MarEx Newsletter - May 22 2008

May 22, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 21 In this issue: National Maritime Day: Real Dialogue + Heightened Awareness = A Good Start ExxonMobil Sues Alaska over Oil Leases Spotlight on Freight Management: The Road to Cost Control Gas Leak Aboard Vessel Kills 3 at Port Everglades Mass. Maritime Academy Presents: "Port Management in Singapore" MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial… New Piracy Events EEOC Settles Case Involving Discharge of Seven Middle Eastern Crew Members from the Cruise Ship "Pride of Aloha" MARAD Proposed Authorization Act Offshore Ship Designers launches near-zero emission tug Cummings Statement on Coast Guard Marine Safety Hearing Featured MarEx Print Article: "Off the Clock but Still Plugged In" Successful Coast Guard Inspections in the Shipyard Environmentalists and Alaska Natives Sue to Stop Arctic Exploration USCG's TWIC Program FAQs: April 2008 National Maritime Day: Real Dialogue + Heightened Awareness = A Good Start 2008 National Maritime Day Seminar – focusing on "The Environmental Imperative" - connects industry, legislators and, perhaps – you… Read More>>>Back to Top ExxonMobil Sues Alaska over Oil Leases Exxon files lawsuit against Alaska Department of Natural Resources for $800 million. Read More>>>Back to Top Spotlight on Freight Management: The Road to Cost Control The perspective from JPMorgan: written from an Asian perspective, this piece talks about how Asia lags behind the rest of the world in adopting freight payment and audit services. Read More>>>Back to Top Gas Leak Aboard Vessel Kills 3 at Port Everglades Three dock workers were killed while onboard cargo ship at Port Everglades. Read More>>>Back to Top Mass. Maritime Academy Presents: "Port Management in Singapore" International Maritime Business Center at MMA will proudly host Dr. K. Ragu, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Deputy Director of the Center for Maritime Studies at NUS on Thursday, 29 May; topic of lecture will be "Port Management in Singapore." Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial… The MarEx 15 May editorial was entitled, "National Maritime Day: Substance or Symbolism Only?: The significance of May 22nd is purely up to you…" MarEx readers weigh in on the matter. Read More>>>Back to Top New Piracy Events The International Maritime Bureau reports the follow events for this week's report. Read More>>>Back to Top EEOC Settles Case Involving Discharge of Seven Middle Eastern Crew Members from the Cruise Ship "Pride of Aloha" EEOC alleged that NCL America discharged seven Middle Eastern crew members from various positions on the cruise ship "Pride of Aloha." NCL America denied that it had acted improperly against these crew members in agreeing to resolve the lawsuit. Read More>>>Back to Top MARAD Proposed Authorization Act Details on the Maritime Administration's proposed Maritime Administration Authorization Act is available for viewing. Read More>>>Back to Top Offshore Ship Designers launches near-zero emission tug WorldWise Marine, a partner in the Offshore Ship Designers group, has launched a new design for a near-zero emission hydrogen powered tug. Read More>>>Back to Top Cummings Statement on Coast Guard Marine Safety Hearing MD Congressman comments on bleak picture of the Coast Guard's marine casualty program; report found that unqualified personnel are conducting marine casualty investigations, investigations are being conducted at inappropriate levels, and substantial backlog of investigations due to ineffective management. Read More>>>Back to Top Featured MarEx Print Article: "Off the Clock but Still Plugged In" This week's archived print article outlines last summer's trip to the Galapagos Islands by Managing editor Joseph Keefe. The article underscores the case for protecting this unique ecosystem and some ways in which that might be accomplished. Read More>>>Back to Top Successful Coast Guard Inspections in the Shipyard Kevin P. Gilheany explains that, as complicated as shipyard visits can be, the last thing vessel owner/operators want to encounter is problems with regulatory personnel, such as the Coast Guard or a classification society. The best way to avoid costly delays and compliance errors is to know what to expect, be prepared for the inspections, and know how to respond to inspectors. Read More>>>Back to Top Environmentalists and Alaska Natives Sue to Stop Arctic Exploration Groups want to stop Shell and BP from seismic exploration. Read More>>>Back to Top USCG's TWIC Program FAQs: April 2008 Summary: TWIC program FAQ's specific to enforcement issues. TSA and USCG are responsible for implementing the TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) program. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.