MarEx Newsletter - November 30, 2007

November 30, 2007 | Vol. 5, No. 48 In this issue: The View From Workboat: Charles Fabrikant Defines the Mood of the Maritime Industry Canadian Cruise Ship Sinks Off Antarctica Reader Response to Last Week's OPED Entitled, "ANYTHING BUT: An Act relative to Port Security" Cosco Busan "Arrested" INTERTANKO Hosts Successful Seafarers Vetting Seminar Philippines Update on Black Sea Oil Spill 2007 Inaugural IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea Communication Lost With Hijacked Ship EPD Inc. Holds Grand Opening of EPD Asia at China Facility Two Books From American Maritime History Project Trailer Bridge Intends to Work With McLean Family Bollinger Delivers ATB Unit Canada and United States Release Joint Study to Ensure Viability of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Liberia Mounts Explorer Investigation BV Strengthens Bulker Share Thanks to China Co-Operation The View From Workboat: Charles Fabrikant Defines the Mood of the Maritime Industry President & CEO of Seacor Holdings, Inc. expresses cautious optimism for the future as the building boom continues. Read More>>>Back to Top Canadian Cruise Ship Sinks Off Antarctica The M/S Explorer sank after striking submerged ice in the Bransfield Strait off King George Island, Antarctica on Friday, November 23; all passengers and crewmembers were safely evacuated. Read More>>>Back to Top Reader Response to Last Week's OPED Entitled, "ANYTHING BUT: An Act relative to Port Security" November 21 MarEx e-newsletter article highlighted issues related to Boston Harbor's competing legislative efforts. Read More>>>Back to Top Cosco Busan "Arrested" The U.S. district Court issued an order "arresting" the movement of the vessel in response to a class action lawsuit filed; cleanup activities continue. Read More>>>Back to Top INTERTANKO Hosts Successful Seafarers Vetting Seminar Philippines Over one thousand seafaring officers attended INTERTANKO's first ever Seafarers' Vetting Seminar. Read More>>>Back to Top Update on Black Sea Oil Spill Approximately 17,500 tons of oil product waste has been collected; environmental damage has been estimated at $265 million. Read More>>>Back to Top 2007 Inaugural IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea The inaugural IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea has been presented to two seafarers who risked their lives to save others in a dramatic rescue operation in gale-force winds. Read More>>>Back to Top Communication Lost With Hijacked Ship Communication was lost with MV Al Marjan, which was hijacked by Somali pirate on October 17. Read More>>>Back to Top EPD Inc. Holds Grand Opening of EPD Asia at China Facility Jacques de Chateauvieux, Chairman, President and CEO of BOURBON, Larry Rigdon, Chairman and CEO of Rigdon Marine, and numerous Chinese government authorities officially opened the new facility; over 250 people attended the festivities, including guests from Europe, South America, Asia, and the United States. Read More>>>Back to Top Two Books From American Maritime History Project The Way of the Ship: America's Maritime History Reenvisioned, 1600-2000; In Peace and War: A History of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. Read More>>>Back to Top Trailer Bridge Intends to Work With McLean Family The McLean family has announced that it intends to actively pursue the sale of its holdings in Trailer Bridge. Read More>>>Back to Top Bollinger Delivers ATB Unit The second of two 80,000 BBL Opa'90 tank barges and retrofitted tug to Bouchard. Read More>>>Back to Top Canada and United States Release Joint Study to Ensure Viability of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Joint Study intended to ensure that system continues to serve North America Efficiently. Read More>>>Back to Top Liberia Mounts Explorer Investigation THE Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry, the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry, confirms start of investigation into the incident which led to passengers being evacuated from the passenger vessel Explorer. Read More>>>Back to Top BV Strengthens Bulker Share Thanks to China Co-Operation 230 0f 271 newbuilding bulk carriers on BV's books being built at Chinese Yards. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.