MarEx eNewsletter - December 10, 2009

December 10th, 2009 Vol. 7, No. 49 Port Security: At What Price, Who Decides and to Whose Account? Corpus Christi Port commissioners approve 500 percent ship fee hike to pay for Security Patrol. Slim 4-3 vote margin underscores overwhelming local opposition to new marine patrols which local port users deem unnecessary. The Port Commission of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority on Tuesday, in a ... Read More>>>Back to Top Obama Nominates David T. Matsuda to be Maritime Administrator A White House press release ends 321 days of speculation and waiting for domestic maritime community. Michael P. Huerta, a DOT official in the Clinton administration, was also tapped to fill the number two post of deputy administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration. December 7, 2009: President ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Feature Article Series: A Report Card on DHS Security Policies, Standards and Programs Dr. Jim Giermanski, Chairman, Powers Global Holdings, Inc., weighs in on DHS security issues. This five part series, commencing next week exclusively in this e-newsletter, is a must read for all port officials, maritime executives, government policy makers and legislators at all levels. In this groundbreaking piece, ... Read More>>>Back to Top National Transportation Safety Board Issues Determination on ORANGE SUN Allision NTSB cites actions by bridge crew as probable cause of allision of the ORANGE SUN with the dredge NEW YORK. The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the January 24, 2008 allision of the MV Orange Sun with the dredge New York ... Read More>>>Back to Top SUNY Maritime College Inaugural W.A.V.E. Event On Tuesday evening, December 1, close to 100 women students, faculty and staff enjoyed a festive early-winter evening reception that was the official kick-off for a new Maritime College organization known as WAVE – Women Achieving Valor and Excellence. It was a celebration of women in the maritime industry. Held ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx November/December Edition is on the Street! The latest MarEx print edition, featuring DOCKWISE and its dynamic CEO André Goedée on the cover, is now on the street. This edition provides a unique focus on the DOCKWISE group of companies – much, much more than just ocean transport. Look for your copy soon! Regular ... Read More>>>Back to Top MITAGS Offering LNG Awareness Seminars 2-Day and 4-Day options available, commencing on December 14, 2009 • Scope of Seminars: The seminars are intended to familiarize terminal, shipboard, and company personnel interested or affiliated with LNG Operations. Topics covered include LNG safety, theory, vessel / terminal designs, equipment and operations. ... Read More>>>Back to Top Moore Stephens: Uncertainty Persists Over Insurance Rates as Regulation Continues to Bite Simon Gallagher: "Expect more regulation, whatever the colour of the UK government's stripes come the General Election." Leading accountant and insurance consultant Moore Stephens says there is still significant uncertainty as to whether insurance rates will harden in 2010, despite the claims environment showing classic signs of ... Read More>>>Back to Top Winston & Strawn Briefing Foreign rebuilding of Jones Act tonnage and liability of dredging contractors highlight recent court action. Federal courts in Virginia and Louisiana recently rendered favorable decisions to Winston & Strawn maritime clients with respect to foreign rebuilding of U.S. coastwise qualified vessels and the liability of dredging contractors. ... Read More>>>Back to Top Coast Guard Small Boat and Commercial Catamaran Collide in Charleston, SC Commercial vessel sustains damage and passengers injured; NTSB launches "go-team" to investigate accident. CHARLESTON, S.C. – A 25-foot Coast Guard small boat and the Thriller, a 43-passenger power catamaran, collided in Charleston Harbor Saturday at approximately 8:21 p.m. The Coast Guard small boat was reported to be ... Read More>>>Back to Top INTERTANKO releases Tanker Energy Management Guide to reduce GHG emissions from shipping INTERTANKO is publishing this week its new Guide for a Tanker Energy Efficiency Management Plan (TEEMP). This moves forward in practical terms the IMO process to reduce actual GHG emissions from shipping by assisting operators to implement a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan as recommended by IMO Circular MEPC.1/Circ.683. Read More>>>Back to Top 67 Vessels Operated by Foss & Subsidiaries Honored for Environmental Excellence Ships have gone two years or longer without environmental incidents, winning Chamber of Shipping honor. WASHINGTON, DC (December 2, 2009): For 17 years, the Arthur Foss, a tugboat operated by the Foss Maritime Company, has been free of environmental mishap. So have the Drew ... Read More>>>Back to Top Hellenic Maintains Annual Rates and Extends Piracy Cover The Hellenic War Risks Club has decided to keep general premium rates for 2010 the same as those for the present year, extend the areas requiring Additional Premiums and offer extra cover in relation to piracy. The Directors reached their decisions at a meeting in Paris on ... Read More>>>Back to Top INTERMANAGER Expresses Sorrow at Seafarer's Death InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry, has expressed its extreme anger and deep sorrow after a seafarer died at the hands of pirates. The Chief Officer of the Panamax crude oil tanker Cancale Star died and several crew members were injured when the Liberian-flagged ... 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 Cummins Hotips: Number 574 Cummins supplies power for Amazon Tug. The Cummins distributor in Manaus Brazil has recently performed sea trials on a new 3200 HP harbour tug prior to delivery to the owner J. F. Oliveira Navegação Ltda. The José Guilherme IV was built by the Estaleiro Rio Negro Ltda ... Read More>>>Back to Top DONJON Completes Heavy Lift Contract on Grand Bahama Island Donjon and its subcontractor, PCCI (Alexandria, VA), worked with shipyard engineers to design a custom lifting frame and rigging arrangement to reduce module deflection during the operation. Hillside, NJ: On November 28, Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, ... Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Casualties--December 10, 2009 Navy Ship Thwarts Pirate Attack • Indian Navy Ship Thwarts Pirate Attack on US Tanker An Indian Navy warship successfully repelled a pirate attack Sunday evening, on a privately, US-owned tanker flying a Norwegian flag. The MT Nordik Spirit, owned by ... Read More>>>Back to Top Cammell Laird (Gibraltar) and Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Ltd 'Look to the Future' The massive progress and growth of the separate companies Cammell Laird (Gibraltar) and Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Ltd in the UK have brought an urgent need for clarification of the relationship between the two. Today, it is announced that an agreement has been reached which hopefully provides that clarity ... Read More>>>Back to Top EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2009 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316