MarEx Newsletter - October 2, 2008

October 2, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 40 In this issue: Shades of 1973: Gas Lines, Energy and the Economy MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Editorials and Online Articles… London Club Chairman Urges Fair Treatment of Crews ABS Makes Gift of $3,060,000.00 to Massachusetts Maritime Academy Lawless Pirates Still Causing Havoc Coast Guard Provides Clarification on Requirements for Reporting Marine Casualties WOW Has Moved to California Maritime Academy Moore Stephens: Crews Drive Operating Costs Surge Senate Passes Defense Authorization Bill National Transportation Safety Board ADVISORY Maritime Fire & Safety Association: a Most Unique Partnership INTERMANAGER Condemns Lack of Action on Piracy St Kitts and Nevis Selects Securewest/SARS for LRIT Solution MITAGS to Offer Three-Day VCF or One-Day Refresher Course to Satisfy STCW VSO Requirements RINA Launches New GREEN PLUS Class Notation Shades of 1973: Gas Lines, Energy and the Economy Gasoline "shortages" plague the southeastern United States but local outages are but a minor indicator in an otherwise gloomy economic picture. Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Editorials and Online Articles… MarEx readers weigh in on the previous editorial (Wakeup Call: The Road to STCW Compliance Starts to Get Bumpy…) and other MarEx online articles. Read More>>>Back to Top London Club Chairman Urges Fair Treatment of Crews LONDON Club Chairman John M Lyras has once again emphasized the need to pay attention to the welfare of ships' crews. Read More>>>Back to Top ABS Makes Gift of $3,060,000.00 to Massachusetts Maritime Academy The Trustees of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy are pleased to announce a gift of over $3,000,000.00 from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to name the proposed new library at the college The American Bureau of Shipping Information Commons. This donation is the largest single gift in the Academy's 117 year history – in fact it is the largest single corporate contribution to any public college in Massachusetts. Read More>>>Back to Top Lawless Pirates Still Causing Havoc Somali pirates have gun battle over hijacked Ukrainian ship laden with tanks, ammunition, and other heavy weapons. Read More>>>Back to Top Coast Guard Provides Clarification on Requirements for Reporting Marine Casualties In response to the recent failure of three commercial vessels to report significant marine casualties to the Coast Guard in a timely manner Coast Guard Sector Anchorage is providing clarification on reporting requirements through public release and a marine safety bulletin. Read More>>>Back to Top WOW Has Moved to California Maritime Academy The second annual Women on the Water conference will be held on November 6-8, 2008 at the California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA. Read More>>>Back to Top Moore Stephens: Crews Drive Operating Costs Surge Ship operating costs surged over 11 per cent last year, mainly as a consequence of higher crew costs, says leading shipping accountant Moore Stephens. Read More>>>Back to Top Senate Passes Defense Authorization Bill The U.S. Senate cleared the fiscal 2009 Defense Authorization Bill on Saturday, sending the measure to President Bush for his signature. U.S. Defense Authorization Legislation Contains Significant Maritime Provisions. Read More>>>Back to Top National Transportation Safety Board ADVISORY NTSB Marine Safety Course Still Open for Registration Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Fire & Safety Association: a Most Unique Partnership Seen with some envy, by Maritime Communities across the U.S. and around the world --- And, they've made it work for more than 25 years! - by Lewis Tycer Read More>>>Back to Top INTERMANAGER Condemns Lack of Action on Piracy InterManager, the International Ship Managers' Association which represents a worldwide fleet of more than 2,500 ocean‐going ships and some 100,000 crew, has condemned the lack of a coordinated international effort to tackle the escalating piracy problem in the Gulf of Aden. Read More>>>Back to Top St Kitts and Nevis Selects Securewest/SARS for LRIT Solution The St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry has signed a contract for the provision of a 'National Data Centre', for Long-Range Tracking and Identification of vessels registered in St Kitts and Nevis, with both Securewest International, a leader in maritime security and emergency response together with it's marketing partner, SARS Corp. ('SARS'), a provider of technologies dedicated to the satellite-based management of fixed and mobile assets. 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 RINA Launches New GREEN PLUS Class Notation ITALY-based classification society RINA has further strengthened its commitment to environmentally friendly shipping by launching a new goal-based class notation, GREEN PLUS. The voluntary notation will be based on an environmental performance index which covers all aspects of the vessel's impact on the environment, including carbon emissions. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.