MarEx eNewsletter - May 14, 2009

May 14th, 2009 Vol. 7, No. 19 MarEx Editor Joe Keefe is on Holiday... His regular column in this slot returns next week, as usual. Read More>>>Back to Top WGMA Considers and Rejects Gal-Tex Rate Request Pilot's request to raise rates more than 40 percent falls on deaf ears with local industry. The West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA) met last Friday for the specific purpose of considering, with their industry stakeholders, the pending rate adjustment request from the Galveston-Texas City Pilots. Neils Auland, ... Read More>>>Back to Top Cummings Weighs in on Coast Guard, FMC and MARAD FY 2010 Budget Requests Opening statement of Congressman Elijah Cummings at SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD & MARITIME TRANSPORTATION hearing on "Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Requests for the United States Coast Guard, United States Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission." The Subcommittee convenes today to examine the fiscal year 2010 budget requests ... Read More>>>Back to Top CBP Modifies Mitigation Phillip Brickman weighs in: Guidelines for Violations of Coastwise Passenger Laws U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection ("CBP") recently issued a memorandum modifying its mitigation guidelines for violations of the Passenger Vessel Services Act ("PVSA"), 46 U.S.C. §55103. The CBP enforces the coastwise trade laws, including the PVSA, ... Read More>>>Back to Top USCGC Bertholf Receives Final Acceptance Bertholf to continue following a scheduled post-delivery plan as it enters full Coast Guard operation, including mission systems and weapons testing; follow-on manpower and training analysis; and installation of increased communications and sensor capabilities new to the Coast Guard. ALAMEDA, CA: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, the ... Read More>>>Back to Top IMO and industry review progress on addressing seafarer shortage and the scourge of piracy Meeting took place on 30 March 2009, at the IMO Headquarters. At the invitation of IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, a meeting took place on 30 March 2009, at the IMO Headquarters, with the participation of representatives of shipping industry bodies (known collectively as the "Round Table ... Read More>>>Back to Top New SNAME Ship Geometry Book Available Explores Computer Hull Modeling Systems JERSEY CITY, NJ (USA) – Although there are still practitioners of the traditional art of manual fairing of ship lines, the geometry of most hull forms ranging from small yachts to the largest commercial and naval ships are now almost invariably developed ... Read More>>>Back to Top THE UN-COMFORT ZONE with Robert Wilson Be a Copy Cat Last month I wrote about Self-Efficacy which is our belief in our ability to achieve what we set out to accomplish. I wrote about how it is the biggest part of achievement, and that we acquire a sense of self-efficacy in four ways: ... Read More>>>Back to Top Multraship Salves Dredger off UK Coast NETHERLANDS-based salvage specialist Multraship Salvage has successfully salved a sinking dredger off the coast of Kent, UK. The 67 m Van Oord-owned dipper dredger Goliath has now been towed to the Moerdijk area of Holland for further inspection. The Goliath was under tow from The Netherlands to ... Read More>>>Back to Top OMSA and U.S. Coast Guard Form Quality Partnership Agreement, designed to promote safety and security within the offshore industry and to protect marine environments, signed by Otto Candies, III, Chairman of OMSA, and Rear Admiral Brian M. Salerno, U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security, and Stewardship. Washington, DC: The Offshore Marine Service ... Read More>>>Back to Top New NOAA System Improves Safety and Efficiency of Ships in Lake Charles Mariners can now get free real-time information on water and weather conditions for the Port of Lake Charles, La., from a new NOAA ocean observing system at the port. The NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) at Lake Charles provides observations of tides, currents, water and air ... Read More>>>Back to Top AAPA Disappointed over Obama Administration's Proposed FY-2010 Budget FY'10 Federal Budget Request Falls Short For Ports, says American Association of Port authorities. The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) last week signaled its disappointment over the Obama Administration's proposed fiscal 2010 budget, saying that it would significantly underfund the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Port ... Read More>>>Back to Top NTSB Safety Recommendations: National Transportation Safety Board issues advice to Fleet Management Ltd. & Amercan Pilots' Association • Safety recommendation to Fleet Management Ltd.: When assigning a new crew to a vessel, ensure that all crewmembers are thoroughly familiar with vessel operations and company safety procedures before ... Read More>>>Back to Top TDC Security Alert: 1376 (20090508) Seagoing unions urge U.S. government to provide force protection onboard U.S.-flag vessels The following letter was sent to President Barack Obama: We represent the American Maritime Officers (AMO), the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (IOMM&P), the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (MEBA) and ... Read More>>>Back to Top RINA Continues Steady Global Growth ITALY-based classification-society RINA has reported continuing growth in both turnover and returns for 2008. Turnover for the 2008 year was Euro 183m, up 17 per cent on 2007, and EBITDA was Euro 30 m, up 18 per cent on the 2007 financial year. Ugo Salerno, CEO of ... Read More>>>Back to Top Siba Ships and Seaarland back $300m Green Recycling Initiative Italy-based Siba Ships and Netherlands-based Seaarland Shipping Management have been named as the inaugural investors in a $300m Green Recycling Initiative which aims to integrate the needs of shipowners to recycle ships in a more environmentally friendly manner and the needs of steel producers to be able to produce ethically ... Read More>>>Back to Top EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2009 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316