MarEx Newsletter - June 28, 2007

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 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 Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top Another Migrant Tragedy Near Malta Four survivors are rescued by a fishing boat while corpses are discovered by the Armed Forces of Malta Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips Say No to Chavez as Other Oil Players Comply Oil to keep pumping in Venezuela -- for now... Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top Workboat Academy Quarterly Newsletter PMI's Workboat Academy Quarterly Newsletter available here Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top 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) Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top 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 Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.