MarEx eNewsletter - April 20, 2010

Please Click Here if you are unable to view the newsletter April 20th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 23 OP-ED: Guess Hu Came to Washington By Michael J. Economides author of Energy: China's Choke Point Chinese President Hu Jintao came to Washington DC last April as part of the nuclear non-proliferation initiative and, as expected by most people who know China, he promptly announced that his country would not go along with ... Read More>>>Back to Top China's 2010 Shipbuilding Activity Accounts for 48% of World Total While, China's shipbuilding orders have increased to 8.26 million dwt in first quarter of this year. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated in the period from January to March the country's output of completed ships surged 128% during the same period from 09' to 10' now accounts for ... Read More>>>Back to Top Coal Ship Taken to Port to Offload Cargo Chinese coal ship being brought to Gladstone for salvage operation. The Shen Neng 1is being brought to the port of Gladstone to unload coal and undergo repairs before being towed overseas said the Australian authorities overseeing the ship's towage. "Because it was so ... Read More>>>Back to Top LNG Terminal Operator Course at MITAGS MITAGS is now offering an LNG Terminal Operator Course from 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 compressors, vaporizers, heat exchangers, and shore storage tanks will ... Read More>>>Back to Top Piracy & Ship Attacks April 20, 2010 Somali Pirates Grab Three Thai Fishing Vessels with Crew of 77 Somali pirates have seized three Thai fishing vessels with a crew of 77 on board almost 2,000 km off the coast of Somalia. It is the furthest attack offshore the country to date. While, naval forces ... Read More>>>Back to Top Internal Revenue Services Reaches Out to Small Businesses About Health Care IRS Reaches Out to Millions of Employers on Benefits of New Health Care Tax Credit The Internal Revenue Service this week began mailing postcards to more than four million small businesses and tax-exempt organizations to make them aware of the benefits of the recently enacted small business ... Read More>>>Back to Top Wärtsilä and ABB Turbo Systems jointly develop technology to cut emissions Baden, Switzerland- Wärtsilä and ABB Turbo Systems are co-operating in a joint development program for a new and groundbreaking application of two-stage turbocharging on large diesel engines. Advanced engine technology, together with two-stage turbocharging, offers significant advantages in fuel consumption and engine emissions. The application of two-stage ... Read More>>>Back to Top Click Here to Unsubscribe Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316