MarEx Newsletter - May 8 2008

May 8, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 19 In this issue: The View From OTC: State of the Industry Brazilian Ferry Boat Accident DHS Announces that TWIC Compliance Date has Been Moved Back to April 15th 2008 Baltimore Facility Wins Contract on N.S. Savannah MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial & More… Five Killed on Sydney Harbor Joy Ride TDC Security Alert: Jihadist Website Advocates Maritime Terror DOJ Press Release: Norwegian Cruise Line,LTD Charged with Gross Criminal Negligence in 2003 Incident London Club Issues Cargo Block Stowage Warning U.S. Coast Guard Officer Pleads Guilty for Lying about Vessel Pollution NTSB Issues Five Safety Recommendations Presidential Candidate's Positions on Issues Important to the U.S.-flag Maritime Industry Retail Container Traffic Growing But Still Below Last Year Canada-U.S. Ballast Water Inspections Protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Ecosystem Featured MarEx Print Article: Triton's Deepwater and ROV Technology The View From OTC: State of the Industry Something for everyone: technology, green marine, politics & oil… Read More>>>Back to Top Brazilian Ferry Boat Accident The rash of deadly boat accidents still plagues the Amazon Read More>>>Back to Top DHS Announces that TWIC Compliance Date has Been Moved Back to April 15th 2008 Seven month extension is a direct result of collaboration with port officials and industry, and realigns the enrollment period with the original intent of the TWIC final rule. Read More>>>Back to Top Baltimore Facility Wins Contract on N.S. Savannah Canton Marine Terminals to Berth Landmark Ship Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial & More… MarEx readers weighed in on our 1 May editorial entitled, "Presidential Sweepstakes Only Promise More of the Same for the Maritime Industry." The piece highlighted the long term neglect of U.S. merchant fleet and port infrastructure, while candidates largely avoid the issue of a comprehensive maritime and sealift policy. Read More>>>Back to Top Five Killed on Sydney Harbor Joy Ride Five people were killed in Sydney Harbor when a boat packed with young joy-riders collided with a fishing trawler. Read More>>>Back to Top TDC Security Alert: Jihadist Website Advocates Maritime Terror Jihadist Website Commentary proclaims "Maritime Terrorism" Strategic Necessity Read More>>>Back to Top DOJ Press Release: Norwegian Cruise Line,LTD Charged with Gross Criminal Negligence in 2003 Incident Civil Complaint reflects that NCLL has agreed to plead guilty to the companion Criminal Information and pay a criminal fine. NCL has agreed that, as operator of the former NCLL vessels, it will assume legal responsibility for carrying out certain procedural and safety reviews under the auspices of an independent consultant, to ensure that NCL has in effect safe practices in vessel operations, a safe working environment, and proper safeguards against identified risks. Read More>>>Back to Top London Club Issues Cargo Block Stowage Warning Investigation of a recent cargo damage claim suggested that the shippers and charterers had tried to construct a variation of the California Block Stow, which has been a cause of concern in the industry for some time. Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard Officer Pleads Guilty for Lying about Vessel Pollution Sentencing has been set for Aug. 19, 2008. Williams faces a statutory maximum of 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, plus a term of supervised release of up to 3 years. Read More>>>Back to Top NTSB Issues Five Safety Recommendations The National Transportation Safety Board Recommends Action by U.S. Coast Guard, Cruise Lines International Association, Sperry Marine and SAM Electronics with reference to Crown Princess heeling accident in July 2006 Read More>>>Back to Top Presidential Candidate's Positions on Issues Important to the U.S.-flag Maritime Industry Position(s) of Presidential candidates Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) on Jones Act, MSP and Cargo Preference clarifies the political landscape for maritime industry stakeholders Read More>>>Back to Top Retail Container Traffic Growing But Still Below Last Year Traffic at the nation's major retail container ports to grow but will remain at or below last year's levels because of the nation's economic slowdown, says National Retail Federation and Global Insight. Read More>>>Back to Top Canada-U.S. Ballast Water Inspections Protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Ecosystem Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, announces support for two-day event highlighting joint Canadian and American efforts to protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway from invasive species. Read More>>>Back to Top Featured MarEx Print Article: Triton's Deepwater and ROV Technology This week's archived print article deliberately coincides with this week's Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas. The article, which appeared in the April 2008 Maritime Executive edition, is entitled, "Deepwater and ROV Technology: Business Models That Work." Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.