MarEx Newsletter - September 7, 2007

September 7, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 36 In this issue: Coast Guard Ramps Up to Enforce Security Zone for Embattled Superferry Sea Border Issue Divides South Korea INTERTANKO Defines Straightforward Position on Ballast Water/Invasive Species Issue Ship Operator Pleads Guilty and Sentenced to Pay $10 Million Related to Charges Arising from Grounding in the Aleutians When (More) LNG Comes to Lake Charles: Setting the Record Straight MSC Napoli Bow Recycling Begins U.S. Coast Guard Issues Marine Safety Alert (2-07 -- September 6, 2007) Conflicting Press Releases on New Flame Salvage Southern States Order Three Newbuild Vessels Russian Arctic Claim Could Be Decided in 3 Years MARAD to Remove Remaining High-Priority Vessels from James River Reserve Fleet Toxic Ship Paint Additive to Be Banned Clean & Green Port of Houston Program Launched "Marine Highways" Concept to Take Load off Roads Gains Momentum Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) Agrees to Acquire the Callenberg Group Coast Guard Ramps Up to Enforce Security Zone for Embattled Superferry Hawaii Superferry prepares for any and all eventualities as the Coast Guard prepares to provide better security; immediate future of the new service hangs on this week's court decisions. Read More>>>Back to Top Sea Border Issue Divides South Korea The Unification Minister's suggestion of discussing changing the long-disputed NLL sea border between North and South Korea at the Inter-Korean Summit in October has South Korean liberals and conservatives at odds. Read More>>>Back to Top INTERTANKO Defines Straightforward Position on Ballast Water/Invasive Species Issue The voice of independent tanker owners since 1970 gives a frank talk on a hot-button issue. Read More>>>Back to Top Ship Operator Pleads Guilty and Sentenced to Pay $10 Million Related to Charges Arising from Grounding in the Aleutians DOJ Press Release (August 22) outlines illegal discharge of oil and soy beans and one violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; Ship's Operator issues its own press release (August 22) providing its spin on the incident and aftermath. Read More>>>Back to Top When (More) LNG Comes to Lake Charles: Setting the Record Straight Safety, security, tugs and money. Read More>>>Back to Top MSC Napoli Bow Recycling Begins Work on cutting up and recycling the bow of the vessel that was towed to Belfast on August 9 has begun; the ship's stern, which remains grounded, is to be removed in November. Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard Issues Marine Safety Alert (2-07 -- September 6, 2007) United States Coast Guard Headquarters issues alert regarding programming marine radio and AIS equipment. Read More>>>Back to Top Conflicting Press Releases on New Flame Salvage A European Maritime Safety Agency press release states that, in answer to a request by the Spanish Government, it has sent an oil pollution vessel to aid in the de-fueling operations of the New Flame in Gibraltar; a Government of Gibraltar press release states that this is patently "untrue." Links to photos of the collision are included. Read More>>>Back to Top Southern States Order Three Newbuild Vessels Two fast supply boats designed by Sterling Marine to be delivered in 2009. Read More>>>Back to Top Russian Arctic Claim Could Be Decided in 3 Years The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf could decide Russia's claim to extend its continental shelf in as little as three years; Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the U.S. have their own Arctic claims. Read More>>>Back to Top MARAD to Remove Remaining High-Priority Vessels from James River Reserve Fleet Departures will bring total to 66 vessels since January 2001. Read More>>>Back to Top Toxic Ship Paint Additive to Be Banned An IMO treaty banning tributyltin (TBT) from ship paint is expected to be passed soon. Read More>>>Back to Top Clean & Green Port of Houston Program Launched Public/private partnership aims to clean and restore buffalo bayou and the Houston ship channel. Read More>>>Back to Top "Marine Highways" Concept to Take Load off Roads Gains Momentum Sept. 14 live national Webcast outlines new legislation and strong grassroots, mainstream support for idea to relieve road congestion. Read More>>>Back to Top Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) Agrees to Acquire the Callenberg Group WMS hopes to create a leading maritime services competence cluster and the acquisition of Callenberg accords with that strategy. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.