 The dismal economy isn't the only thing American flag operators and shipbuilders have to contend with as 2009 mercifully crawls to a finish.
At some point last week, it occurred to me that a challenging economy, swashbuckling pirate tales and sobering statistics of as much as 12 ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 This week's Mailbag contains just two letters; both referencing our lead editorial from last week.
I love it when I am right. Last week, our lead editorial referenced the current conditions nationwide for the small group of elite mariners known as state-licensed pilots. The editorial, entitled, "The ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Pirates hijack Chinese cargo ship and threaten to kill crew
Somali pirates hijacked a Chinese bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean on Monday and have threatened to execute the 25 crew members if rescue attempts are made.
De Xin Hai, owned by Qingdao Ocean ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Keynote Speaker for the November 2-5, 2009 event will be RDML Michael J. Browne, USN, the Deputy Chief Engineer (SEA 05A) and Director, Strategic Planning for Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Rear Admiral Michael J. Browne serves as deputy chief engineer of Naval Sea Systems Command, advising the commander and ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The latest MarEx print edition, featuring a global approach to the business of salvage, provides unique focus on SMIT Salvage and its dynamic business plan, the legal aspects of contracts in a down market, a look at the latest push to protect the environment – and so much more - ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Next meeting of Ship Operations Cooperative Program to be held at MITAGS in Linthicum, MD on November 10-11, 2009. Former U.S. Maritime Administrator Sean Connaughton to give keynote address.
Agenda of the next SOCP meeting will focus on the theme of: Air Emissions in the Maritime Industry. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 MSC announces new commander and MSC ships deliver cargo for humanitarian relief efforts.
• U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command welcomes new commander
Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby became the 25th commander of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command today. The global command, headquartered in ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 16 October 2009: Captain Mikhail Antonov, 47, appeared at Grimsby Crown Court today charged with an offence under the Railways & Transport Safety Act 2003.
Captain Antonov appearing before Recorder R S Singh was sentenced to two months custodial sentence.
Captain Antonov was master ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 INTERTANKO provides advice on EMSA Technical Meeting & European Commission acceptance of IACS commitments.
• EMSA Technical Meeting on use of 0.1% sulphur content fuel
EU Directive 2005/33/EC, also known as the EU Sulphur Directive, includes a provision (article 4b) which requires that as ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Customs Issues New Vessel Repair Duty Regulations.
On October 20, 2009, United States Customs and Border Protection modified its regulations administering the foreign vessel repair duty to incorporate additional exemptions for repairs by the vessel's crew and repairs made in countries with which the United States has ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 MITAGS and PMI to host "Introduction to Environmental Regulations in the Maritime Industry-General Permit for Commercial Vessels." The course is designed as a two-day seminar. The first day is an introduction to the environmental aspects of vessel operations and the basic structure of the marine international and federal regulatory environment. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 SeaArk Marine, Inc. recently delivered the Captain Kenneth H. Scarbrough, a 50-foot Dauntless Class Patrol vessel, to the Port of New Orleans.
The vessel will be operated by the Harbor Police and used for a variety of port security, maritime response and emergency rescue missions throughout the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Captain also banned from U.S. ports and waters for three years.
Panagiotis Lekkas, the captain of the cargo ship, M/V Theotokos, was sentenced today in federal court in New Orleans to 10 months confinement, the Justice Department announced. Lekkas pleaded guilty on July 15, 2009, to one ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 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 |
 Theme for the 2009 National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Is "Our Shared Responsibility."
WASHINGTON: In an effort to combat more than 25,000 infections or malicious payloads carried in an average of 12 million monthly e-mail messages, the Coast Guard Computer Incident Response Team is always ready to provide ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 National Transportation Safety Board releases Safety Recommendations M-09-9, 10, 14, 15 & 16.
The NTSB recommends that the Coast Guard take the following action:
• Conduct refresher training for your marine inspectors and commercial fishing vessel examiners on the licensing and manning regulations that ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 February 2010 is forecast at 973,872 TEU – below 1 million for the first time since April, but up 16 percent from February 2009 and the first year-over-year increase in more than two years.
WASHINGTON, October 21, 2009 – Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Ship captains and pleasure boaters can now get free real-time information on water and weather conditions for the lower Mississippi River from a new NOAA ocean observing system that makes piloting a ship safer and more efficient.
The NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) on the lower ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 A new draft EC regulation covering common rules on access to the road haulage market in Europe are far from watertight, according to Netherlands law firm AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen.
Jos van der Meché, a partner with the firm's shipping, trade and insurance team, explains, "The new ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Coast Guard (a.) reminds Masters of requirement to report loss of main propulsion, (b.) advises of "lessons learned from casualty investigations and (c.) issued an internal policy letter clarifying and updating its Marine Inspector/Port State Control Officer (MI/PSCO) Certification Policy.
• Reporting Main Propulsion Failures
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 Latest GALTEX pilot rate increase application to be discussed on November 2nd at 0930 hours.
The Board of Pilotage Commissioners, ports of Galveston County, has scheduled a hearing on the Galtex Pilots' rate increase application for November 2, 2009 at 0930 hours. In doing so, the Commission ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
Donald John Whitman
Donald John (DJ) Whitman – 61 was born March 25, 1948 in Puyallup Washington where he graduated high school in 1966.
He served in the Navy for more than nine years. Six of those years ...Read More>>>Back to Top |
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