MarEx Newsletter - February 28, 2008

February 28, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 9 In this issue: You Bet I'm Going Back to Sea February Edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the street! Supreme Court Reviews Exxon Valdez Case Featured MarEx Print Article: Big Things on the Horizon Japanese Aegis Destroyer Spotted Fishing Boat before Accident MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial Ship Operations Cooperative Program to meet at MITAGS/CCMIT Turks Call off Search for Crew and Missing Ship MARAD Administrator's Statement on MARAD FY-09 Budget Request The Case of The Fall From Grace: Examination of a Lifeboat Accident Cummings: We Must Expand the U.S. Coast Guard IMO Endorses Fair Treatment of Seafarers Poster Campaign What the Coast Guard NMC Won't Tell You North Koreans Detain Russian Vessel Unified Command and Joint Information Center Operations in the U.S. and How it Affects You... You Bet I'm Going Back to Sea MarEx Managing Editor will embark on a course to upgrade his "continuity only" license to full STCW compliance; MarEx readers encouraged to come along for the ride Read More>>>Back to Top February Edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the street! Latest print edition of this respected Maritime Business Journal is now in distribution Read More>>>Back to Top Supreme Court Reviews Exxon Valdez Case High court hears case against Exxon in the largest punitive damages case ever to be heard by an appeals court Read More>>>Back to Top Featured MarEx Print Article: Big Things on the Horizon This week's archived print article addresses America's Marine Highway, how Shortsea Shipping can be achieved and Chuck Raymond of Horizon Lines weighs in on the implications that effort Read More>>>Back to Top Japanese Aegis Destroyer Spotted Fishing Boat before Accident Defense Minister says it had to confirm information and there was no attempt to conceal truth. Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial MarEx readers fail to weigh in on our 21 February editorial entitled, "Balkanizing the Regulatory Process: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen." Other articles receive attention, however Read More>>>Back to Top Ship Operations Cooperative Program to meet at MITAGS/CCMIT Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) Sponsored Conference in support of MARITIME and INTERMODAL EDUCATION for PRIMARY and SECONDARY SCHOOLS in AMERICA to meet at MITAGS on 1-2 April 2008 Read More>>>Back to Top Turks Call off Search for Crew and Missing Ship Turkish maritime authorities say there is no hope of finding 25 sailors and the missing cargo ship. Read More>>>Back to Top MARAD Administrator's Statement on MARAD FY-09 Budget Request Sean Connaughton's statement before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure outlines MARAD's budget request for fiscal year 2009 Read More>>>Back to Top The Case of The Fall From Grace: Examination of a Lifeboat Accident As the International Maritime Organisation's subcommittee on ship design and engineering meets this week to discuss how to stem the high number of deaths of seafarers during lifeboat drills Maritime Accident Casebook broadcasts its third examination of a lifeboat accident, The Case Of The Fall From Grace. Read More>>>Back to Top Cummings: We Must Expand the U.S. Coast Guard Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, releases statement regarding Subcommittee hearing on the FY2009 Coast Guard Budget Read More>>>Back to Top IMO Endorses Fair Treatment of Seafarers Poster Campaign Joint campaign by International Shipping Federation (ISF), International Chamber of shipping (ICS) and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) to promote the IMO/ILO Guidelines on Fair Treatment of Seafarers in the event of a Maritime Accident is endorsed by IMO Secretary-General. Campaign intended to encourage promotion of Guidelines and monitor effective implementation. Read More>>>Back to Top What the Coast Guard NMC Won't Tell You An Insider's view of the Coast Guard Merchant Mariner's Licensing and Documentation program--by Andy Hammond Read More>>>Back to Top North Koreans Detain Russian Vessel North Korean coast guard vessels boarded a Russian cargo ship in the Sea of Japan and then escorted it to a North Korean port. Read More>>>Back to Top Unified Command and Joint Information Center Operations in the U.S. and How it Affects You... Recent maritime incidents stretching from the east coast to the west coast reinforce the need for a rapid and professional media response from ship owners and managers Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.

MarEx Newsletter - 21 February 2008

February 21, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 8 In this issue: Balkanizing the Regulatory Process: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen February Edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the street! Bush Administration Asked for Unilateral Action on Ship Pollution Maritime World Loses Longtime Leader, Arthur C. Novacek Japanese Aegis Destroyer hits Fishing Boat MARE FORUM USA: Worth the Price of Admission Featured MarEx Print Article: Broadband at Sea Unveiling the Myths of Import Compliance U.S. Maritime Administration Issues Advisory for Nigerian Territorial Waters SEAFARER'S HOUSE to Honor Robert Magee MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial Ship Operations Cooperative Program to meet at MITAGS/CCMIT "What if...The Cosco Busan Happened in New York Harbor??" Norwegian Owners Welcome Back Liberian Registry EPA Tier 2 Engine for EPA Vessel: R/V Lake Guardian (ex: Marsea XIV) Balkanizing the Regulatory Process: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen Unilateral legislation by individual states, spurred by a fractured, agonizingly slow federal response to a myriad of maritime issues is serving to cripple marine commerce Read More>>>Back to Top February Edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is on the street! Latest print edition of this respected Maritime Business Journal is now in distribution Read More>>>Back to Top Bush Administration Asked for Unilateral Action on Ship Pollution A recent national article on ship pollution calls for unilateral action by the Bush Administration. "The Greening of Marine Power" written by Joseph Keefe first brought the issue of "cold ironing" forward in March, 2007 Edition of the Maritime Executive. Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime World Loses Longtime Leader, Arthur C. Novacek Maritime Pioneer was one of the first to recognize the potential of containers and the crucial role they would play in the development of world trade. Read More>>>Back to Top Japanese Aegis Destroyer hits Fishing Boat Two fishermen are missing after Japanese destroyer collided with their boat off Boso Peninsula. Read More>>>Back to Top MARE FORUM USA: Worth the Price of Admission Top shipping and energy executives attend two day MARE conference in Houston on February 14th and 15th. U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen was the keynote luncheon speaker on Friday. Read More>>>Back to Top Featured MarEx Print Article: Broadband at Sea This week's article addresses the implications of improved communications through Satellite and Cellular products at sea Read More>>>Back to Top Unveiling the Myths of Import Compliance This white paper highlights the common misconceptions regarding import compliance and the resulting risk exposures for businesses engaging in cross border trade. Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Maritime Administration Issues Advisory for Nigerian Territorial Waters Advisory warns U.S. Flag and effective U.S. controlled vesselsand other maritime interests about 19 acts of aggression against vessels in the Niger Delta Region since September 2007 Read More>>>Back to Top SEAFARER'S HOUSE to Honor Robert Magee Seafarers' House at Port Everglades has announced that the winner of this year's prestigious Golden Compass Award is Robert P. Magee, President and CEO of American Shipping Group, Inc. The award will be presented at a gala black-tie dinner in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, April 12, 2008. Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag: Reader Response to Last Week's Editorial MarEx readers weigh in on our 14 February editorial entitled, "Alaska's Natural Gas Crisis: America Held Hostage by Big Oil" (and other articles) Read More>>>Back to Top Ship Operations Cooperative Program to meet at MITAGS/CCMIT Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) Sponsored Conference in support of MARITIME and INTERMODAL EDUCATION for PRIMARY and SECONDARY SCHOOLS in AMERICA to meet at MITAGS on 1-2 April 2008 Read More>>>Back to Top "What if...The Cosco Busan Happened in New York Harbor??" North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMEPA), in conjunction with New York Maritime Inc. (NYMAR), will be presenting a Response Simulation slated for February 27th. "What if...the Cosco Busan happened in New York Harbor. Will we be prepared??" Read More>>>Back to Top Norwegian Owners Welcome Back Liberian Registry THE Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) has lifted its recommendation not to use the Liberian ship registry, which has been in effect since 2001. Read More>>>Back to Top EPA Tier 2 Engine for EPA Vessel: R/V Lake Guardian (ex: Marsea XIV) The EPS's R/V Lake Guardian supports a wide range of research activities. The vessel has recently undergone a repower. The EPA has been instrumental in defining the current Tier 2 requirements for diesel engines installed in newly built vessels. In keeping with these principals, the EPA chose Tier 2 certified engines for this repower. Read More>>>Back to Top Copyright © 2007 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 To Unsubscribe, click here.