MarEx eNewsletter - March 16, 2010

Please Click Here if you are unable to view the newsletter March 16th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 12 STOP Leaving Pollution in Your Wake Stern Tube Oil Pollution Is Just One of Many Reasons to Make the Switch to Seawater-Lubricated Stern Tube Bearings. When the subject of oil pollution comes up between two shipping executives, thoughts often turn to the catastrophic 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Or perhaps ... Read More>>>Back to Top Happy Saint Patrick's Day from the Irish Maritime Development Office The Irish Maritime Development Office wishes everyone around the world a "Happy St. Patrick's Day." View IMDO's St. Patrick's Day video greeting by clicking HERE. To wish our friends in Ireland a Happy St. Patrick's Day, send them a message at imdo@marine.ie ... Read More>>>Back to Top Shipboard Fire Fighting: Challenging the Worst Case Scenario Featured print article from the Maritime Executive May/June 2009 Simon Xiaolei Liang/Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group edition. Maritime fires have an incredible potential for catastrophe. In fact, a fire at sea is considered by many to be the worst of all possible dangers. Of the ten most lethal fires ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx Mailbag Mr. James Boak comments on last Tuesday's featured op-ed article about the CBP's Jones Act interpretations by Robert Vosbein. Click HERE to read the article. Dear Editor, Another factor about the importance of enforcing the intent of the Jones Act is our ... Read More>>>Back to Top Cruise Line Crisis: Be Prepared. Be Responsive. by Mark D. Lerner, Ph.D. and S.O. Vincent J. McNally, MPS, CEAP "Just as cruise lines provide 24 hour security, so too should they provide a platform for emotional and mental stabilization during and in the aftermath of a critical incident." Cruise ships are ... Read More>>>Back to Top MITAGS Announcements 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 Maritime Casualties--March 16, 2010 Latest maritime casualty news. • Strong Winds Disrupt Suez Canal Shipping through Egypt's Suez Canal was disrupted by heavy sandstorm winds on Sunday, slowing traffic and closing surrounding ports in the Gulf of Suez. Traffic was cut to the lowest level ... Read More>>>Back to Top Piracy & Ship Attacks--March 16, 2010 Latest reports on pirates and ship seizures. • Pirates Release Hijacked Tanker Somali pirates released a Singapore-operated chemical tanker and its 28 crew members after holding the vessel captive for four months. The 22,000 dwt MV Theresa VIII was reported ... Read More>>>Back to Top PMI Graduates Largest Workboat Mate Class Gregg Trunnell, Director of the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) announced the graduation of 16 cadets in the two-year Work Boat Mate program. The students are sponsored by operating partners such as NOAA Pacific Marine, Foss Maritime, Crowley Marine Services, Dunlap Towing, Sause Bros., Gulfmark, Western Towboat, Harley Marine, Brusco Tug ... Read More>>>Back to Top Magnetometers Aid Panama Canal Expansion Almost a hundred years after the Panama Canal was first opened, a major expansion project is currently underway. The 50 mile passageway was originally designed to accommodate vessels up to 965 feet long, 106 feet wide, with a maximum draft of 39 feet. Today a new generation of megaships is ... Read More>>>Back to Top EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316