 From the Joint Information Center-Roberts, Louisiana
Chief Petty Officer Cory Mendenhall tells the MarEx the spill has a 600 mile circumference and about 16 miles offshore the US Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a controlled burn of the oil slick Wednesday, but reports of ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The captain of a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Alaska is being called a hero for saving the lives of crew.
To hear of captains racing off a ship to save their own lives first; such as Captain Yiannis Avranas, who pushed past ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The Maritime Executive Linkedin Group continues its status as the most popular social networking group in the global maritime industry. As of April 29, 2010, the MarEx Linkedin group has now surpassed 7,030 members. While, other magazines claim to have "internal" social networking groups near this level, only the Maritime ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 CO2 EMISSIONS CAUSING OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TO PROGRESS AT UNPRECEDENTED RATE
The changing chemistry of the world's oceans is a growing global problem, says the summary of a congressionally requested study by the National Research Council, which adds that unless man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are substantially curbed, ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 U.N. Security Council cracks down on pirates
On Tuesday April 27, the UN Security Council approved a Russian proposal to tighten efforts against piracy and possibly establish international tribunals.
The 15-member body unanimously adopted the resolution for tougher legislation to prosecute and jail suspects caught off ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The ClassNK Classification Committee officially announced it surged past 170 million gross tons (gt) making the first class society in the world to have more than 170 million gt under class.
The announcement was made following the April meeting of the Classification Committee, which certified that ClassNK's ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Congressman calls for follow-up hearing in one year to receive new GAO report.
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, (MD-07), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, convened a hearing Tuesday regarding Civil Rights programs and diversity initiatives in the United States Coast Guard. The ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 148th Annual Meeting of the Classification Society
Deliveries from what ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville characterized as a "very robust orderbook" pushed the society to a new record fleet high of 159.5m gt by the end of 2009, the society's leader told the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Client impressed with speed of construction and quality of workmanship
Austal has successfully launched Maltese operator Virtu Ferries' new 107 meter high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran "Jean de la Valette" at its Western Australian facilities.
Intended to address increased heavy cargo traffic between Malta and ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that the first of two New York City Fireboats departed our Nelson Street, Panama City facility on Saturday, April 24, for its delivery voyage to New York. The vessel Three Forty Three is named in honor of the 343 firefighters who lost ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
For the MarEx Legal Interest Readers
No. 07-31117.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed April 27, 2010.
Before: JOLLY, BARKSDALE, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge.
The Genesis Spar, an oil ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The German Maritime Arbitration Association also opens new office in Hamburg's HafenCity
For almost 20 years in his role as Secretary of the GMAA (German Maritime Arbitration Association), Dieter Griebel, a leading figure in Germany's shipping community, has made a significant contribution to the revival of maritime ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
