MarEx eNewsletter - August 27, 2009

August 27th, 2009 Vol. 7, No. 34 Growing Up a Little Now The maritime aspect of the intermodal supply chain – and this had to happen sooner or later – joins all others in terms of regulatory enforcement, prosecution and verifications. Port Everglades, FL (circa 1982): The Second Mate on the US-flag coastwise tanker "NEVERSAIL" popped up to his ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag The Mailbag is heavy this week, partly owing to some mail that piled up during MarEx editor Joe Keefe's holiday. This week, MarEx readers sound off on three different topics. Four weeks ago, our lead piece referenced the DOJ's most recent press release on the COSCO BUSAN ... Read More>>>Back to Top Somali Pirates Attack US Navy and Demand $2.8 Million for Ship and Crew Pirates fire on helicopter and demand ransom for crew and ship as owner has problems raising the money. Attack on U.S. Navy Helicopter Somali pirates aboard a captured vessel opened fire on a U.S. Navy helicopter as it carried out surveillance. There were no ... Read More>>>Back to Top PLANETDATA/Maritime Security News PlanetData - The Security News Network is a free news and information resource focused on maritime, global, corporate, cyber, homeland and aviation security, law enforcement and intelligence. PlanetData hosts timely and comprehensive content gathered from over 1,000 online sources, as well as from our editors, contributors and members. This newsletter ... Read More>>>Back to Top INTERTANKO Issues Information Bulletin on Best Management Practices (Piracy) Document addresses piracy in Gulf of Aden and off Somalia and incorporates a number of new changes. An updated version (Version 2 dated August 2009) of the Industry Best Management Practices (BMP) re piracy in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia has been released to the shipping ... Read More>>>Back to Top SEACOR Wins Appeal in U.S. Court Seabulk Tanker retrofitted in China can trade in U.S. An appeals court ruling has been issued in favor of the United States Coast Guard and SEACOR Holdings to allow vessels retrofitted outside of the U.S. to be eligible for Jones Act trade. The U.S. ... Read More>>>Back to Top Mandatory Direct Observation Collections for DOT Return-to-Duty and Follow-Up Testing Jim L. Swart, Director, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance for the U.S. Department of Transportation, brings industry up-to-speed. In less than one week, Direct Observation for all DOT Return-to-Duty and Follow-Up drug testing becomes mandatory rather than remain an employer's option. Monday, August 31, ... Read More>>>Back to Top Galveston-Texas Pilots Suddenly Withdraw Application for Rate Increase Industry stunned after months of back-and-forth battling; cruise operators left in the lurch on "second pilot" issue. In a move that shocked local maritime industry stakeholders and left cruise operators scratching their heads as to the fate of the "second pilot" rule in this south Texas waterway, ... Read More>>>Back to Top HOGANSAC Full Committee Meeting Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) and its working groups will meet to discuss waterway improvements and other business at 0900 hours, October 6, 2009, at WGMA Houston, TX. USCG RADM Landry to attend. The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) and its working groups will meet ... Read More>>>Back to Top PVA Tells Obama Ocean Policy Task Force to "Preserve Navigation Routes" Traditional navigational routes for ferries and other passenger vessels must be recognized and protected. That was the Passenger Vessel Association's message delivered this summer to President Obama's Interagency Task Force on Ocean Policy. PVA told the Interagency Task Force, "Ferry routes and other traditional navigational lanes are ... Read More>>>Back to Top Matson Chairman James Andrasick Retiring Andrasick led Matson through a number of challenges and transitions, including the 2002 West Coast lock-out and its considerable impact on Matson's service, as well as the relocation of the company's headquarters from San Francisco to Oakland in 2003. OAKLAND, CA – August 26, 2009 -- Matson ... Read More>>>Back to Top DONJON Work on M/V "FEDRA" in Gibraltar Moves Forward Donjon has removed thousands of gallons of fuel and related contaminates which remained in the hull from the initial clean up operation, accomplishing one of the primary goals of the project. Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging ... Read More>>>Back to Top McClendon Family to Celebrate Golden Anniversary The SeaArk Companies (formerly MonArk Boat Company) Mark 50 Years of Boat Building. Zach McClendon, Jr. of Monticello, Arkansas will celebrate being in the boat building business for 50 consecutive years this September. McClendon, along with his father, Zach McClendon, Sr. and another local businessman, Norris Judkins ... Read More>>>Back to Top Coast Guard Releases Final Report for "LADY D" Accident Investigation Report Five passengers aboard the Lady D died in the accident. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard released Monday the final report of investigation into the March 2004 capsizing of the passenger vessel Lady D in the northwest harbor of the Patapsco River, Baltimore. Five ... Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Department of Transportation to Recycle Two More JRRF Ships When ships become obsolete, the Maritime Administration arranges for their disposition in an environmentally sensitive manner. The U. S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has awarded contracts to recycle two more of the obsolete government-owned ships, which are currently moored in the James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF) ... Read More>>>Back to Top ITIC Warns Shipmanagers on Lay-up Liability The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has urged its shipmanager members to seek legal advice before entering into any contracts with owners relating to the laying-up of vessels. ITIC says there has been a recent sharp increase in the number of lay-up contracts which it has been ... Read More>>>Back to Top Newest U.S. Navy Logistics Ship Christened, Launched The ship honors Navy Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794 - 1858), whose distinguished naval career spanned 50 years. USNS Matthew Perry, which will be the newest ship in the U.S. Navy's Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships, was christened and launched Aug.16, during a late afternoon ... Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Industry - Strength Finding Executive Recruiting Consultant Matt Fuhrman weighs in on finding the best fit for employees and their employers – all by focusing on "Strength Finding." I previously worked at the Port of Miami as a Terminal Superintendent overseeing labor of container cargo movements. With too much time to ... Read More>>>Back to Top IPhone App For Cruise Line Vacations Named "Always Be Cruising," its designers call it part fun, part function for fans of cruising. The free app\ includes not just a countdown to your cruise timer with over 200 ship images, but also a "who is cruising" social feature. "You can make ... Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard NMC to Host MERPAC Meeting: National Maritime Center will play host to next all-important Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee meeting on September 22-23 2009. TSAC Meeting follows immediately at same location on September 24-25. This meeting will be important in that it addresses many of the recommendations that the Coast Guard may ... Read More>>>Back to Top ASA to Sponsor "WRECKS OF THE WORLD: HIDDEN RISKS OF THE DEEP" September 9th Conference will address 8,500+ world-wide shipwrecks that may contain up to 20 million tons of oil, other hazardous materials. Washington, DC: The American Salvage Association (ASA), supported by the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI), International Salvage Union (ISU), Marine Technology Society (MTS), North American ... Read More>>>Back to Top 2009 World Maritime Day Parallel Event NAMEPA calls for support of American Maritime Industry Quilt Project. On October 16th, the United States will host, along with the International Maritime Organization, the 2009 World Maritime Day Parallel Event. This is the first and probably only time, that we will be the Parallel Country. Because ... 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