MarEx eNewsletter - April 27, 2010

Please Click Here if you are unable to view the newsletter April 27th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 26 DEEPWATER HORIZON UPDATE April 27, 2010 From THE JOINT INFORMATION CENTER—Roberts, Louisiana ROVs have located the Deepwater Horizon at about 1,300 feet above the wellhead. While, the rig will be brought up at some time for analysis, the first priority is to work below the surfaces and secure the wellhead in the Mississippi ... Read More>>>Back to Top Mail Bag April 27, 2010 MarEx Reader Shares POV On "Offshore Drilling OP-ED Dear Tony, I would like to comment on our op-ed regarding offshore oil drilling on the Atlantic coast and Alaska. You are correct in that no seismic work has been ... Read More>>>Back to Top Guidance Regarding New U.S. Executive Order on Somalia to Pirate Ransom Payments Last week, the White House released Executive Order 13536 of April 12, 2010, "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia," which has significant potential impacts on the payment of ransom by U.S. persons in the event of a Somalia related piratical attack. http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Briefing_4_23_10_v1.pdf ... Read More>>>Back to Top Piracy & Ship Attacks April 27, 2010 Pirates attack four ships off Somalia On Sunday, April 25 a Japanese VLCC, a Malaysian chemical tanker, a Yemeni chemical tanker, and an Indian bulk carrier were attacked, but all managed to escape. The first attack occurred off Suqutra Island in the Arabian Sea. Four pirates armed ... Read More>>>Back to Top Ocean Industry Alliance On Sustainability To Convene at International Conference in UK The Sustainable Ocean Summit will bring together "Corporate Ocean Responsibility" leaders to tackle an ambitious program on shared marine environmental challenges. WOC Members to date include: ExxonMobil, Rio Tinto, the International Chamber of Shipping, RightShip, the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), Twin Dolphins, Transocean, the ... Read More>>>Back to Top Fincantieri Awarded Two USA Contracts Worth $130M Fincantieri to build a research vessel and 30 boats for the US Coast Guard Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), Fincantieri's American subsidiary, has been awarded two orders in the USA worth over 130 million dollars: a 73 million contract from the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) for ... Read More>>>Back to Top Bureau Veritas optimistic as classed fleet tops 9,000 ships Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas says its classed fleet has surpassed 9,000 vessels, totaling over 70m gt. Launching the 2009-2010 Marine Business Review, Bernard Anne, managing director of the Bureau Veritas Marine Division said, "We ended 2009 with a fleet of 8,934 ships and since then have continued our ... Read More>>>Back to Top Hovertrans Develops Unique Heavy Lift Hoverbarge The company will debut its hoverbarge system at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston-May 3-6, 2010 Hovertrans Solutions Pte. Ltd. Has developed an amphibious 'hoverbarge' that is capable of carrying thousands of tons in payload over swamps, wetlands, tundra, ice and shallow water. It also creates new ... Read More>>>Back to Top Harvey Bisso Completes First Subsea Project HARVEY BISSO SUBSEA successfully completed its first subsea project performing saturation diving work in 350 feet of water at ATP Oil & Gas Corporation's deepwater platform in Grand Isle block 115. HARVEY BISSO SUBSEA used the HARVEY DISCOVERY, a DP2 certified multi-purpose support vessel outfitted with a ... Read More>>>Back to Top World Trade Week Breakfast Seminar NYC Key Industry Leaders Join Breakfast Seminar To Discuss Global Trade, Transport A World Trade Week breakfast seminar May 11 in New York City will provide insights and information on trade and transportation trends affecting global commerce. The seminar, Bridging Global Markets In A Changing ... Read More>>>Back to Top "The Use and Misuse of Nautical Paper and Electronic Charts" Maritime Lecture Series Hosted by MITAGS On May 13, 2010 MITAGS will host "The Use and Misuse of Nautical Paper and Electronic Charts" By Captain Robert Ward, Director, International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) To learn more about the program Click ... Read More>>>Back to Top North Koreans May Have Sunk South Korean Navy Ship U.S. and South Korean military officials believes a torpedo attack caused a South Korean war vessel to sink last month. The United States believes the ship went down after an underwater blast near the hull of the ship. The torpedo itself did not make a direct hit ... Read More>>>Back to Top Click Here to Unsubscribe Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316