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MarEx eNewsletter - February 25, 2010

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February 25th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 8
The Maritime Executive - Online News Magazine, Newsletter and Business Journal. The Marine Industry's Most Widely Read Marine Newsletter and Worldwide Maritime Report for Commercial Shipping Executives. Click here for Corporate News and Press Releases

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Seatrade Cruise Shipping - Trade Show Exhibition, Marine Conventions and Conferences in Miami.

CMA Shipping - Connecticut Maritime Association Conference & Trade Exhibition.

IDPOA - Dynamic Positioning Operations Assoc.

Bunkerworld - The Leading Resource for Bunkers Online

Marine Money Hong Kong - Shipping Finance Forum.

World LNG Americas Summit.

LITTORAL Ship Defence - Maritime & Harbour Protection.

FPSO China - T.U.N. International Maritime Training.

ACI UK - ACI’s 2nd Offshore Support Vessel Event.

Capital Link Forum - Global Investor Relations Services.

ACI - Maritime Human Resources & Crew Development Conference

Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference.

PetroSpot Seminar - Maritime Week - Bunker Operations

Clean Atlantic Conference - Maritime Environmental

Maritime Week Americas - (MWA) Miami, Florida

Noppen - 2nd Annual China Port Expansion and Efficiency Summit - Port Events & Industry Solutions.

Cutwater - Annual International Maritime e-Learning

MarEx Op-Ed: Waterways Transportation Research: Needed Now More Than Ever

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 ...

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Paris and Tokyo MOUs Call Lifeboat Safety Too Lax

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 ...

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MarEx Case Study on Flora Holland - World's Largest Flower Exporter



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NOAA's New Hurricane Wind Scale

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, ...

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From Recession to Recovery: Forecasting the Future

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. ...

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IMO Hydrographic Survey for Marine Electronic Highway

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 ...

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Maritime Casualties-- February 25, 2010

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 ...

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Ship Detained with Crack in Hull Blocked by Rag

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 ...

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Cabotage Violations Brings Arrest and Fines

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 ...

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Fleet Management Ltd. Sentenced to Pay $10 Million for Oil Spill and Coverup

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 ...

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SeaArk Completes Patrol Boats for Haiti Coast Guard

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). ...

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MITAGS Announcements

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 ...

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WCI Media Event: Review of FY '11 Corps Budget, New Navigation Recommendations

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 ...

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PLANETDATA / MARITIME SECURITY NEWS

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 ...

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State of Rhode Island Receives Stimulus Grant to Improve Quonset Port

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 ...

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Employment Increase at Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports

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 ...

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Missing Boaters Found with Help from Broadpoint's Offshore Communications Network

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 ...

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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 ...

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