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April 24, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 17
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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

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

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April Print Issue of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the Street!

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…

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Global Piracy on the Rise

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

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INTERTANKO launches Tanker Officer Training Standards (TOTS) Initiative

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.

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Maritime Administration Awards $9.8 Million in Shipyard Grants

Maritime Administration Awards $9.8 Million in Shipyard Grants

New Program Encourages, Strengthens Small Shipyards

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Hawaii Superferry Back in Service After Drydocking

Hawaii Superferry Back in Service After Drydocking

Austal Service on hand to perform repairs.

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SEACOR Holdings First Quarter Results

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.

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Coast Guard Authorization Act Debate Draws Competing Policy and Position Statements

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

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Captain Harry Bolton Named New Master of CMA's Training Ship

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.

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RINA Grows Strongly Through Diversification

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.

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Pilot of Cosco Busan Faces New Charges

Pilot of Cosco Busan Faces New Charges

Pilot accused of lying on annual medical reports required by USCG.

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Marine Money Week in New York Scheduled for June 17-19

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.

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Featured MarEx Print Article: Turnkey Synergy

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.

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Book Review: Sea Lanes And Pipelines

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

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MITAGS to Host Gas Technology Institute's LNG Course

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.

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