MarEx Newsletter - July 31, 2008

July 31, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 31 In this issue: Canada: Clean, Green and Simply Cranking Out the Energy Japanese Cargo Ship with 20 Filipinos Hijacked off Somalia Coast MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to MarEx Editorial Maritime Administrator Leads Delegation of U.S. Maritime Officials in Meetings in Tokyo North of England Warns Shipowners to Keep a Close Watch on Draught Surveys Last World War II-Era Liberty Ship Leaving James River Reserve Fleet Multimodal Hazmat Transportation Training Seminar MISSISSIPPI RIVER OIL SPILL RESPONSE UPDATE EPA Weighs in on Maritime Pollution Protection Act of 2008 Bishop, Cummings to Introduce Bill to Create National Strategy for Natural Gas Supply Bureau Veritas in Russian Registry agreement U.S. Department of the Interior Says 90 Billion Barrels of Oil & 1,670 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Arctic Egyptian Court Acquits Owner of Sunk Ferry that Killed 1,000 JULY/AUGUST Edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the Street! Cummings to Deliver Keynote Speech at Commissioning of Coast Guard NSC Canada: Clean, Green and Simply Cranking Out the Energy America can learn a lesson from its friendly neighbor to the north – but will we see the light? Read More>>>Back to Top Japanese Cargo Ship with 20 Filipinos Hijacked off Somalia Coast Pirates seized a Japanese-owned vessel transporting lead and zinc off the Somali coast last week, a Kenyan maritime official said. Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to MarEx Editorial MarEx readers weigh in on last week's piece, entitled "A Time for Restraint: Maritime Disasters Usually Not What They Seem…" Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Administrator Leads Delegation of U.S. Maritime Officials in Meetings in Tokyo On July 24 and 25, Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton led a delegation of U.S. maritime officials in meetings in Tokyo with Japanese counterparts to discuss issues of mutual interest and challenges facing the maritime industry, both around the world and in the bilateral trade. Read More>>>Back to Top North of England Warns Shipowners to Keep a Close Watch on Draught Surveys The 'A' rated, 90 million GT North of England P&I club has warned its members to keep a closer watch on draught surveys to avoid costly shortage claims. Read More>>>Back to Top Last World War II-Era Liberty Ship Leaving James River Reserve Fleet Arthur M. Huddell is bound for Greece. Read More>>>Back to Top Multimodal Hazmat Transportation Training Seminar All Mariners are welcome to attend free 2-day hazmat transportation safety training seminar. US DOT PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety will sponsor a Multimodal Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Seminar at the Sheraton Braintree Hotel on August 12-13, 2008. Read More>>>Back to Top MISSISSIPPI RIVER OIL SPILL RESPONSE UPDATE Efforts to clean up and contain up to 420,000 gallons of oil spilled in the Mississippi River continue Read More>>>Back to Top EPA Weighs in on Maritime Pollution Protection Act of 2008 New Law Bolsters U.S. Efforts to Make Ocean-Going Ships Cleaner, says U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Read More>>>Back to Top Bishop, Cummings to Introduce Bill to Create National Strategy for Natural Gas Supply Natural Gas Strategy Act intended to develop a national commission that will examine the adequacy of current federal policies governing the siting of natural gas infrastructure. The commission would study how effectively the current regulatory structures meet the nation's overall energy needs and priorities. Current policy requires that new projects be reviewed and approved or denied as they are submitted rather than as the result of a comprehensive, national strategy. Read More>>>Back to Top Bureau Veritas in Russian Registry agreement International classification society Bureau Veritas has entered an agreement with the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation delegating BV the authority to conduct statutory certification services and to issue certificates for vessels registered in the Russian International Registry of Ships. Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Department of the Interior Says 90 Billion Barrels of Oil & 1,670 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Arctic The U.S. Geological Survey assessment is the first publicly available petroleum resource estimate of the entire area north of the Arctic Circle. Read More>>>Back to Top Egyptian Court Acquits Owner of Sunk Ferry that Killed 1,000 The owner of the Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 acquitted of manslaughter. Read More>>>Back to Top JULY/AUGUST Edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the Street! Maritime Education & Leading Edge Training Techniques headline the offerings – with much, much more… Read More>>>Back to Top Cummings to Deliver Keynote Speech at Commissioning of Coast Guard NSC On Monday, August 4th, at 10:30 am, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, will deliver the keynote address at the commissioning of the new Coast Guard national security cutter, USCGC BERTHOLF. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.