 In this issue: Sarah Palin: No Mystery to MarEx Readers MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial… IMB Calls for Warships to Protect Shipping Lanes Coast Guard Conducts Port State Control Exam on Clipper Pacific, Detains Vessel for Violations Hurricane Season Moves into Full Swing: Gustav, Hanna, Ike, & Josephine all in the News Massachusetts Maritime Academy Launches FREE Online Education Program Featured MarEx Print Article: Larry Kiern's Washington Insider U.S. Maritime Administration Strategic Plan Unveiled Coast Guard Conducting Post-Storm Response Throughout Southeast Louisiana Estate of Staten Island Ferry Crash Victim Settles Wrongful Death Claim Against the City of New York TSAC Meeting to be Held at MITAGS on 17/18 September, 2008 Oiled Penguins Wash Up on Beaches Security News from MARAD & MARLO in Gulf of Aden Committee Issues National Strategy For U.S. Maritime Transportation System Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation & Maui County Farm Bureau Announce Partnership With Hawaii Superferry |  May 17th 2007 MarEx E-newsletter: "Like no one else before her, Governor Sarah Palin has delivered, and delivered big, on the signature issue of her quest to become the state's most effective chief executive ever." Read More>>>Back to Top |  MarEx readers weigh in on previous online editorial about ship scrapping and nostalgia. Read More>>>Back to Top |  MISC has two ships attacked in Gulf of Aden and withdraws service. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Coast Guard Inspectors at Sector Anchorage conducted a Port State Control exam on the Bahamian-flagged, cruise ship Clipper Pacific, in Seward over the weekend issuing a 32-item deficiency list and detaining the vessel temporarily for significant International Ship Management code violations in respect to oil record books, engineering logs and engineering rough logs. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Storms multiplying and impacting marine and oil operations; Gustav fails to deliver significant punch to oil producers in US Gulf. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Massachusetts Maritime Academy was recently awarded a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's "Seafarer's Environmental Education Fund" to develop and launch the Academy's first online courses. The grant allows the program to initially be offered FREE to students, representing a savings of over $3000 for each student when compared with a traditional 15-credit course cost. Read More>>>Back to Top |  This week's archived print article features our regular columnist, Washington Attorney Larry Kiern. Larry writes the Washington Insider for THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE in our print editions. This week, we bring his latest effort, first published in our August 2008 print edition. This column highlights the process underway in Washington as Congress pursues new maritime legislation. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Document entitled "Leading the Future: 2008-2013" Read More>>>Back to Top |  Coast Guard units throughout Southeast Louisiana have begun post-hurricane response operations, including response to several vessel incidents, pollution and aids to navigation assessments and reconstitution of the service's facilities. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Press Release outlines case and says: Widow and four children reportedly to receive USD $8,750,000. Read More>>>Back to Top |  The Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) is meeting at MITAGS on 17/18 September, 2008. The main issues to be discussed will be the Revision of the Towing Vessel NVIC (04-01) and further deliberation on the Towing Vessel Inspection rulemaking. Read More>>>Back to Top | | More than 200 dead-oiled penguins wash on Brazilian coast Read More>>>Back to Top |  Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs establishes Maritime Security Patrol Area; MARAD Advisory alerts mariners to be vigilant in the Gulf of Aden. High activity noted with four vessels hijacked and two attacked between 19-21 August. Read More>>>Back to Top |  The U.S. Committee on the Maritime Transportation System (CMTS), a cabinet-level, interagency committee, announced the release of its strategic policy framework, the National Strategy for the Marine Transportation System: A Framework for Action. This document was approved on July 10, 2008 and is designed to address the most pressing needs of America's Maritime Transportation System. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Hawaii Superferry's Island Agricultural Product Discount Program provides 30 percent discount for transport of locally made and manufactured goods. Read More>>>Back to Top | |
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