MarEx Newsletter - April 24 2008

April 24, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 17 In this issue: Be Careful What You Wish For April Print Issue of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the Street! Global Piracy on the Rise INTERTANKO launches Tanker Officer Training Standards (TOTS) Initiative Maritime Administration Awards $9.8 Million in Shipyard Grants Hawaii Superferry Back in Service After Drydocking SEACOR Holdings First Quarter Results Coast Guard Authorization Act Debate Draws Competing Policy and Position Statements Captain Harry Bolton Named New Master of CMA's Training Ship RINA Grows Strongly Through Diversification Pilot of Cosco Busan Faces New Charges Marine Money Week in New York Scheduled for June 17-19 Featured MarEx Print Article: Turnkey Synergy Book Review: Sea Lanes And Pipelines MITAGS to Host Gas Technology Institute's LNG Course Be Careful What You Wish For NTSB Public Hearing on COSCO BUSAN Allision with SF-Oakland Bay Bridge lays out clearly what mariners can expect down the road if HR2830 eventually becomes law Read More>>>Back to Top April Print Issue of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the Street! On this month's cover: Electronic Power Design, Inc. (EPD), its dynamic executive management team and much, much more… Read More>>>Back to Top Global Piracy on the Rise As an oil tanker was being attacked by pirates off of Somali, the IMB released its quarterly report saying global piracy increased by 20 percent and Nigeria is the hot spot. ALSO: INTERTANKO Statement on Incident Read More>>>Back to Top INTERTANKO launches Tanker Officer Training Standards (TOTS) Initiative INTERTANKO is delighted to launch its Tanker Officer Training Standards (TOTS) initiative, an ambitious project on which it has been working with some intensity in a bid to respond to industry concerns over how to establish officer training standards. Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Administration Awards $9.8 Million in Shipyard Grants New Program Encourages, Strengthens Small Shipyards Read More>>>Back to Top Hawaii Superferry Back in Service After Drydocking Austal Service on hand to perform repairs. Read More>>>Back to Top SEACOR Holdings First Quarter Results SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH: 85.61, -1.29, -1.48%) announced net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 of $37.9 million, or $1.50 per diluted share, on operating revenues of $354.5 million. Read More>>>Back to Top Coast Guard Authorization Act Debate Draws Competing Policy and Position Statements Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) issues statement urging reconsideration of Presidential veto threat, while Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen is put in the unenviable position of having to oppose his own funding bill Read More>>>Back to Top Captain Harry Bolton Named New Master of CMA's Training Ship 1978 deck-officer graduate of the California Maritime Academy, has accepted the position of Master of the University's 500-foot Training Ship Golden Bear. Bolton has over three decades of maritime experience, including 21 years in command positions. Read More>>>Back to Top RINA Grows Strongly Through Diversification ITALY-based classification-society RINA has reported strong growth in both turnover and net returns for 2007. Turnover for the 2007 year was Euro156m, up 20 per cent on 2006, and EBITDA was Euro25.2m, on a net return growth of 25 per cent compared to the 2006 financial year. Read More>>>Back to Top Pilot of Cosco Busan Faces New Charges Pilot accused of lying on annual medical reports required by USCG. Read More>>>Back to Top Marine Money Week in New York Scheduled for June 17-19 Dynamic initial program for Marine Money Week in New York set for June 17 to 19, 2008 at the Pierre Hotel. Dahlman Rose to partner with Marine money to fashion a program designed to foster growth, transactions, profits and success. Read More>>>Back to Top Featured MarEx Print Article: Turnkey Synergy This week's archived print article is posted in advance of our much-anticipated shipyard focused edition, scheduled to hit the streets in June. Read More>>>Back to Top Book Review: Sea Lanes And Pipelines New text by Bernard D. Cole outlines what is needed to ensure energy security in Asia and the regional drive to develop naval power to meet that goal Read More>>>Back to Top MITAGS to Host Gas Technology Institute's LNG Course Gas Technology Institute's course "Fundamentals of Baseload LNG: Markets, Technology, Economics" to be held at MITAGS during the week of May 5-9, 2008. The program is designed for those new to the LNG industry and includes discussion of markets and supply sources, contracts, pricing, liquefaction and regasification technology, shipping, project economics and financing. 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 - April 17 2008

April 17, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 16 In this issue: One if by Land; Two if by Sea: The Massachusetts Legislature Heeds an Important Warning April Print Issue of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the Street! French Forces Capture Somalia Pirates Siba Ships Appoints Female Master to Largest Livestock Carrier Ship Attacks in the South China Sea Marine Fuel Will Become Better - GL Customers Discuss MEPC Decisions New Maritime Executive Website MITAGS to Host Gas Technology Institute's LNG Course Coast Guard Briefs: Focus on Licensing and Documentation Job Openings: MITAGS and MARAD MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial – and More HORIZON LINES Chairman & CEO Unveils Road Map for U.S. Marine Highway at MARAD Conference Featured MarEx Print Article: The Time for Short Sea Shipping is Now Cargo Container Security: According to ABI Research, It's Not ''One Size Fits All'' Cummings Convenes Hearing on Inspector General's Report Concerning COSCO BUSAN One if by Land; Two if by Sea: The Massachusetts Legislature Heeds an Important Warning Bay State legislators reportedly hear the call to ramp up pilot and marine safety in Boston Harbor while slamming the door shut on special interests Read More>>>Back to Top April Print Issue of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the Street! On this month's cover: Electronic Power Design, Inc. (EPD), its dynamic executive management team and much, much more… Read More>>>Back to Top French Forces Capture Somalia Pirates French raid gets some pirates and half of paid ransom. Read More>>>Back to Top Siba Ships Appoints Female Master to Largest Livestock Carrier SIBA Ships has appointed Laura Pinasco as master of the world's largest livestock carrier, MV Stella Deneb. It is Captain Pinasco's first voyage as master and also the first time a female master has been appointed to a livestock carrier of this size and trade. Read More>>>Back to Top Ship Attacks in the South China Sea Product tanker and bulk carrier attacked by pirates. Read More>>>Back to Top Marine Fuel Will Become Better - GL Customers Discuss MEPC Decisions At the GL First Class Exchange Forum, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) discussed current developments with more than 60 interested customers Read More>>>Back to Top New Maritime Executive Website The new Maritime Executive website is now available for viewing. Read More>>>Back to Top MITAGS to Host Gas Technology Institute's LNG Course Gas Technology Institute's course "Fundamentals of Baseload LNG: Markets, Technology, Economics" to be held at MITAGS during the week of May 5-9, 2008. The program is designed for those new to the LNG industry and includes discussion of markets and supply sources, contracts, pricing, liquefaction and regasification technology, shipping, project economics and financing. Read More>>>Back to Top Coast Guard Briefs: Focus on Licensing and Documentation NMC institutes 90-day time frame for awaiting information from mariners & Information Bulletin updates mariners and their employers on the NMC Restructuring and Centralization project Read More>>>Back to Top Job Openings: MITAGS and MARAD MITAGS seeks head of Chief Mate/Master Program and MARAD seeks Director for Miami Office Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial – and More A MarEx reader weighed in on our 10 April editorial entitled, "Off the Clock but Still Plugged In: Part Deux," and another continues the discussion of the COSCO BUSAN. Read More>>>Back to Top HORIZON LINES Chairman & CEO Unveils Road Map for U.S. Marine Highway at MARAD Conference Chuck Raymond calls for establishment of a National Port Development Plan Read More>>>Back to Top Featured MarEx Print Article: The Time for Short Sea Shipping is Now This week's archived print article deliberately coincides with the announcement that Horizon Lines CEO Chuck Raymond is calling for the establishment of a National Port Development Plan while unveiling his roadmap for the U.S. Marine Highway. Read More>>>Back to Top Cargo Container Security: According to ABI Research, It's Not ''One Size Fits All'' Research study says "combinations of the three available tracking technologies, rather than any one in isolation, promise the maximum value for investment." Read More>>>Back to Top Cummings Convenes Hearing on Inspector General's Report Concerning COSCO BUSAN Congressman Elijah E. Cummings convened the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (April 10) to receive a report developed by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on the circumstances surrounding the allision of the COSCO BUSAN with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on November 7, 2007. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.