 House Subcommittee hearing on International Piracy revealed little that was new, but also got to the heart of the problem. More importantly, the discussions highlighted why we are going nowhere fast in the fight against modern day piracy.
Yesterday, I tuned in to the live webcast of ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its full report on the grounding of a passenger vessel at the intersection of Lynn Canal and icy Strait in Southeast Alaska on May 14, 2007. The NTSB, in another E-mail release, also recommended that State and Federal maritime academies teach students the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Jim Giermanski of Powers International says that the Department of Homeland Security needs to rethink its support for RFID technology. In an article first published in the October / November edition of Cargo Security International, Giermanski makes a powerful argument to back up his position. Also, an important but disturbing ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 MarEx reader weighs in on last week's newsletter, specifically the Winston & Strawn: Briefing Issued on Implications of Oil Record Book Ruling. In that briefing, it was asserted that "…the Court applied what is essentially a strict liability standard that would make a ship owner criminally liable whenever one of ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Edward H. Lundquist explains – how and why – From the mess decks to the masthead, from the stem to the stern flap, USS Bunker Hill is receiving a capability-enhancing and life-extending "modernization" availability at BAE Systems Shipyard in San Diego.
The U.S. Navy currently has 22 ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The economy isn't the only national system that needs repairing. As this past summer's levee breaks and other recent disasters indicate, America's infrastructure is also in serious trouble. Construction expert Barry B. LePatner offers some solutions.
While policymakers and pundits focus on the financial meltdown, another crisis ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The latest MarEx print edition, featuring Tom Crowley on the cover, provides a unique, three-pronged focus on the environment – and a host of other critical issues. As always, you get our now familiar regular features, too!
The latest edition of THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is in distribution. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Captain Bill Clark Elected PVA President
The members of the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) elected new officers and board members during the recent PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends in San Francisco, CA. The new officers are:
• President - Captain Bill Clark, South Ferry, ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 January 16th advisory details additional security measures required of vessels arriving in US waters that have previously called in ports of countries identified as not maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures. Venezuela has now been added to the list.
A. Background:
The Maritime Transportation Security Act ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Pacific Maritime Institute announces new, 1 day course targeted at Mid-level and senior vessel and operations managers, Port Captains, Ship Superintendents, deck and engineering ship officers, regulatory agency personnel and inspectors, marine safety and environmental auditors, anyone with environmental management, operational or reporting responsibilities in the maritime industry.
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 Maritime Security: Federal Efforts Needed to Address Challenges in Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Attacks on Energy Commodity Tankers (GAO-08-141) is available for MarEx readers to download and view.
The Government Accounting Office and its Director, Maritime Security Issues, has resent its report from last year which ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 MANAMA, Bahrain – The three-day Maritime Infrastructure Protection Symposium (MIPS), sponsored by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began Feb. 3, and brought together many industry professionals, security consultants and naval partners from the region and beyond.
MIPS is designed to be a forum that improves maritime ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Ray H. LaHood became the sixteenth U.S. Secretary of Transportation just before 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 23. Can the new U.S. Maritime Administrator's naming be far behind?
LaHood was joined for an official swearing-in ceremony in his new office by his wife Kathy, son Sam and fellow ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 USDOJ: Sentence Is Longest Jail Term Ever Imposed for a Single Antitrust Violation
WASHINGTON — A former high-level shipping executive was sentenced today to serve 48 months in jail and to pay a $20,000 criminal fine for his role in an antitrust conspiracy involving the transportation of ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 February 4th 2008: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that he has created a team at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to coordinate the Department's role in President Obama's economic recovery program. The team will ensure that economic recovery funding is rapidly made available for transportation infrastructure projects ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 A UAE ship with 14 Indian sailors has been reported missing in Somali waters. Japan responding by sending two warships to protect shipping. EU and US patrols reducing attacks.
The M/V JAIKUR II, owned by Al Rashid Shipping Dubai, has gone missing near Kenya. A Kenyan maritime ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Work has begun on the drafting of a standard piracy clause for time charters for industry-wide use. The drafting team responsible for the task met in London on 29 January and has prepared a comprehensive first draft. The new clause will deal with the decision by the owners as to ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 USMMA Chapters, AWO and Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies team up to host February 18th 2009 Event.
• USMMA-AF Chesapeake Chapter & The American Waterway Operators (AWO) present!
Maritime Dinner Program * Special * Event! A Joint Program presentation. The USMMA-AF Chesapeake ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
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