MarEx Newsletter - September 25, 2008

September 25, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 39 In this issue: Wakeup Call: The Road to STCW Compliance Starts to Get Bumpy… America's Deep Blue Highway: IGMS Publishes Comprehensive Study Wilhelmsen Ships Equipment test installs innovative ballast water system on BW Gas carrier Combined Task Force 150 Thwarts Criminal Activities Firefighters Battled Blaze on Cargo Ship in Miami MITAGS to Offer Three-Day VCF or One-Day Refresher Course to Satisfy STCW VSO Requirements International Team of Rescuers Cited for Heroism following Daring Rescue at Sea Appeal Denied on Delay of Port of Long Beach Clean Trucks Program Environmental Protection Agency Operated Vessel Spills 1,400 Gallons of Diesel at NOAA Operating Base PlanetData Adds Security News Maps Marine Money's 9th Annual Marine Finance Forum set for October 16 in NY Accident Investigation Report on Sinking of Tug "VALOUR" Released by U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Issues Two More Safety Alerts ExxonMobil Donates $250,000 to Disaster Relief at Grand Isle U.S. Warships to Patrol Gulf of Aden as Attacks Increase Wakeup Call: The Road to STCW Compliance Starts to Get Bumpy… Managing Editor Joe Keefe takes stock after the NMS TWIC Advisory hits the mail and the latest NAVIC (04-08) on medical standards hits the WEB. Read More>>>Back to Top America's Deep Blue Highway: IGMS Publishes Comprehensive Study How Coastal Shipping Could Reduce Traffic Congestion, Lower Pollution, and Bolster National Security Published by the Institute for Global Maritime Studies Read More>>>Back to Top Wilhelmsen Ships Equipment test installs innovative ballast water system on BW Gas carrier Wilhelmsen Ships Equipment (WSE) has announced the test installation of the Unitor Ballast Water Treatment (UBWT) system on leading clean energy carrier BW Gas' Berge Danuta. The deal marks the first ballast water system installation on a BW Gas vessel. WSE, a Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) subsidiary, will also provide project engineering and installation supervision for the system, which has been specifically designed to fit the carrier's 800 m3/h ballast pump capacity. Read More>>>Back to Top Combined Task Force 150 Thwarts Criminal Activities Since the inception of the Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA), Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 has helped deter more than a dozen attacks in the Gulf of Aden. However, criminals have still successfully targeted several vessels in the region. Read More>>>Back to Top Firefighters Battled Blaze on Cargo Ship in Miami Captain of the Port put restrictions on vessel traffic Tuesday as firefighters responded to fire aboard a ship. Read More>>>Back to Top MITAGS to Offer Three-Day VCF or One-Day Refresher Course to Satisfy STCW VSO Requirements Vessel Security Officer Endorsement added TO STCW-95 Certificate (Revised 9-18-08); MITAGS announces expanded new schedule for both courses. Read More>>>Back to Top International Team of Rescuers Cited for Heroism following Daring Rescue at Sea Three members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and one member of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary will be presented with the Silver Medal Award from the Association for Rescue at Sea "for demonstrating outstanding skill and decision-making in a heroic rescue" of 13 people from a sinking boat last spring. Read More>>>Back to Top Appeal Denied on Delay of Port of Long Beach Clean Trucks Program Federal Maritime Commission to hold hearings on Program Read More>>>Back to Top Environmental Protection Agency Operated Vessel Spills 1,400 Gallons of Diesel at NOAA Operating Base Fractured stern tube running through center fuel tank is the culprit, says Coast Guard PAO Read More>>>Back to Top PlanetData Adds Security News Maps PlanetData – The Security News Network™ announces it has added individual News Maps for all eight sections of its website. With these maps, PlanetData plots security-related news and information on a daily basis to give readers a visual representation of where world-shaping events are taking place within specific areas of interest. Read More>>>Back to Top Marine Money's 9th Annual Marine Finance Forum set for October 16 in NY Among some of the most turbulent financial times in decades Marine Money will host its annual fall New York conference, 9th Annual Marine Finance Forum "Capital, Energy and Bold Ideas: A New Shipping Landscape" on Thursday, October 16 at The Harvard Club of New York City, bringing together firms and institutions most active in today's ship finance industry. Read More>>>Back to Top Accident Investigation Report on Sinking of Tug "VALOUR" Released by U.S. Coast Guard Report details investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the tug "Valour" 40 miles off the coast of Wilmington, NC on January 18 2006 with multiple loss of life. Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard Issues Two More Safety Alerts Coast Guard learns that counterfeit emergency escape devices (EEBD's) are being sold to ship operators and additionally strongly encourages that operators of vessels establish clear written guidelines and procedures for working aloft and require the use of safety harnesses, among other things. Read More>>>Back to Top ExxonMobil Donates $250,000 to Disaster Relief at Grand Isle Mayor's Fund Receives Support Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Warships to Patrol Gulf of Aden as Attacks Increase A Japanese oil tanker narrowly escaped, but a Greek bulker with a crew of 25 was hijacked off Somalia's coast. Two weeks ago, elite French commandos freed two ex-pats in a bloody siege that left one pirate dead and six captured. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.