MarEx Newsletter - July 17, 2008

July 17, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 29 In this issue: Politicizing Marine Safety – Never a Good Idea Cruise Ship Detained After More Than 60 Discrepancies Found Two Ships from Beaumont Reserve Fleet Sell for $1.6 Million NTSB to Meet in Washington to Discuss EMPRESS OF THE NORTH Grounding Report Winston & Strawn Wins Case for the Puerto Rico Ports Authority MAC Tackles The Rusty Assassin - The Viking Islay Tragedy Qualifying More Officers for LNG trades is Key to Meeting Industry Demand MarEx Maritime Employment Browser Middle East Logistics Command Changes Leadership Officer Shortfalls Estimated at 34,000 and Rising Longshore Union Expands Job Actions in Southern California Tugboat Rams Dock in Los Angeles Coast Guard Issues Note on Hydrostatic Testing of Transfer Systems on Vessels NOAA Takes First Broad Look at Soot from Ships Collision on Elbe River in Germany Causes Spill Politicizing Marine Safety – Never a Good Idea As the Massachusetts Legislature tightens its death grip around the port of Boston, the key, 'niche' intermodal hub in the northeast teeters on the brink of obsolescence. Read More>>>Back to Top Cruise Ship Detained After More Than 60 Discrepancies Found The Coast Guard has cleared a 637-foot cruise ship for departure after it was detained for numerous discrepancies found during a recent routine inspection. Read More>>>Back to Top Two Ships from Beaumont Reserve Fleet Sell for $1.6 Million New Orleans Firm to Recycle the American Explorer and the Courier. High worldwide prices for scrap steel have recently made such ships more valuable to recyclers, who sell the steel and other materials recovered from the ships. Read More>>>Back to Top NTSB to Meet in Washington to Discuss EMPRESS OF THE NORTH Grounding Report On July 22, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to consider the Marine Accident Report relating to the grounding of the passenger vessel EMPRESS OF THE NORTH 20 miles southwest of Juneau on May 14, 2007. Read More>>>Back to Top Winston & Strawn Wins Case for the Puerto Rico Ports Authority Ruling, which involves more than $100 million in damages, establishes the Ports Authority as an Arm of the State. Read More>>>Back to Top MAC Tackles The Rusty Assassin - The Viking Islay Tragedy The fourth in the 'assassin' series of confined/enclosed space incident podcasts. In the Viking Islay incident, two men died attempting to rescue a third from the anchor chain locker. The Case Of The Rusty Assassin explores what happened to them and why. Read More>>>Back to Top Qualifying More Officers for LNG trades is Key to Meeting Industry Demand AMO's Tom Laird weighs in on training issues as the American Maritime Officers sign a memorandum of understanding with Shell Ship Management Ltd., through which Shell will employ U.S. Coast Guard licensed officers represented by AMO to work in its fleet of managed LNG carriers. In 2007, AMO officers also began work with Teekay Shipping Corp. in the company's fleet of LNG carriers and are now sailing in senior positions. Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Maritime Employment Browser GMATS employment opportunity this week. Read More>>>Back to Top Middle East Logistics Command Changes Leadership The command responsible for providing air and sea logistics to the U.S. Navy in the Middle East changed leadership has changed in Manama, Bahrain. Navy Capt. Stephen H. Kelley accepted command of Sealift Logistics Command Central from Navy Capt. Anthony H. Dropp, who has held the position since July 2007. Read More>>>Back to Top Officer Shortfalls Estimated at 34,000 and Rising Dewey's Annual Report Manning 2008 produced in conjunction with Precious Associates Limited provides an industry-wide appraisal of the crisis hitting the maritime industry. New report includes assessment of Personnel Supply/Demand gap analysis 2008-2012 and in depth appraisal of leading crew supply regions. Read More>>>Back to Top Longshore Union Expands Job Actions in Southern California Productivity Falls 20-30 Percent at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. PMA says actions jeopardize an already fragile U.S. economy. Read More>>>Back to Top Tugboat Rams Dock in Los Angeles A Harley Marine tug rams Berth in Los Angeles. Read More>>>Back to Top Coast Guard Issues Note on Hydrostatic Testing of Transfer Systems on Vessels COTP New Orleans reminds industry that it is the responsibility of the master and/or operator of the vessel to ensure that the vessel is in compliance with 33 CFR part 155 and part 156 prior to the vessel engaging in the transfer of oil or hazardous material on the navigable waters or contiguous zone of the United States. Read More>>>Back to Top NOAA Takes First Broad Look at Soot from Ships Tugboats puff out more soot for the amount of fuel used than other commercial vessels, and large cargo ships emit more than twice as much soot as previously estimated, according to the first extensive study of commercial vessel soot emissions. Scientists from NOAA and the University of Colorado conducted the study and present their findings in the July 11 issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Read More>>>Back to Top Collision on Elbe River in Germany Causes Spill Two vessels collide on Elbe River in northern Germany causing a fuel spill. Initial reports said approximately 100,000 gallons of diesel fuel has leaked into river, causing a huge slick. River traffic has been halted. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.