MarEx Newsletter - October 25, 2007

October 25, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 42 In this issue: Long-Term Neglect of Mariners Continues to Haunt Maritime Employers Evidence of Chinese Nuclear Sub Found MarEx Readers Weigh In on the MARAD / OSG Cadet Pact October Print Issue of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE in Production! Report on Grounding Months Overdue The View from INTERTANKO (International Association of Independent Tanker Owners) Update on Arctic Expeditions Coast Guard Makes Wider Array of National Maritime Center Information Available WMD's Battled During Three-Day Maritime Exercise in Japan Coast Guard Finds Weaver Cove LNG Terminal Waterway Unsuitable Due to Navigational Safety Greenpeace Launches Non-Legal Whale Study and Criticizes Japan's Methods ITIC Warning on Use of Forged E-mails to Obtain Cargo Delivery 2007 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium 4th Annual Marine Finance Forum -- Latin America and Caribbean Emergency Teams in River Exercise Long-Term Neglect of Mariners Continues to Haunt Maritime Employers Past conditions and pay fuels the debate: are the new pay scales, conditions and amenities enough to draw the mariners back to sea, and keep the current crews there? Read More>>>Back to Top Evidence of Chinese Nuclear Sub Found Images of China's latest nuclear subs were discovered on Google Earth; officials are anxious over the violation of national security. Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Readers Weigh In on the MARAD / OSG Cadet Pact "If OSG Provides the Berths, Will They Come?" OPED Piece elicits strong opinions from MarEx readers. Read More>>>Back to Top October Print Issue of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE in Production! Maritime Training Edition features MITAGS/PMI on the cover. Read More>>>Back to Top Report on Grounding Months Overdue The New South Wales report on how the Pasha Bulker ran aground was due over two months ago; speculations on the cause of the accident are still flying. Read More>>>Back to Top The View from INTERTANKO (International Association of Independent Tanker Owners) Tanker Shipping: Energy-Efficient and Environmentally-Friendly. Read More>>>Back to Top Update on Arctic Expeditions A three-person team plans to walk 1,200 across the Arctic to get accurate ice thickness readings; Russia's Natural Resources Ministry recently stated that its preliminary tests prove that the Lomonosov Ridge is part of Russia's continental shelf; Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the U.S. still have their own Arctic claims. Read More>>>Back to Top Coast Guard Makes Wider Array of National Maritime Center Information Available Industry and mariners can now subscribe to U.S. Coast Guard for Mariner Documentation and Licensing Rules and Performance Updates. Read More>>>Back to Top WMD's Battled During Three-Day Maritime Exercise in Japan Seven countries participated in and forty countries observed the Proliferation Security Initiative interdiction exercise which took place on October 13-15. Read More>>>Back to Top Coast Guard Finds Weaver Cove LNG Terminal Waterway Unsuitable Due to Navigational Safety Wednesday's Coast Guard ruling could be the fatal blow to the controversial project but Weaver's Cove Energy likely to appeal decision. Read More>>>Back to Top Greenpeace Launches Non-Legal Whale Study and Criticizes Japan's Methods The environmental group recently announced the "Great Whale Trail," which tracks humpback whales via satellite, and criticized Japan's yearly killing of a thousand whales in the name of research. Read More>>>Back to Top ITIC Warning on Use of Forged E-mails to Obtain Cargo Delivery SHIP agents are increasingly faced with attempts to obtain delivery of cargo using forged emails, according to the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC). Read More>>>Back to Top 2007 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium The symposium will be held in Fort Lauderdale on November 14-16, 2007. Read More>>>Back to Top 4th Annual Marine Finance Forum -- Latin America and Caribbean The forum will be held at Loews Miami Beach Hotel South Beach, Miami, Florida Thursday, November 15, 2007. Read More>>>Back to Top Emergency Teams in River Exercise A simulated explosion in ship's engine room put crews from the Port of London Authority, emergency services and Royal National Lifeboat Institution to the test during an exercise on the River Thames this week. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.

MarEx Newsletter - October 18, 2007

October 18, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 42 In this issue: If OSG Provides the Berths, Will They Come? Piracy Incidents on the Rise Readers Weigh in on Last Week's Editorial on the Hawaii Superferry Break Up of Blue Lady Begins Agreement Reached in Long-Disputed Maritime Border DOJ Update: Ship's Chief Engineer Convicted in Vessel Pollution Case TOTAL Predicts Rise in High-Viscosity Fuel Volumes U.S. Coast Guard's NMC Increases the Approval Period for Towing Vessel Designated Examiners The Chinese Shipbuilding Industry Is Put Under the Microscope in This Interesting 2007 Report U.S. Maritime Administration Announces Groundbreaking Training Opportunity for U.S. Mariners American Salvage Association Announces New Leaders for 2007-2009 DONJON Marine Co., Inc. Provides Wreck Removal, Salvage Services to Two Lost Barges on Hudson River World Maritime Day Observance Program Fincantieri to Build Second-Largest Liner for Cunard House of Lords backs London Arbitration in Sovcomflot Dispute If OSG Provides the Berths, Will They Come? OSG steps up to the plate to ink unique cadet agreement with MARAD as the worldwide manning crunch widens. Read More>>>Back to Top Piracy Incidents on the Rise According to an IMB report, piracy incidents for the first nine months of 2007 have increased by 14 percent. Read More>>>Back to Top Readers Weigh in on Last Week's Editorial on the Hawaii Superferry Hawaii Superferry also furloughs 249 employees in the wake of the court decision to stop traffic to Maui. Read More>>>Back to Top Break Up of Blue Lady Begins Over a year after the controversial "toxic" ship was allowed to anchor off the Gujarat Coast, workers have begun dismantling it at Alang shipbreaking yard. Read More>>>Back to Top Agreement Reached in Long-Disputed Maritime Border The International Court of Justice recently released its ruling on the Nicaragua-Honduras sea border; the two Central American countries will share in the basin's rich fish reserves and oil and gas exploration possibilities. Read More>>>Back to Top DOJ Update: Ship's Chief Engineer Convicted in Vessel Pollution Case Ship employed bypass pipe to discharge oily waste without the use of a required pollution control device, U.S. Attorney says. Read More>>>Back to Top TOTAL Predicts Rise in High-Viscosity Fuel Volumes Competitive pricing and growth of container shipping to push the trend, says David Bleasdale of TOTAL Marine fuels. Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard's NMC Increases the Approval Period for Towing Vessel Designated Examiners National Maritime Center approves "designated" examiners for the assessment of competence of candidates. Read More>>>Back to Top The Chinese Shipbuilding Industry Is Put Under the Microscope in This Interesting 2007 Report Global shipbuilding output expected to increase 63% by 2010. Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Maritime Administration Announces Groundbreaking Training Opportunity for U.S. Mariners Public-private partnership is first formal agreement to make available onboard training billets on international fleet vessels for U.S. maritime academy cadets. Read More>>>Back to Top American Salvage Association Announces New Leaders for 2007-2009 American Salvage Association elects new officers and directors. Read More>>>Back to Top DONJON Marine Co., Inc. Provides Wreck Removal, Salvage Services to Two Lost Barges on Hudson River Donjon successfully executes salvage of two aggregate barges in October 2007. Read More>>>Back to Top World Maritime Day Observance Program The CMA is an Association Sponsor of this year's World Maritime Day Observance Program, taking place on October 25th, 2007 in New York City. Read More>>>Back to Top Fincantieri to Build Second-Largest Liner for Cunard The Italian shipbuilder has signed an agreement to build the 92,000-gross ton Queen Elizabeth for luxury cruise company Cunard Line. Read More>>>Back to Top House of Lords backs London Arbitration in Sovcomflot Dispute October 17 decision likely to lead to a reduction in the ability of parties to seek the refuge of the courts, says Mike Lax. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.