MarEx Newsletter - August 16, 2007

August 16, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 33 In this issue: 2007 Atlantic Storm Season Sees First Hurricane Danish and Panamanian Vessels Collide Hawaii Superferry Set to Kick Off on August 28th Denmark Voices Arctic Claim Congressman Cummings Urges Coast Guard to Follow Requirements of H.R. 2722 MSC Napoli Bow Towed to Belfast Texas Governor Authorizes Houston Ship Channel Security District Multraship Refloats Capsized Cargo Ship Amendments to Canada's Collision and Canal Regulations Proposed U.S. Coast Guard Releases Updated Organization Chart PVA Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Transportation Workers Identification Cards (TWIC) Panama Canal Turns 93 Trailer Bridge Expands Service Sea Launch Departs Victoria Shipyards Coming Soon: Analysis of the Transcript of the Calcasieu River Waterway Harbor Safety Committee Meeting (June 2007) 2007 Atlantic Storm Season Sees First Hurricane Hurricane Dean has maximum sustained winds of nearly 90 MPH. Read More>>>Back to Top Danish and Panamanian Vessels Collide The Danish product tanker Torm Gertrude and the Panamanian cargo vessel New Flame collided in Gibraltar waters on Sunday. Read More>>>Back to Top Hawaii Superferry Set to Kick Off on August 28th Reservations now being accepted as the groundbreaking service commences; service could change the way of life for thousands of local residents. Read More>>>Back to Top Denmark Voices Arctic Claim Danish scientists began a month-long expedition to prove that the Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic is part of the Danish territory of Greenland; Russia, Canada, Norway, and the U.S. have their own Arctic claims. Read More>>>Back to Top Congressman Cummings Urges Coast Guard to Follow Requirements of H.R. 2722 Legislation should serve as a blueprint to prevent future failures of the Deepwater Program. Read More>>>Back to Top MSC Napoli Bow Towed to Belfast Nearly three weeks after the grounded vessel was split in two, the MCA finally carries out its plan to have the Napoli's bow section towed away. Read More>>>Back to Top Texas Governor Authorizes Houston Ship Channel Security District Governor Perry has signed a bill, authorizing the creation of a Houston Ship Channel Security District, which will be the first of its kind at a U.S. port. Read More>>>Back to Top Multraship Refloats Capsized Cargo Ship The vessel, which capsized in Moerdijk, Netherlands, has been safely redelivered to its owner. Read More>>>Back to Top Amendments to Canada's Collision and Canal Regulations Proposed The amendments, proposed by Transport Canada, are intended to ensure consistency with the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard Releases Updated Organization Chart The organization chart for the new national maritime center in West Virginia reflects new functions and points of contact for Coast Guard centralized operations. Read More>>>Back to Top PVA Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Transportation Workers Identification Cards (TWIC) The need for (a.) TWIC readers to be tested, (b.) reduction in costs associated with TWIC and (c.) allowing employers to define secure areas all highlighted by Debbie Gosselin, president of Watermark Cruises. Read More>>>Back to Top Panama Canal Turns 93 Efficient, Safe and Reliable -- A Modernized Canal Looks to the Future With its Expansion Program Read More>>>Back to Top Trailer Bridge Expands Service The company begins new service to the Dominican Republic, expands service to Puerto Rico, and additionally boasts a cleaner and greener approach with its distillate-powered tug fleet. Read More>>>Back to Top Sea Launch Departs Victoria Shipyards The vessel finally departed Victoria Shipyards after an extensive and exceptional ship repair project. Read More>>>Back to Top Coming Soon: Analysis of the Transcript of the Calcasieu River Waterway Harbor Safety Committee Meeting (June 2007) September meeting promises to be a lively one; issues of 'standards of care on the waterway' far from settled. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.