MarEx eNewsletter - April 1, 2010

Please Click Here if you are unable to view the newsletter April 1st, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 17 MarEx OP-Ed: Drilling Down in Obama's Oil Play OP-Ed by Michael J. Economides and Peter Glover Horse trading in bygone eras, the proverbial standard of shady deals, cannot match the politics of the day in the United States. Barack Obama – a president as hostage to liberal rhetoric as one could ever envision and who ... Read More>>>Back to Top French Oil Company Guilty But Not Responsible for ERIKA oil Spill The Paris Court of Appeal ruled this week that Total is not responsible for negligence at a civil level for the 1999 ERIKA spill off of Brittany. In 2008, the French oil giant was ordered to pay 192 million Euros ($250 million) to plaintiffs that suffered when the tanker broke ... Read More>>>Back to Top Court Disallows State of Massachusetts from Mandating Tank Vessel Escorts U.S. District Court issues ruling in favour of industry coalition and U.S. Govt re Massachusetts On March 31, the U.S. District Court in the District of Massachusetts issued its ruling to allow the motions filed by the U.S. Government and the Industry Coalition (consisting of INTERTANKO, the ... Read More>>>Back to Top MarEx OP-ED: Shipboard Security and Vessel Defense OP-ED By Captain Jeffrey L. Kuhlman There are as many eyes focused on the problem of shipboard security and vessel defense as there are proposed solutions. Those interested in the problem typically have their minds set on specific models: Somalian piracy or maritime terrorism (the Cole incident). ... Read More>>>Back to Top PLANETDATA / MARITIME SECURITY NEWS April 1, 2010 India: Alert Raised for Suspicious Vessel Spotted Off India's West Coast Mar 31, 2010 — The Indian media is reporting that security forces launched a "massive search" Monday for a suspicious boat off the coast of Diu over fears of another attack like the one in Mumbai ... Read More>>>Back to Top Marque Star Buys Armed Ship For Piracy U.S. private security company Marque Star said its recently acquired 180-foot armed ship could be used for deployment for anti-piracy missions in Somali waters. Marque Star said it conducted a global search for vessels that would meet its needs in terms of speed, armament and size. Read More>>>Back to Top Mysterious Sinking of Naval Vessel Has South Korean Military on Alert The South Korean military suspended its search for 46 missing sailors due to high winds and stormy seas. Searchers found 58 crewmembers and the intense search led to the death of one diver and the hospitalization of two other divers. Korean officials have acknowledged an explosion tore ... Read More>>>Back to Top EMAIL UNSUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316