 In this issue: A Time for Restraint: Maritime Disasters Usually Not What They Seem… MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to MarEx Articles… Company that Managed Cosco Busan Indicted on New Charges First Workboat Academy Cadets Graduate from Two-Year Program Hurricane Dolly Slams Ashore in South Texas Featured MarEx Print Article: Two Kinds of Green Third Generation of Guidry Family to Acquire Harvey Gulf International Marine NTSB: Master's Poor Decision Led to Grounding of EMPRESS OF THE NORTH JULY-AUGUST Edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is in Production! Coast Guard Responds to Spill in Mississippi River News Update from Vanuatu Maritime Services LTD. Strong Protests from Shipping World at Unfair Detention of Seafarers in Korea RINA Expands its Coatings Expertise AAPA Port Industry Statistics: Handy Reference Material A message from Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton |  Cosco Busan case and a new crisis on the Mississippi River attracting speculation and needless drama – and sometimes, grandstanding. Read More>>>Back to Top |  MarEx reader weighs in on last week's piece, entitled "NOAA Takes First Broad Look at Soot from Ships." Read More>>>Back to Top |  Fleet Management Ltd. charged with pollution and cover-up in San Francisco Bay oil discharge case. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Pacific Maritime Institute and the Workboat Academy, announced the graduation of its first class from the Workboat Mate Program. The MITAGS-PMI Workboat Mate Program takes two years to complete, with 25 weeks of shore-based instruction and 52 weeks of onboard training. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Cleanup begins; oil industry infrastructure largely spared. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Knight & Carver is definitely into both. This week's feature archive article comes from our most recent edition, the June 2008 MarEx featuring NASSCO's Fred Harris on the cover. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Harvey Gulf International Marine Inc. enters into purchase agreement pursuant to which two of its current owners, Shane and Shawn Guidry, along with The Jordan Company, L.P., a New York based private equity firm with over $5 billion of equity capital under management, will acquire the company in a transaction valued at approximately $500 million. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Inexperienced, newly licensed junior third mate, assigned to the bridge midwatch, was not familiar with the route, the vessel's handling characteristics, or the equipment on the vessel's bridge, NTSB report claims. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Maritime Education & Leading Edge Training Techniques headline the offerings – with much, much more… Read More>>>Back to Top |  The Coast Guard has extended the closure of the Mississippi River from mile marker 97, one mile north of the Harvey Canal, Gretna, La., to the Gulf of Mexico, which expands an area of nearly 100 miles. Nearly 420,000 gallons of number 6 fuel oil spilled when an American Commercial Lines barge, which was being pushed by the tug boat Mel Oliver, and the chemical tank ship, Tintomara, collided at approximately 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Third Quarter 2008 edition aimed at keeping our friends informed about what is new at VMSL, in Vanuatu, and elsewhere. Read More>>>Back to Top |  A strong statement in support of the Hebei Spirit officers being held in Korea has been made today by the Round Table of international shipping associations, the ITF, the International Group of P&I Clubs and the HK Shipowners' Association. It has been sent to the press and media as well as to the Korean Ambassador in London, the Indian Ambassador in Seoul, and Korea's Permanent Representative at the IMO. Read More>>>Back to Top |  ITALY-based classification society RINA is recruiting more qualified coatings inspectors as it expands its involvement in the marine coatings field following its decision to become a corporate member of NACE International, the internationally recognised premier authority on corrosion control solutions. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Brought to you by the American Association of Port Authorities, this collection includes data in PDF or xls format, concerning a myriad of sources and important information for maritime executives. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Letter outlines commitment by Suez Energy to MARAD to register newly constructed LNG regasification vessel to be used in the operation of proposed deepwater port, under the U.S.-flag and employing American officers and crews. Read More>>>Back to Top | |
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