MarEx Newsletter - July 26, 2007

July 26, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 30 In this issue: Two Congressional Hearings Scheduled on Various Aspects of the U.S. Coast Guard Business U.S. Coast Guard and CAMM Both Seek Mariner Feedback U.S. Department of Justice Announces Guilty Plea in Case Alleging Violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships Pay Raise Legislation for Long Island Sound Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Pilots Signed by NY Governor; Connecticut Still AWOL on the Deal MSC Napoli Finally Split in Two Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Delivers Speech on Homeland Security as Industry Circles the Wagons Against 100% Cargo Screening PVA Comments on EPA Marine Engines Emissions Rule $1.7-Million Ransom Demanded for Crew of Danica White Tentative Labor Deal Reached in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) Sponsors the Maritime Administration Authorization Act of 2007 (S-1778) Polish Shipyard May Close Nautical Institute's Northeast Coast USA Branch to Address Revised Training Requirements for Bridge Resource Management Marine Environment Protection Committee Progresses Key Issues GPA's Provides Design For Economically Optimal Natural Gas Carrier London P&I Club Completes the Year in Strong Financial Position Two Congressional Hearings Scheduled on Various Aspects of the U.S. Coast Guard Business The summer heat is turned up as the embattled Coast Guard prepares to defend its position and bring its operations back on even keel Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard and CAMM Both Seek Mariner Feedback Coast Guard announcement centers on mariner licensing and documentation program while CAMM announcement includes both Administrative Law Judge issues and Coast Guard Marine Safety Programs Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Department of Justice Announces Guilty Plea in Case Alleging Violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships Shipping Company Pleads Guilty to Vessel Pollution-Related Charges Read More>>>Back to Top Pay Raise Legislation for Long Island Sound Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Pilots Signed by NY Governor; Connecticut Still AWOL on the Deal New York's action could bring the two states into real conflict as the very fiber of the MOA threatens to unravel Read More>>>Back to Top MSC Napoli Finally Split in Two After three rounds of cutting charges, the ship has finally been split in two. Read More>>>Back to Top Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Delivers Speech on Homeland Security as Industry Circles the Wagons Against 100% Cargo Screening Chertoff asserts that the three basic principles of port security are partnership, risk management, and a layered approach to security; but International Cargo Security Council says that 100% cargo screening is neither pragmatic, nor possible Read More>>>Back to Top PVA Comments on EPA Marine Engines Emissions Rule In a recent letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) stated that more understanding is needed before an efficient and effective process to reduce marine emissions can be finalized. Read More>>>Back to Top $1.7-Million Ransom Demanded for Crew of Danica White A very steep ransom has finally been demanded for the five Danish crew members of the vessel that was hijacked nearly two months ago Read More>>>Back to Top Tentative Labor Deal Reached in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Last-minute deal avoids costly work stoppage at nation's largest and busiest port hub Read More>>>Back to Top Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) Sponsors the Maritime Administration Authorization Act of 2007 (S-1778) MARAD funding could exceed $200 million Read More>>>Back to Top Polish Shipyard May Close Gdansk Shipyard, one of the largest shipyards in Poland, may have to close if it does not meet the EU's capacity reduction requirements Read More>>>Back to Top Nautical Institute's Northeast Coast USA Branch to Address Revised Training Requirements for Bridge Resource Management Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) to host meeting where speakers from various areas of the maritime industry will present their specific views on the subject Read More>>>Back to Top Marine Environment Protection Committee Progresses Key Issues A number of important issues, including measures to reduce air pollution from ships and the proposed Ship Recycling Convention, were discussed at the MEPC's 56th session Read More>>>Back to Top GPA's Provides Design For Economically Optimal Natural Gas Carrier Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. is providing the design to Sea NG Corp. for two additional versions of the Coselle Compressed Natural Gas CNG carrier Read More>>>Back to Top London P&I Club Completes the Year in Strong Financial Position Club achieves investment return of 11% while increasing free reserves to $111 million Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.