 Sober realities of the day do not extinguish the important work ongoing in environmental initiatives.
New Orleans, LA: I'm taking a bit of medication that prevents me from consuming alcohol this week. And, although there aren't too many places that it is more difficult to make good ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 MarEx readers weigh in with some pointed opinions on last week's lead editorial, entitled, Piracy off the Coast of Somalia: No Easy Answers.
The Mailbag was heavy this week. In last week's edition of the MarEx e-newsletter, our lead editorial, entitled, Piracy off the Coast of Somalia: ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Taken from our current – JUST RELEASED – December 2008 edition, MarEx Washington Inside columnist Larry Kiern takes a look at the outlook for next year as a new administration and a new Congress hits the ground running.
This week's featured archive MarEx print article is taken ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Mobile, Ala. - A joint federal team was mobilized Sunday to investigate a report of three stowaways aboard a barge off of Mobile, Ala. The team was made up of members from U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection and the Coast Guard.
The U.S. Coast Guard Station in ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 THE International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has started to put in place a strategy designed to reposition it as the focal point of leadership, influence and representation for the marine fuels industry.
At its annual convention in Cape Town last month, IBIA secured the unanimous agreement of ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Tactical Defense Concepts' Joseph Teneglia provides focus and analysis of recent terror attacks in India and gives guidance on seaborne attacks.
As the world watched the horrific terror attacks in Mumbai, reports indicate that the plot was initiated by a sea borne group of terrorists who landed ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 BALTIMORE - The Coast Guard along with state and local agencies have completed the clean-up and recovery operations of approximately 100,000 gallons of oil from a sunken cargo vessel in the Patapsco River Monday.
The Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and Maryland Port Administration ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 THREE recent deliveries highlight the successful series of offshore support vessels designed by the Offshore Ship Designers group.
The VOS Pathfinder completes a series of five basic IMT955 Standby vessels built at Astilleros Zamakona, Spain, for Vroon Offshore Services. The 55 m loa VOS Pathfinder was contracted ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Gregory K. Silber and Shannon Bettridge weigh in on new regulation, issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is designed to protect North Atlantic right whales.
Beginning December 9, 2008, all vessels 65 feet (19.8 m) or greater in overall length subject to the jurisdiction ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 WORRIES about FFA clearance are obscuring a far greater threat to shipping, according to Janos Koenig, managing director of Eurofin, the shipping investment advisory group. "If the FFA market implodes, then some speculators will get hurt," says Koenig. "But that is not really the issue. If the banking derivatives market ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The European Union will begin air and naval operations next week.
The U.S. lead resolution to pursue pirates in Somalia's waters was adopted unanimously by the UN Council. Obviously, the Somalia transitional government has agreed to the use of warships in its territorial waters.
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 In contrast to the rest of India, where it is the government that predominantly owns and manages ports, the Indian state of Gujarat has implemented various forms of port liberalization since the 1990s. This has helped it become the country's fastest growing state. Gujarat's economy has grown at an average ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The M/V NAUTICA carrying more than 1,000 people was attacked off the coast of Somalia by pirates.
The NAUTICA was on a 32-day cruise from Rome to Singapore when it was attacked on Sunday November 31, 2008 in the Gulf of Aden. The cruise ship is owned by Miami ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 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 |
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