MarEx Newsletter - August 2, 2007

August 2, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 31 In this issue: Coast Guard's Administrative Law Functions Scrutinized by Subcommittee MARAD Announces U.S. Flag and Crewing Agreement Port of Oakland Moves Ahead With Cold Ironing Bush Supports Landmark Maritime Treaty IMO Statement: Amendments to MARPOL Annex I Enter Into Force Pasha Bulker Leaves Newcastle TDC Security Alert: Video of Iranians Laying Mines U.S. House Okays Bill to Reform Coast Guard's Deepwater Program IMO Wants UN to Intervene in Pirate Attacks Africa to Use Satellites to Reduce Illegal Fishing World Maritime Leaders Champion the Environment Nautical Institute to Address Revised Training Requirements for BRM Project Liberty Ship Announces Yankee Adventure 2007 Information on Mariner Licensing and Documentation Program Improvements Released Resolve Towing & Salvage Assists in Lightering and Refloat of 99,000 DWT Tanker Coast Guard's Administrative Law Functions Scrutinized by Subcommittee Conflicting testimony does not show widespread bias against mariners, but reforms are still to be sought, including separation of ALJs from the Coast Guard. Read More>>>Back to Top MARAD Announces U.S. Flag and Crewing Agreement Woodside Natural Gas' Agreement follows three other high-profile agreements by LNG terminal applicants to utilize American crews but goes one step further in committing to build high-tech U.S. flag LNG ships. Read More>>>Back to Top Port of Oakland Moves Ahead With Cold Ironing California-based Wittmar Engineering and Construction uses mobile LNG-powered generators mounted on truck trailers instead of fixed dock equipment. Read More>>>Back to Top Bush Supports Landmark Maritime Treaty In a May 15 statement, President Bush urged the Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty, which would cause the U.S. to answer to multiple international maritime laws. Read More>>>Back to Top IMO Statement: Amendments to MARPOL Annex I Enter Into Force All new ships ordered after August 1 (and with total bunker capacity of 600 cubic meters and above) must have their fuel tanks protected with a double hull (Briefing 27, July 27, 2007). Read More>>>Back to Top Pasha Bulker Leaves Newcastle The Pasha Bulker was towed from NSW's Newcastle harbor last Thursday for an undisclosed location in Asia for more repairs. Read More>>>Back to Top TDC Security Alert: Video of Iranians Laying Mines Videos of 2006 Iranian exercises available on-line; regional tensions warrant ramped up vigilance by all commercial ships and their crews. Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. House Okays Bill to Reform Coast Guard's Deepwater Program Legislation, passing on a 426-0 vote, is intended to strengthen oversight of the Coast Guard's Deepwater $24-billion recapitalization program. Read More>>>Back to Top IMO Wants UN to Intervene in Pirate Attacks The International Maritime Organization wants the UN Security Council to embark on urgent actions to control rampant piracy in Somali waters. Read More>>>Back to Top Africa to Use Satellites to Reduce Illegal Fishing Satellite surveillance will aid African countries with Atlantic coastlines in controlling fish poaching. Read More>>>Back to Top World Maritime Leaders Champion the Environment World Maritime Day in New York is the platform for the launch of marine environment initiative. Read More>>>Back to Top Nautical Institute to Address Revised Training Requirements for BRM 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 Project Liberty Ship Announces Yankee Adventure 2007 Liberty Ship S.S. JOHN W. BROWN will make visits to three ports in New England during August 2007. Read More>>>Back to Top Information on Mariner Licensing and Documentation Program Improvements Released Offsite Senior leadership meeting sponsored last week by U.S. Coast Guard provides guidance to marine industry sector regarding the centralization and restructuring of the Coast Guard's Mariner Licensing Program. Read More>>>Back to Top Resolve Towing & Salvage Assists in Lightering and Refloat of 99,000 DWT Tanker Under the direct supervision of Resolve personnel, all 548,000 barrels of cargo was transferred on to another vessel to enable the WHITE SEA to safely transit light ship to a repair facility. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.