MarEx Newsletter - November 1, 2007

November 1, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 44 In this issue: Crossroads: A Tale of Two Coast Guards Hijacking Incidents Increase Near Somalia Hawaii Superferry Back on Course Africa Command Gives High Priority to Maritime Security Federal Lawsuit Filed in California Over Suisan Bay Reserve Fleet MSC Napoli Update Mariners Weigh In Again: "Neglect of Mariners" Op-Ed Draws Reaction The European Community is Competent to Oblige the Member States to Provide for Common Criminal Penalties in Order to Combat Ship-Source Pollution National Waterways Foundation Elects New Officers and Trustees Industry Led Marine Environment Initiative Launched At World Maritime Day Observance In New York Marine Money Conferences: Ship Finance Opportunities TECO Energy Announces Agreement to Sell TECO Transport Corporation "Greenpeace Launches Non-Lethal Whale Study and Criticizes Japan's Methods" Correction Navy Task Group to Join Other Navies for Warfare Exercise First LNG Shipment From Snøhvit Crossroads: A Tale of Two Coast Guards U.S. Coast Guard Begins Transition of Mariner Documentation to NMC in West Virginia. Read More>>>Back to Top Hijacking Incidents Increase Near Somalia Thirteen reported hijackings have occurred near Somalia so far this year -- almost three times the total number of hijackings reported in the same area for all of 2006. Read More>>>Back to Top Hawaii Superferry Back on Course State legislature bails out Hawaii's new inter-island ferry. Read More>>>Back to Top Africa Command Gives High Priority to Maritime Security Pentagon official discusses AFRICOM with bloggers, electronic journalists. Read More>>>Back to Top Federal Lawsuit Filed in California Over Suisan Bay Reserve Fleet MARAD caught in the middle as it tries to dispose of the obsolete vessels while complying with both federal and state laws. Read More>>>Back to Top MSC Napoli Update The Maritime and Coastguard Agency recently explained how the stern of the MSC Napoli, which was rebeached on July 12 at Branscombe Bay, near Sidmouth, will be removed in two stages. Read More>>>Back to Top Mariners Weigh In Again: "Neglect of Mariners" Op-Ed Draws Reaction Marine employers get the word, firsthand from the professionals doing the work. Read More>>>Back to Top The European Community is Competent to Oblige the Member States to Provide for Common Criminal Penalties in Order to Combat Ship-Source Pollution The Court of Justice annuls the Council Framework Decision to strengthen the criminal-law framework for the enforcement of the law against ship-source pollution due to its adoption outside the Community legislative framework. Read More>>>Back to Top National Waterways Foundation Elects New Officers and Trustees Goal of the National Waterways Foundation is to serve and protect America's waterways system. Read More>>>Back to Top Industry Led Marine Environment Initiative Launched At World Maritime Day Observance In New York IMO's Mitropoulos Heralds Formation of NAMEPA. Read More>>>Back to Top Marine Money Conferences: Ship Finance Opportunities Information on the conference in Miami on November 15 and the conference in Italy on November 27. Read More>>>Back to Top TECO Energy Announces Agreement to Sell TECO Transport Corporation The corporation will be sold to an investment group led by an affiliate of Greenstreet Equity Partners, L.P., for a purchase price of $405 million in cash, subject to working capital adjustment; net proceeds, taking into consideration estimated transaction-related costs, are expected to be approximately $370-380 million. Read More>>>Back to Top "Greenpeace Launches Non-Lethal Whale Study and Criticizes Japan's Methods" Correction A correction to the article that appeared in last week's newsletter. Read More>>>Back to Top Navy Task Group to Join Other Navies for Warfare Exercise More than 1,100 sailors in five ships to join with United States and Chilean naval vessels for a large warfare exercise Oct. 29 to Nov. 14 off Southern California. Read More>>>Back to Top First LNG Shipment From Snøhvit The first tanker with a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Snøhvit field left port at Melkøya near Hammerfest, northern Norway, today, 20 October. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.