MarEx Newsletter - October 30, 2008

October 30th, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 44 Now hiring! Check out the many maritime positions available: When "Heel" IS Cargo as Opposed to When it is Not Court ruling begs for clarification and examples of when "heel" certainly is cargo; MarEx Managing Editor gladly obliges. I read with great interest this week about a case where the US Court of Appeals ruled that cargo left on board a particular vessel was "not cargo for ... Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Accident Casebook: The Case of the Church Bell Western Winner's owners attempted to hamper the subsequent investigation. Belgian officials at first laid criminal charges against Western Winner's master, but later withdrew them. Mariner's Chapel in London's oldest church displays the bell of the BP tanker British Trent, a memorial to the nine seafarers who died ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's MarEx Editorial and a Letter-to-the-Editor MarEx reader weighs in on last week's editorial, entitled "Cleaning Up the Mess: It's the Clogged Arteries, Stupid," as well as a letter written by another reader. In last week's edition of the MarEx e-newsletter, our lead editorial addressed (once again) the idea of Shortsea Shipping (brace ... Read More>>>Back to Top Featured MarEx Print Article: Maritime Security Plan Revalidation From our American Salvage Association edition (October 2008), Ronald Thomason of TranSystems asks, "Where Are You and Your Organization in the Ongoing Compliance Process?" This week's featured archive MarEx print article is taken from our October edition, which also features the leaders of the American Salvage Association ... Read More>>>Back to Top 5th Annual Marine Finance Forum - Latin America & Caribbean Latin America and Caribbean Forum will take place Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, South Beach, Miami, Florida. With companies spread over a large geographical area and operating in many domestic niche trades, Latin America and the Caribbean are probably the most difficult ... Read More>>>Back to Top DOJ: New York Marine Products Supply Firm Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Commit Bribery WASHINGTON — A marine products supply firm pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a criminal fine today for participating in a conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with a project to repair New York's Pier 86, the principal location of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, the Department of ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx LinkedIn Discussion Group Tops 1,300 Maritime Professionals The Maritime Executive Group on LinkedIn has evolved into a social networking group of over 1,300 maritime professionals. With 1,344 members (and growing), THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE Group on the LinkedIn network is taking up where our popular news coverage, editorial opinions and reader input leaves off. In ... Read More>>>Back to Top SF Board of Pilot Commissioners Releases the Incident Review Committee Report on COSCO BUSAN Allision Report, dated 23 October 2008, outlines actions of the pilot of the M/V COSCO BUSAN in November 2007 incident. According to the executive summary of the "Report," the Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun (the "Board") licenses and regulates ... Read More>>>Back to Top Hawaii Superferry Postpones Introduction of Second Ship Uncertain economic climate delays second ship HONOLULU (October 28, 2008): Hawaii Superferry today announced that it is postponing the introduction of its second ship and the start of service to the Big Island for approximately one year when the company anticipates the financial and economic climate will ... Read More>>>Back to Top NTSB Determines High-Risk Maneuver Caused 2007 Baton Rouge Marine Accident Washington, DC (October 30th 2008): The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the M/V Kition's collision with the Interstate Highway 10 bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was the pilot's attempt to execute the high-risk maneuver of turning at the dock immediately above the bridge rather ... Read More>>>Back to Top Pirates Threaten to Kill Crew Hijackers threaten to kill crew on Ukrainian arms ship. NATO forces moved in closer and are putting pressure on the pirates aboard the MV FAINA, who are now threatening to kill the crew. They have held the ship since September 25, 2008. Meanwhile, the ... Read More>>>Back to Top OCTOBER Edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the Street! The world of Marine Salvage decoded for MarEx readers – with much, much more… The latest edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is in distribution. Look for your copy soon! Regular MarEx print readers will get all of our usual features, such as Larry Kiern's Washington Insider, Executive ... Read More>>>Back to Top Salvors Rescue Grounded Containership with Hazardous Cargo on Board NETHERLANDS-based towage and salvage specialist Multraship and Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting have refloated the 39,900 gt, Singapore-flag containership Kota Lagu, which grounded in the River Scheldt with hazardous cargo on board on October 25. The 2006-built vessel grounded after suffering rudder failure near ... Read More>>>Back to Top Women in shipping gather to address criminalization, financial markets and other concerns at international maritime conference in New Orleans Over 200 women from 17 countries gathered in New Orleans for an international maritime conference being held by the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA). Industry concerns from criminalization to the financial markets were among the topics addressed by leaders from around the globe. Hosted by ... Read More>>>Back to Top USMMA-AF Chesapeake Chapter to Host Annual Maritime Dinner Dance December 5th event will include Guest of Honor & Featured Speaker: Honorable Sean T. Connaughton (KP '83), Maritime Administrator, Department of Transportation, U.S. Maritime Administration On Friday, December 5, 2008 (7:00 PM to 11:00 PM) The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute, 692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum Heights, ... Read More>>>Back to Top W.A.S. Security's Global Counterterrorism Services Offers Crews Transiting Piracy Zones Crew Hostage Survival Course Seven-Figure Ransoms, Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums and Balking Re-Insurers have lead W.A.S. Security to the Pre-Emptive Approach with Training, Deep Maritime Intel and Danger-Zone Vulnerability Assessments. Lafayette, Colorado (25 October, 2008): W.A.S. Security, Inc., today announced the expansion of three of its key services to better serve the ... Read More>>>Back to Top National Geospatial Intelligence Agency: Worldwide Threats to Shipping Reports The Worldwide Threats to Shipping Report, compiled and published weekly by the Office of Naval Intelligence, contains a summary of recent piracy acts and hostile actions against commercial shipping worldwide, organized by geographic region. The report also includes any recent developments in the efforts to prevent piracy and prosecute the ... Read More>>>Back to Top Progress Made In Strengthening DHS Information Technology, But Management, Challenges Remain DHS CIO remains hindered in his ability to fully integrate IT management practices to ensure IT investments fulfill mission and infrastructure consolidation goals. The DHS budgets more than $5 billion a year for its IT programs. Since its formation in 2003, DHS has faced significant challenges to ... Read More>>>Back to Top NTSB Adds and Removes Several Items to Most Wanted List of Safety Improvements The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its 2009 Federal Most Wanted List of safety improvements. Newly added to the list of 15 areas of concern were: Improve Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Flight Operations, Restrict the Use of Cell Phones by motorcoach drivers, and require Electronic On-Board Recorders by all ... Read More>>>Back to Top Cruise Industry in U.S. Remains Robust Industry created 350,000 jobs and $38 billion to U.S. economy. North American cruise industry grew by 7 percent in 2007, while creating more than 350,000 jobs and generating $38 billion in total economic output, according to the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA). The national ... Read More>>>Back to Top UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2008 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316