 Featured print article from the Maritime Executive November/December 2010 Holland America Line edition.
Is It Safe to Go Back in the Water?
by Jack O'Connell
2009 was a difficult year for the economy. It was a banner year for investors. Like Dickens' A ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Saudi Arabia becomes 13th country to deal with piracy at sea by signing the Code of Conduct on the Suppression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibouti Code of Conduct)
The Djibouti Code of Conduct was ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Compelled by an Idea.
I was leaving my last class for the day when I saw my friend, Ken Frankel, working out in the hallway with one of those pistol-grip label makers. I stopped and asked what he was doing.
"The Dean asked me ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The urgency to achieve a cleaner carbon footprint is perhaps felt more strongly in the highly visible passenger vessel sector than anywhere else. Fortunately, it turns out there's more than one way to reach the Promised Land.
By MarEx Staff
Baseline
Compliance with the International ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The oil tanker that arrived at Dar es Salaam two weeks ago with contaminated oil has still not left the port and will be restricted from sailing until the dispute is settled.
The Dar es Salaam Ports Authority (TPA) confirmed they are holding the MT Priya's Certificate ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Latest reports on pirates and ship seizures.
• Tanker Seized off Madagascar
Somali pirates captured a Norwegian chemical tanker off the coast of Madagascar with 21 crew aboard last Friday. The tanker had sailed into the south where pirates are active.
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 Latest maritime casualty news.
• Crew Members Dead from Possible Food Poisoning
Master of the Arionas tanker informed authorities of the deaths of three crew members last Thursday.
Operated by Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Product Partners and Marshall Islands-flagged Greek tanker was ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Major South Korean shipbuilding company establishes an agreement with Canada to build wind-power generators.
A C$40 million joint venture between Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering and the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada was agreed upon for the building of wind-power generators. The venture will enable the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Wilkinson named Massachusetts Maritime Academy's 2010 'Maritime Person of the Year.'
Geoffrey C. Wilkinson was recently named Massachusetts Maritime Academy's 2010 'Maritime Person of the Year' for his career of excellence, innovation and service to the maritime industries. He will be awarded the Captain Emery Rice Medal, ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 MITAGS introduces upcoming courses.
LNG TERMINAL OPERATORS COURSE
Upcoming course date: April 26-30, 2010
The course is intended to familiarize LNG terminal personnel with liquefied gas tanker safety and cargo operations. Terminal equipment such as pumps, hard arms, gas ... 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 |
 T&T Marine Salvage, a leading provider of maritime support services, helped clean up an oil spill after a collision between an oil tanker and a barge spilled 450,000 gallons of crude oil into the Sabine-Neches Waterway.
T&T MARINE SALVAGE responded to the oil spill by mobilizing 50 ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
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