MarEx eNewsletter - March 23, 2010

Please Click Here if you are unable to view the newsletter March 23rd, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 14 U.S. Port Crisis OP-ED By Mike Leone, the Chairman of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) 2009-2010 and Port Director for the Massachusetts Port Authority. Our nation's ports are vital economic engines ensuring the global logistics chain remains strong. In order to facilitate the continuous flow of goods through ... Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Claims in Uncertain Economic Times Featured MarEx print article from the September/October 2009 SMIT Salvage edition. By Phil Brickman, attorney and partner with the law firm of Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli, weighs in on the complex issues of obtaining security for judgments, unpaid invoices and other maritime claims in uncertain economic times, as ... Read More>>>Back to Top IMO Meeting on Emissions Is Stirring Thoughts of Failure The "Carbon Wars" is in play as the IMO's Marine Environmental Committee (MEPC) meets in London Headquarters this week (March 22-26). The transportation industry produces 28 percent of the world's CO2 emissions. Trucks and cars are the primary culprit at 21 percent and the aviation contributes 2.6 ... Read More>>>Back to Top Criminalization and Piracy are Damaging Seafarer Recruitment Warns InterManager Shortages of skilled and qualified seafarers could have an immense impact on the global economy and are being exacerbated by the negative impact of crew criminalization and the escalating problem of global piracy, warns InterManager, the international trade association for the ship management industry whose members represent more than 200,000 ... Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Casualties--March 23, 2010 Latest maritime casualty news. • Coast Guard Vessel Sinks at Mumbai Dock An Indian Coast Guard vessel sank after a privately owned merchant ship rammed into it in the Mumbai Harbor Tuesday evening. Around 6:30 p.m. in the commercial Indira Dockyard, ... Read More>>>Back to Top Piracy & Ship Attacks--March 23, 2010 Latest reports on pirates and ship seizures. • Pirates Take Turkish Ship Somali pirates seized a Turkish ship and its 21 crew in the Indian Ocean. The 35,000-tonne, Maltese-flagged MV Frigia was attacked in waters between Somali and India, and 400 ... Read More>>>Back to Top Final U.S. "Ready Ship" Returns to Norfolk Haiti Recovery Progress Noted as Commercial Shippers Continue Services U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the SS Cape May is returning to Norfolk, VA. The Cape May is the last of three Maritime Administration cargo ships called upon for emergency relief duty in Haiti to ... Read More>>>Back to Top Delivery of a Range Stan Tugs, Type Stu 1606 to Jan de Nul Dredging giant Jan De Nul can clearly see the benefits of the DAMEN Stan Tug 1606 - often dubbed the workhorse of the industry – with 11 Stan Tugs joining its fleet in the last few years. In 2008, Jan De Nul placed an order for five ... Read More>>>Back to Top EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316