MarEx eNewsletter - December 23, 2008

December 23rd, 2008 Vol. 6, No. 52 Hot New Job Postings from Faststream! Holiday Greetings from THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE MarEx staff extends best wishes to our readers, contributors and advertisers for a safe, prosperous and happy holiday season and New Year. All the best from the MarEx family to yours at this, the most joyous time of the year. We look forward bringing you another year ... Read More>>>Back to Top Many Reasons to be Thankful – and Every Reason to be Positive As MarEx readers begin to wind down and recharge their batteries for the challenging year to come, Managing Editor Joseph Keefe's regular column returns – and not a second too soon. There is absolutely no truth to the rumor being circulated inside the beltway that I had ... Read More>>>Back to Top Solar Cargo Vessel's Maiden Voyage M/V AURIGA LEADER, an solar auto carrier capable of transporting 6,400 cars leaves Kobe, Japan on maiden voyage. The world's first cargo ship partly propelled by solar was developed by Nippon Yusen K (NYK) and Nippon Oil Corp. The M/V AURIGA LEADER is equipped with 328 solar ... Read More>>>Back to Top China Joins Battle against Somalia Pirates Countries like China, which are dependent on Gulf of Aden trade lanes, are beginning to stand up against pirates. China's navy will send two warships to Somalia to protect Chinese vessels and crews from pirate attacks. China's navy will send two destroyers, the 169 Wuhan and the ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx December Print Edition is on the Street! Spot On! MarEx targets the offshore, workboat and oil & gas sectors – 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 ... Read More>>>Back to Top National Transportation Safety Board Urges Vigilance in Pipeline Safety NTSB Acting Chairman challenges pipeline sector to ramp up safety and urges DOT to reinforce policies and enforcement. WASHINGTON, DC: National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today challenged excavators and pipeline safety regulators to build on the progress already made in decreasing the number ... Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard: Identifying Counterfeit Hammar H20 Hydrostatic Releases Information on counterfeit Hammar H20 hydrostatic releases was provided to the US Coast Guard by the Swedish Maritime Safety Inspectorate. The Coast guard has distributed an alert related to counterfeit Hammar H20 hydrostatic releases was provided to the US Coast Guard by the Swedish Maritime Safety Inspectorate. ... Read More>>>Back to Top NTSB Marine Accident Investigation Course Still Has Openings The National Transportation Safety Board's course, Marine Accident Investigation for Marine Professionals (MS 101), scheduled for January 26-30, 2009, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), still has openings for interested mid- to senior-level marine industry professionals. The weeklong course covers the Safety ... Read More>>>Back to Top THE UN-COMFORT ZONE: Deadlines Work Robert Wilson's column returns to MarEx, just in time for the holidays. Wilson provides guidance on how to make that critical deadline when working towards a worthy goal. As I sit here writing this column against the deadline, I'm reminded of my days as a young advertising ... Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Applications for Membership on Two Key Safety Committees Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) need filling by qualified applicants. The U.S. Coast Guard is currently seeking applications for membership on the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and the Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC). The TSAC committee advises the ... Read More>>>Back to Top MARAD Chief Leads Bilateral Talks With Chinese Delegation Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton led U.S. Delegation in bilateral consultations with a delegation from China's Ministry of Transport. Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton led the U.S. Delegation in bilateral consultations with a delegation from China's Ministry of Transport, led by Vice Minister Xu Zuyuan. The ... Read More>>>Back to Top Featured MarEx Print Article: A Passion for Innovation Dassault Systèmes and the Science of Shipbuilding. This week's featured archive MarEx print article is taken from our December edition, which also features Trico CEO Joseph Compofelice on the cover. Follow along as Barry Parker tells how a revolutionary new way of building ships and offshore platforms ... Read More>>>Back to Top AAPA 2009 Cruise Seminar To Focus On Trends, Best Practices Program Slated For Mazatlán, México, Feb. 18-20. Western Hemisphere cruise market trends, challenges, issues, opportunities and best practices are all on tap Feb. 18-20, 2009, in Mazatlán, México, when the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) hosts its 11th annual Cruise Seminar. Industry executives from cruise lines, ... Read More>>>Back to Top Lintec Warns of Off-Spec Fuel Deliveries at Riga Fuel testing agency Lintec Testing Services has warned that three fuel oil samples taken recently from vessels that have bunkered in Riga, Latvia, have shown the presence of Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), a synthetic substance not naturally occurring within marine fuel. Lintec Managing Director Geoff Jones says, "The presence ... Read More>>>Back to Top EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2008 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316