MarEx Newsletter - January 17, 2008

January 17, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 3 In this issue: MM&P Continues Dialogue With U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Total Responds to Erika Verdict NTSB: Crew Mistakes Caused Heeling of Crown Princess Cruise Ship First Great Western Strike Suspended MarEx Readers Weigh In on Last Week's OPED Piece on Jones Act Issues Cyprus and Syria Sign Cooperation Agreement on Maritime Pollution This Week's MarEx Feature Print Article: Focus on Ship Design Rough Weather Sinks Cargo Vessel Commandant's Incident Specific Preparedness Review (ISPR) Team Issues COSCO BUSAN Report A Tribute to Morris Feder PMI's Workboat Mate Program Featured in Tow Bitts Ballast Water Management Standards Enhanced Once Again Peru Institutes Proceedings Against Chile Ship's Chief Engineer Sentenced in Vessel Pollution Case London Club Warns on Heavy Weather Personal Injuries MM&P Continues Dialogue With U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Letter affirming union's desire to work with agency follows December 10th meeting with ADM Thad Allen in Washington, D.C. Read More>>>Back to Top Total Responds to Erika Verdict The French oil giant is "disappointed" that the Paris Criminal Court imposed a fine for the maritime pollution that occurred as result of the 1999 sinking of the tanker Erika. Read More>>>Back to Top NTSB: Crew Mistakes Caused Heeling of Crown Princess Cruise Ship Second officer's incorrect wheel commands, executed first to counter an unanticipated high rate of turn and then to counter the vessel's heeling. Read More>>>Back to Top First Great Western Strike Suspended The 48-hour strike originally planned for January 20 and 21 by the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has been suspended after FGW ". . . agreed not to use managers to drive or work trains as guards." Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Readers Weigh In on Last Week's OPED Piece on Jones Act Issues Article entitled "Federal Lawsuit Challenging Legality of Rebuilt Matson Ship Stirs Up Jones Act Arguments Anew" draws comments from MarEx readers. Read More>>>Back to Top Cyprus and Syria Sign Cooperation Agreement on Maritime Pollution The agreement entails ". . . combating marine pollution, training and rehabilitation, research and the possibility of holding twining among the Syrian and Cypriot ports." Read More>>>Back to Top This Week's MarEx Feature Print Article: Focus on Ship Design Turnkey Synergy: Ship Design Turns the Corner with Improved Production Engineering and Product Data Management (from June 2007 MarEx Print Issue). Read More>>>Back to Top Rough Weather Sinks Cargo Vessel The Ice Prince ran into trouble after its cargo shifted on board due to rough seas and winds; the poor weather also caused problems for two other vessels in the area. Read More>>>Back to Top Commandant's Incident Specific Preparedness Review (ISPR) Team Issues COSCO BUSAN Report Team sends first report on Cosco Busan Incident; public release of report expected in approximately two weeks. Read More>>>Back to Top A Tribute to Morris Feder A Mentor and Legend in the maritime industry. Read More>>>Back to Top PMI's Workboat Mate Program Featured in Tow Bitts A mate-training program in Seattle, supported by Foss and other towing companies, is becoming a much-needed source for deck officers while providing career opportunities for capable cadets. Read More>>>Back to Top Ballast Water Management Standards Enhanced Once Again St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced today a further strengthening of ballast water management practices for the 2008 season. Read More>>>Back to Top Peru Institutes Proceedings Against Chile Peru began proceedings in the International Court of Justice with regard to a dispute concerning maritime delimitation between the two states. Read More>>>Back to Top Ship's Chief Engineer Sentenced in Vessel Pollution Case Defendant ignored pollution controls and made false statements to the Coast Guard. Read More>>>Back to Top London Club Warns on Heavy Weather Personal Injuries The London P&I Club reports that recent personal injury cases which it has handled have included accidents in which the ship’s motion in heavy weather has been a causative factor. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.