MarEx eNewsletter - December 3, 2009

December 3rd, 2009 Vol. 7, No. 48 The View From Workboat: Red, White and (a little bit Blue)… SCA's Matt Paxton weighs in on future prospects for America's mid-tier shipyards, while delivering a pro-Jones Act message to a largely International Workboat Show crowd. New Orleans, LA: What a difference a year makes. Or, does it? This year's International Workboat Show got kicked off on Wednesday ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag: This week's mailbag contains more than a few letters addressing a myriad of previous on line MarEx articles and current events. This week, we received a number of letters, none addressing last week's (light & easy) lead piece. Instead, the entries referenced, pilot compensation, TWIC cards and ... 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 Mr. Alberto Alemán Zubieta (Panama) Receives International Maritime Prize The prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2008 has been presented to Mr. Alberto Alemán Zubieta, Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, for his contribution to maritime safety, security and prevention of pollution from ships. Mr. Alemán has degrees in Civil Engineering and Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M ... Read More>>>Back to Top INTERTANKO Calls for Action on Piracy INTERTANKO is shocked and appalled by the report of the Chief Officer who lost his life during a pirate attack on the tanker Cancale Star off Cotonou on 24 November. The Association and its Members express their condolences to his family and colleagues. INTERTANKO notes with deep ... 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 Join EPD at the Workboat 2009 Show in New Orleans Read More>>>Back to Top GAO Releases Report: Supply Chain Security Feasibility and Cost-Benefit Analysis Would Assist DHS and Congress in Assessing and Implementing the Requirement to Scan 100 Percent of U.S.-Bound Containers (GAO-10-12). The report examined CBP's Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) and efforts to scan 100% of cargo containers and can be accessed directly by clicking Read More>>>Back to Top Philippe Louis-Dreyfus Named CMA's 2010 Commodore Award to be presented March 24, 2010 at the conclusion of the Connecticut Maritime Association's Shipping 2010 Annual Conference and Exposition Stamford, CT: Mr. Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, President of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2010. Read More>>>Back to Top Panama Canal Receives World-Class Certification for Environmental Management ISO 14001-2004 certification underscores ACP's commitment to protect and maintain natural resources. PANAMA CITY, Panama (November 25, 2009): The Panama Canal Authority's (ACP) Environment Division received ISO 14001-2004 certification resulting from an audit performed by Lloyd's Register Central and South America Inc., during an official ceremony November ... Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Casualties--December 3, 2009 Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker and Vessels Collide off the Philippines • Seized Oil Tanker Reaches Somali Coast A Greek oil tanker hijacked Sunday, reached the Somali coast Wednesday. The MV Maran Centaurus was en route to New Orleans from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia with ... Read More>>>Back to Top Pan American Victory Leaves Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Ship is first of two to be removed from California MARAD Ghost Ship Fleet since revision of DOT's ship disposal policies for U.S. West Coast tonnage. The Pan American Victory has been towed from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet to the BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair, ... Read More>>>Back to Top Owners and Charterers Should Liaise on Vessel Routing Shipowners and charterers should liaise more closely with their shipboard teams when calculating vessel voyage distances as they could face increased operating costs associated with extra 'unplanned' days steaming or inadvertently entering expensive and time consuming Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA). According to Captain Trevor Hall, Director ... Read More>>>Back to Top New Competence Guidance for Two IMCA Divisions A competent workforce is more productive, operating with reduced risks, shorter downtime and fewer injuries and thus delivering efficient projects realising value to the client. These are certainly reasons enough for the continuing focus by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) on universal take-up of their competence assurance and assessment ... Read More>>>Back to Top FMC Affirms Lawful Use of Unlicensed Agents by Ocean Transportation Intermediaries Ocean Transportation Intermediaries ("OTIs") should be advised that on November 6, 2009, the Federal Maritime Commission ("FMC") granted a Petition for Declaratory Order from Team Ocean Services, Inc. ("Team Ocean"). In the order granting the petition, the FMC affirmed that it is legal for OTIs to engage unlicensed persons to ... Read More>>>Back to Top Paris MOU: New Inspection Regime In May 2009 the principles of the New Inspection Regime (NIR) were adopted by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding at its 42nd Committee meeting. The NIR will replace the existing PSC regime on 1 January 2011. With the introduction of the NIR quality ships will be rewarded ... Read More>>>Back to Top Seats Still Available for December 2009 NTSB Marine Safety Course National Transportation Safety Board's course to be led by senior NTSB investigators who will use examples from recent NTSB investigations to demonstrate particular aspects of the investigative process. The National Transportation Safety Board's course, Marine Accident Investigation (MS 101), scheduled for December 7- 11, 2009, at the ... Read More>>>Back to Top IMO Diligent & Thorough, Secretary-General Tells Delegates as 26th IMO Assembly Opens In his opening address, Mr. Mitropoulos said that the alarming escalation in incidents of piracy and armed attacks on merchant ships had been a dominant and unwelcome theme throughout the past biennium, with the recent upsurge in pirate activity off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden, ... Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert: 08-09 UNAPPROVED EPIRB BATTERY REPLACEMENTS. Fishing vessel safety staff in the Coast Guard's Seventh District has received at least three reports in the past few months regarding unapproved replacements of 406 EPIRB batteries by servicing companies having no association with the EPIRB manufacturer. These unauthorized battery installations would ... Read More>>>Back to Top EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2009 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316