MarEx Newsletter - August 9, 2007

August 9, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 32 In this issue: Letter to the Editor: Ballast Blunder Battle Over Arctic Territory Heats Up Russia's Delivery of Aircraft Carrier to India Delayed New MITAGS Maritime Simulation Training Center 'Dirty Bomb' in L.A. Ports Could Cause Hundreds of Latent Cancers Anderson to be Nominated for FMC Commissioner MIT Aims for Kinder, Gentler Scallop Dredge Transas Starts Working on National Coastal Surveillance Stowaway Focal Point Set Up at the IMO IBIA Warning on Misleading SECA2 Advice Teekay and TORM Complete Acquisition of OMI PVA Testifies at Congressional Hearing Waterways Council, Inc. PraisesHouse Passage of WRDA Bill BOURBON: Strong Growth in Business in the First Half of 2007 Foss Joins U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership to Improve Energy Efficiency and Air Quality Letter to the Editor: Ballast Blunder State governments in the environmental movement have taken a considerable risk by failing to embrace a reasonable and effective solution to the ballast water problem. Read More>>>Back to Top Battle Over Arctic Territory Heats Up Russia plants a flag on an underwater Arctic ridge, symbolically claiming the estimated billions of barrels of oil held there; Canada and Denmark disagree. Read More>>>Back to Top Russia's Delivery of Aircraft Carrier to India Delayed The delivery of the Gorshkov has been delayed by at least three years due to Russia's primary military shipyard being behind schedule in modernizing and upgrading the vessel. Read More>>>Back to Top New MITAGS Maritime Simulation Training Center The Grand Opening was an important milestone for MITAGS and included the renewal, upgrade, and enhancement of the Institute's onsite simulation facilities. Read More>>>Back to Top 'Dirty Bomb' in L.A. Ports Could Cause Hundreds of Latent Cancers A dirty bomb in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach would result in serious economic and psychological consequences. Read More>>>Back to Top Anderson to be Nominated for FMC Commissioner President Bush plans to nominate A. Paul Anderson to be Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission and to designate him as Chairman. Read More>>>Back to Top MIT Aims for Kinder, Gentler Scallop Dredge Cliff Goudey's version of the better mousetrap is the better scallop dredge. Read More>>>Back to Top Transas Starts Working on National Coastal Surveillance Transas Limited and the Department of Merchant Shipping, Ministry of Communications and Works (DMS) signed a prestigious contract for the coastal Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS) for the Republic of Cyprus. Read More>>>Back to Top Stowaway Focal Point Set Up at the IMO The SFP has been established within the IMO's Maritime Safety Division as a result of the INTERCARGO/INTERTANKO submission to the IMO Facilitation Committee. Read More>>>Back to Top IBIA Warning on Misleading SECA2 Advice The Association has moved quickly to dispel certain misconceptions concerning the designated Sulphur Emission Control Area for the English Channel and North Sea (SECA2). Read More>>>Back to Top Teekay and TORM Complete Acquisition of OMI The acquisition was completed through their jointly owned subsidiary, Omaha, Inc.; as a result, all the remaining outstanding OMI shares were cancelled and converted. Read More>>>Back to Top PVA Testifies at Congressional Hearing The U. S. House of Representative's Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Safety and Transportation held a hearing with U.S. Coast Guard and maritime industry witnesses to discuss the current state of the governmental function of "Protecting Life and Property at Sea." Read More>>>Back to Top Waterways Council, Inc. PraisesHouse Passage of WRDA Bill Seven modern locks on Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, also Bayou Sorrel and Matagorda Re-Route project, authorized. Read More>>>Back to Top BOURBON: Strong Growth in Business in the First Half of 2007 +29.7% revenues increase (+38.5% at constant exchange rates);Offshore Division up by 28.3% (+36.0% at constant exchange rates);Bulk Division up by 42.9% (+54.5% at constant exchange rates). Read More>>>Back to Top Foss Joins U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership to Improve Energy Efficiency and Air Quality Foss becomes the first carrier accepted into the national program for its marine transportation services. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.