciting public comments on the need to continue to provide high frequency radio broadcasts of weather forecasts and warnings
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Huge Demand for Seismic Vessels -- Tenfold Increase in Classification Requests
The booming global economy and high oil price have led to strong demand for seismographic ships
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International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Calls for Common Sense on Air Emissions
IBEA says the campaign by Intertanko for all shipping to switch to burning MDO flies in the face of common sense
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BISSO MARINE Salvages Abandoned Barge
BISSO MARINE recently salvaged the first of two abandoned barges from the Mississippi River in the Port of New Orleans for the United States Coast Guard
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The Nautical Institute's North East Coast USA Branch to Hold Meetings on New Resources for Bridge Resource Management
The first of the series will be co-sponsored by The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies and held at their facilities in Baltimore MD on August 15th 2007.
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Round Table Associations Encourage Prompt Action on IMO Issues
Chairmen of the Roundtable associations and association chairmen (BIMCO, ICS/ISF, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO) review and stress urgency of moving forward on a myriad of international maritime issues
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Thursday, June 14, 2007

MarEx Newsletter - June 14, 2007

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June 14, 2007
Vol. 5, No. 24

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In this issue:

NTSB Issues Safety Recommendation to Pilot Commissions of 14 States

Tanker Company and Second Engineer Indicted for Dumping Oil and Obstruction of Justice

Coast Guard Announces Rear Admiral Ronald J. Rábago Takes Over Deepwater Program

MarEx Readers Continue to Provide Input on Proposed Dismantling of Coast Guard

Bulker Still Grounded on Nobbys Beach

Federal Ballast Water Management Standards May be Inching Closer to the Finish Line

Law Introduced in Kenya to Boost Maritime Business

NTSB Cautions U.S. Coast Guard over Improper Buoy Redeployment

Apparent Maltese Inaction in Search and Rescue Efforts has all Sides Upset

Oil Giant Total Presents Defense in Erika Oil Spill Trial

American Salvage Association Forms Quality Partnership with United States Coast Guard

Canada's New Government Announces New Marine Personnel Regulations

MITAGS to Provide Sponsorship for T/V Kings Pointer & Midshipmen Baltimore Visit

Senator John McCain Will Give Keynote Address at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Graduation

Panama Canal Authority Announces Global Search for Top-Tier Firm to Assist Panama Canal with Management of Expansion



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NTSB Issues Safety Recommendation to Pilot Commissions of 14 States
National Transportation Safety Board recommends that pilot commissions require harbor and docking pilots to take part in recurrent joint training exercises that emphasize the concepts and procedures of bridge resource management
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Tanker Company and Second Engineer Indicted for Dumping Oil and Obstruction of Justice
June 7 Department of Justice Press Release announces indictment of Greek Tanker Operator for pollution violations from M/T KRITON
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Coast Guard Announces Rear Admiral Ronald J. Rábago Takes Over Deepwater Program
Rábago relieves RADM Gary T. Bore as program executive officer
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MarEx Readers Continue to Provide Input on Proposed Dismantling of Coast Guard
Responses flow in from both sides; new perspectives shed light on possible scenarios and reasons for them to happen
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Bulker Still Grounded on Nobbys Beach
Salvage preparations are underway to move the Pasha Bulker, but a hole in the outer hull may thwart efforts
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Federal Ballast Water Management Standards May be Inching Closer to the Finish Line
OceanSaver Ballast Water Treatment System makes its debut at Nor-Shipping, clears the DNV testing bar and now aims for IMO approval
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Law Introduced in Kenya to Boost Maritime Business
Once the bill becomes law, the nation's maritime sector will be governed by internationally-accepted standards
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NTSB Cautions U.S. Coast Guard over Improper Buoy Redeployment
June 12, 2007 Safety Recommendation (M-07-02) by National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Coast Guard take better care in verifying proper buoy redeployment
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Apparent Maltese Inaction in Search and Rescue Efforts has all Sides Upset
Spain says Malta is not fulfilling its international obligations; Malta says it can not deal with a large influx of illegal immigrants
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Oil Giant Total Presents Defense in Erika Oil Spill Trial
Total's defense arguments began last Wednesday in the first criminal trial in France against a business for an oil spill at sea
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American Salvage Association Forms Quality Partnership with United States Coast Guard
The American Salvage Association (ASA) and the United States Coast Guard have formally executed the Marine Salvage and Firefighting Quality Partnership with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the association and the Coast Guard
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Canada's New Government Announces New Marine Personnel Regulations
New measures designed to align Canadian seafarers with international labor standards
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MITAGS to Provide Sponsorship for T/V Kings Pointer & Midshipmen Baltimore Visit
USMMA Alumni Foundation (Chesapeake Chapter) to provide 2-Day Hosting of the USMMA Training Vessel T/V 'Kings Pointer' in the Port Of Baltimore (June 20-21, 2007)
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Senator John McCain Will Give Keynote Address at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Graduation
Commencement Exercises at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point) will take place on Monday, June 18, at 1000 hours
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Panama Canal Authority Announces Global Search for Top-Tier Firm to Assist Panama Canal with Management of Expansion
ACP requests proposals for the expansion program manager
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