MarEx eNewsletter - March 5, 2009

March 5th, 2009 Vol. 7, No. 9, State-of-the-Coast-Guard: Strong, but for how long? ADM Allen lays it all on the line, as only he can do – and with grace and style. And the message is clear: how much risk are you willing to take? Washington , DC : I guess I'm a rube. Whenever I get to ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag Reader weighs in on our February 5th lead editorial In February, we published an editorial entitled "Attacking Piracy" The Long Road to Nowhere". In that editorial, I talked about the futility of trying to eliminate the problem offshore without attacking the root cause on land. The piece ... Read More>>>Back to Top Featured MarEx Print Article: Invasive Species Update: End Game in Sight? The Maritime Environmental Resource Center Introduces Meaningful Third-Party Testing and the Credibility to Bring Solutions to the Table Tucked away on Maryland's picturesque shores is an initiative that provides test facilities, information, and decision tools to address key environmental issues facing the international maritime industry. Aptly named ... Read More>>>Back to Top MITAGS-PMI Announce "Introduction to Environmental Regulations in the Marine Industry" Course Seminar is applicable to marine personnel and their shore-side support staff. It is especially useful for senior level management. Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) and the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) in Seattle, Washington has announced a new eight-hour ... Read More>>>Back to Top Unemployed Container Capacity Reaches 1.35 million TEU 453 idle box ships equivalent to almost 11 percent of world fleet. According to French-based liner shipping expert AXS-Alphaliner, unemployed ocean container capacity has reached a record 1.35 million TEUs. As many as 453 ships are now without work in the face of a contracting global economy. ... Read More>>>Back to Top Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee to meet in Buzzards Bay The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will meet in Buzzards Bay, MA, to discuss various issues relating to the training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. These meetings will be open to the public. DATES: MERPAC will meet on Thursday, April 16, 2009, from 8 a.m. ... Read More>>>Back to Top AAPA Selects U.S. Rep. Jane Harman As 2009 'Port Person Of The Year' March 24 'Spring Conference' Will Also Feature Former DOT Sec. Rodney Slater, European Sea Ports Organisation Leaders U.S. Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA) will be honored as the American Association of Port Authorities' (AAPA) "Port Person of the Year" at the port association's annual Washington People's Luncheon ... Read More>>>Back to Top Workboat Academy Graduates Second Class of Tugboat Mates 2009 Graduation Keynote speaker was Sean Connaughton, former administrator for the Maritime Administration under President Bush and a 1983 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The Workboat Academy recently celebrated the graduation of its second class of mates in Seattle, Washington. The new "Hawsepipe" program, which ... Read More>>>Back to Top Bureau Veritas Develops New Fuel Cell Guidelines for Shipping International classification society Bureau Veritas has further strengthened its commitment to greener shipping by developing comprehensive new guidelines covering the safe application of fuel cells on ships which could have important environmental and commercial advantages for shipowners and operators. Fuel cells are electrochemical devices which convert the ... Read More>>>Back to Top Seaarland Tanker Escapes Pirate Attack THE 74,000 dwt Liberian-flag panamax tanker Lia, commercially managed by Amsterdam-based Seaarland Shipping Management, and technically managed by Motia Compagnia di Navigazione, has escaped a pirate attack thanks to swift action by EURONAVFOR warships. The vessel's crew, all 26 of whom are Indian nationals, are unhurt and the ship is ... Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Administration Releases Public Port Development Expenditure Report Data in report aggregated by geographical region, type of facility, on- and off-terminal infrastructure, dredging, security, and by new construction and modernization / rehabilitation. March 3 2009: The Maritime Administration has released its new U.S. Public Port Development Expenditure Report (FYs 2006/2007-2011) (February 2009). This report is ... Read More>>>Back to Top Deadline Set for Marad Shipyard Grant Applications Stimulus package allocates $100 million for the Small Shipyards Grant Program, which had been funded at $10 million in 2008. Under the terms of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Maritime Administration has received $100 million for the Small Shipyards Grant Program, which had been funded ... Read More>>>Back to Top IMO and Shipping Companies Form an Alliance to Minimize Environment Invasive Species Threat New global industry alliance aims to prevent marine bio-invasions caused by ships' ballast water. A Global Industry Alliance (GIA) was launched on March 2,2009) at the Headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, to tackle the threats of marine bio-invasions caused by the transfer of ... Read More>>>Back to Top MSC Ship Wins Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Award The Chief of Naval Operations announced Wednesday that Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge is one of the winners of the fiscal year 2008 CNO Environmental Quality Small Ship Award. Bridge is one of MSC's four fast combat support ships that replenish Navy ships at sea with ... Read More>>>Back to Top Port of Oakland Awards 50 Year Operating Concession to Ports America Affiliate Ports America Group ('Ports America') announces that Ports America Outer Harbor LLC ('Ports America Oakland') has been selected by the Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners, in a competitive process, to upgrade and operate five container berths in the Port of Oakland through a 50-year concession and lease agreement. Read More>>>Back to Top Intertanko issues "Piracy – Industry Best Management Practices" Intertanko issues the Best Management Practices to deter piracy in the Gulf of Aden Best Management Practices to deter piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia have been agreed by the shipping industry (ship owner interests, oil company and insurance interests and ... Read More>>>Back to Top EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2009 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316