MarEx eNewsletter - February 25, 2010

February 25th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 8 MarEx Op-Ed: Waterways Transportation Research: Needed Now More Than Ever By Craig Philip, Chairman, National Waterways Foundation Many industries and organizations commit time and resources to conducting research as a way to solidify their strategic direction and help people better understand their mission. Solid research is even more important for the inland waterways system, which is often ... Read More>>>Back to Top Paris and Tokyo MOUs Call Lifeboat Safety Too Lax Joint Paris and Tokyo MOU study raises concerns on lifeboat arrangements and launchings Between the September 1st and November 30th, 2009 a "Concentrated Inspection Campaign" (CIC) on lifeboat launching arrangements was conducted by the Paris and Tokyo MOUs. The Paris MOU (27 members) carried out 5,749 ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Case Study on Flora Holland - World's Largest Flower Exporter Click below to view Flora Holland's video. Video produced by eSea.Tv Read More>>>Back to Top NOAA's New Hurricane Wind Scale Storm Surge and Flooding Prediction Dropped in New Scale NOAA's National Weather Service will use a new hurricane scale this season called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The scale keeps the same wind speed ranges as the original Saffir-Simpson Scale for each of the five hurricane categories, ... Read More>>>Back to Top From Recession to Recovery: Forecasting the Future Speech by Clay Maitland at the Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum "The sea gets sick, but it never dies."-Greek saying "Shipowners are optimists by nature and training." -Antony Chandris Since ancient times, the business of shipping has been risky and unpredictable. ... Read More>>>Back to Top IMO Hydrographic Survey for Marine Electronic Highway IMO Hydrographic Survey for Marine Electronic Highway in Straits of Malacca and Singapore Underway A key hydrographic survey within the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore is now underway, as part of the Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) Demonstration Project, a regional project ... Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Casualties-- February 25, 2010 School ship sinks off Brazil and US Navy helps tanker thwart pirate attack. • Canadian Students Rescued after School Ship Sinks A vessel which seconds as a classroom, sank 500 kilometres off the coast of Rio de Janeiro while carrying a mix ... Read More>>>Back to Top Ship Detained with Crack in Hull Blocked by Rag A Russian registered cargo vessel BALTIYSKIY 110 was issued a Detention Notice due to failure to comply with merchant legislation in the UK. A Port State Control Inspector visited the vessel and after a preliminary inspection detained the vessel due a gaping hole in the port side hull plating into ... Read More>>>Back to Top Cabotage Violations Brings Arrest and Fines Federal High Court Upholds Arrests and Levies Fines. Nigerian Court in Lagos upholds the arrest by the Indigenous Shipowners Association of Nigeria (ISAN) of six foreign vessels plying inter-commerce trade in its territorial waters, which is in violation of the country's Coastal and Inland Shipping Act of ... Read More>>>Back to Top Fleet Management Ltd. Sentenced to Pay $10 Million for Oil Spill and Coverup Three years after one of its ships caused a major oil discharge in San Francisco Bay, Fleet Management Ltd. was sentenced to pay $10 million for causing the Cosco Busan spill and subsequent cover-up. Judge of the District Court in San Francisco ordered Fleet to commit $2 ... Read More>>>Back to Top SeaArk Completes Patrol Boats for Haiti Coast Guard SeaArk Marine, Inc. recently completed the first two boats of a five boat contract for the Haiti Coast Guard. The vessels were purchased through the Global Peace and Security Fund, administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), through the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). ... Read More>>>Back to Top MITAGS Announcements MITAGS introduces upcoming courses. CHIEF MATE / MASTER, UNLIMITED TONNAGE, OCEANS LICENSE PREP License Advancement (LAP) March 29 to April 30, 2010 This license prep course is designed for mariners that have completed the 12 weeks of required STCW95 ... Read More>>>Back to Top WCI Media Event: Review of FY '11 Corps Budget, New Navigation Recommendations WHO: Waterways Council, Inc. WHAT: Press event, WCI Annual Review of the President's Budget for FY 2011, Army Corps Civil Works program We will also discuss the Inland Marine Transportation System Investment Strategy Team ("White Paper" Working Group) recommendations to prioritize navigation projects across ... 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 State of Rhode Island Receives Stimulus Grant to Improve Quonset Port Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) was awarded a $22.3 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. One out of 45 recipients of this grant, QDC will use the monetary support to further wind energy manufacturing and logistical operations and improve marine ... Read More>>>Back to Top Employment Increase at Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach bring in new jobs in a post-recession surge of employment since last year. Employment increases began gathering momentum in the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, with as much as a threefold increase in the number of longshoremen landing jobs ... Read More>>>Back to Top Missing Boaters Found with Help from Broadpoint's Offshore Communications Network Broadpoint Provides Critical Assistance Through Offshore Cellular Tower Data to Help U.S. Coast Guard Locate Missing Men. Broadpoint, a leader in offshore communications and network solutions, was involved in the location and rescue of two boaters who went missing in the Gulf of Mexico after their boat ... Read More>>>Back to Top ULTRAJET 377 Waterjets Power Three 12m High Speed Rapid Response Catamarans Ultra Dynamics have now supplied three sets of twin UltraJet UJ377 Waterjet installations to South Boats for their New Mk II GRP 43/12m WFSV RRV Catamarans RRV Audrey, Offshore Response 1, and Spike Islander. The GRP catamarans have all been tailored to meet specific code and operational ... Read More>>>Back to Top EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316