MarEx Newsletter - August 8, 2008

August 8, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 32 In this issue: A Few Thoughts on ANWR and Coastal Drilling The August Edition of The Maritime Executive Seaspan Acknowledges Employees Died in Plane Crash on Vancouver Island Port of Long Beach Moves Forward with Clean Truck Plan Fincantieri to Acquire the Manitowoc Marine Group Preservation of 1936 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter INGHAM Begins WWI Wreck Moved to Protect Ships SHIPEC America to Meet at Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort Congressman Cummings (D – MD) Joins Kick-off of Maritime Environmental Resource Center (MERC) New MSC Ship Class Begins Logistics Operations in 7th Fleet Revisions to 49 C.F.R. Part 40 (Affecting Urine Collection Guidelines) are Effective 25 August 2008 Salvors Rescue Grounded Panamanian Vehicle Carrier in Scheldt EU and UN Team Confirm Toxic Substances in Capsized Ferry New Coating Technology Repels Water From All Consumer Electronics A Few Thoughts on ANWR and Coastal Drilling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposes lifting the moratorium on drilling in ANWR and on the Outer Continental Shelf. Read More>>>Back to Top The August Edition of The Maritime Executive The August Edition of The Maritime Executive is Now on the Street. Read More>>>Back to Top Seaspan Acknowledges Employees Died in Plane Crash on Vancouver Island Steve Frasher, CEO of Seaspan comments on the recent air crash that killed four employees. Read More>>>Back to Top Port of Long Beach Moves Forward with Clean Truck Plan Port Moves Forward with Clean Trucks Program to modernize truck fleet and improve air quality. Read More>>>Back to Top Fincantieri to Acquire the Manitowoc Marine Group Fincantieri to Acquire the Manitowoc Marine Group Entering the U.S. Mid Tier Shipbuilding Market with a Focus on Naval Programs. Read More>>>Back to Top Preservation of 1936 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter INGHAM Begins Patriots Point on Charleston Harbor announced preservation work on the cutter which is the oldest vessel in its ship collection. Read More>>>Back to Top WWI Wreck Moved to Protect Ships WWI German Sub moved to deeper waters to reduce risk to commercial ships. Read More>>>Back to Top SHIPEC America to Meet at Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort SHIPEC America, scheduled for December 2 – 5 2008, is a meeting forum targeted at major American shipowners and operators and vendor companies Read More>>>Back to Top Congressman Cummings (D – MD) Joins Kick-off of Maritime Environmental Resource Center (MERC) New program is touted to assist in the future prevention of the spread of economically and environmentally damaging invasive aquatic species into the Chesapeake Bay and other bodies of water in the U.S. Read More>>>Back to Top New MSC Ship Class Begins Logistics Operations in 7th Fleet Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd enters the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet. Read More>>>Back to Top Revisions to 49 C.F.R. Part 40 (Affecting Urine Collection Guidelines) are Effective 25 August 2008 The U.S. DOT issued a final rule on 49 C.F.R. Part 40. Read More>>>Back to Top Salvors Rescue Grounded Panamanian Vehicle Carrier in Scheldt INTERNATIONAL towage and salvage specialist Multraship and Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting has refloated vehicle carrier Grand Dubai. Read More>>>Back to Top EU and UN Team Confirm Toxic Substances in Capsized Ferry A joint European Union-United Nations team of experts were sent to the Philippines to assess the M/V Princess of the Stars. Read More>>>Back to Top New Coating Technology Repels Water From All Consumer Electronics Golden Shellback is a unique coating that protects material against damage caused by exposure to water. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.