 By Dr. Michael J. Economides
The American people need to understand the risks – and realities – of energy production.
Although the U.S. petroleum industry is understandably in a state of panic after the recent spill in the Gulf of Mexico and some, both friend and foe, have even resorted to outrageous speculation that the accident would mean "the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 MONDAY MAY 10
By the Numbers to Date:
Personnel were quickly deployed and approximately 10,000 are currently responding to protect the shoreline and wildlife.
More than 290 vessels are responding on site, including skimmers, tugs, barges, and recovery vessels to assist in containment and cleanup efforts—in addition to dozens of aircraft, remotely operated vehicles, and multiple mobile offshore ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Today, the three oil firms at the center of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are in front of US Senate hearings.
Lamar McKay, president of BP America Inc, Steven Newman, president of the drilling company Transocean Ltd and Tim Probert, a senior executive at Halliburton Co, will face intense questioning before two Senate committees.
BP is expected to ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 US officials have said this incident will influence how the US deals with North Korea.
According reports out of South Korea say a team of South Korean and foreign investigators reviewing the March 26, 2010 sinking of a South Korean corvette Cheonan have concluded a torpedo was the source of an explosion that destroyed the vessel and killed 46 sailors.
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Australian officials have confirmed the relocation of the Shen Neng 1 to Hervey
Bay
Maritime Safety Queensland General Manager Patrick Quirk said the Shen Neng
1 is expected to begin ship-to-ship transfer of its coal cargo.
"Our objective has always been to have the ship removed from our waters as
quickly as possible, but we ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 THE UN-COMFORT ZONE with Robert Wilson
Is the concept of honor simply too difficult to understand?
With the morning mist still on the Hudson River, and the sun just kissing the cliff tops of the New Jersey Palisade, Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States shot and killed former Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Political ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Crew abandons ship after 2 freighters collide off Oita Prefecture
Monday morning around 4:15 am a Panamanian freighter and a Japanese freighter No. 5 Soya Maru collided approximately 8 miles northwest of Himeshima Island.
The Japanese freighter over turned and its crew of 4 escaped and was rescued by the Panamanian freighter. No injuries from either hip have been ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 German chemical tanker hijacked
On Saturday, May 8, the MARIDA MARGUERITE a 13000-ton chemical tanker was hijacked 120 miles south of Salalah (Oman). The ship is a Marshal Island flagged, German owned tanker carrying a crew of 22 (19 Indian, 1 Ukranian, 2 Bangladeshi) who are all believed to be well.
Pirates approached the ship firing automatic weapons and ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The month of May in Hamburg will be completely dominated by the cruise industry.
Twenty-nine cruise ships are expected, together with a spectacular ships' parade by the cruisers to mark the official birthday of the Port of Hamburg It is expected to be the biggest port festival in the world.
Last weekend, from the 7th until the 9th of ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Resolve Marine Group (RESOLVE) announced they have received the U.S. Coast Guard's approval and recognition from the International Group of P&I clubs for their OPA 1990 Vessel Response Plan Salvage and Marine Firefighting Funding Agreement.
RESOLVE's Funding Agreement is the first OPA-90 mandated document of its kind to receive this combined international acceptance.
Under new requirements scheduled to go ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The approaching completion of Austal's next generation 102 meter high speed trimaran ferry heralds a new era in maritime transportation.
Set to introduce unprecedented levels of passenger comfort compared to regular high speed craft, particularly in adverse weather conditions, the vehicle-passenger ferry proves a fitting debut for Austal's second-generation trimaran hull form.
For more details, click here and download ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION / USCG DRUG AND ALCoHOL TESTING (MED-DOT-DA)
This 1-day (7-hour) course of instruction is designed to provide mariners, designated as urine
specimen collectors for drug testing, instruction and proficiency in Department of Transportation
(DOT) collection procedures as described in 49 CFR 40. This course also provides instruction in
breath testing for alcohol as required in 46 ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
More than 600 people from 50 local, state and federal agencies, as well as hospitals and airlines, participated in the simulation of a 747 jet crashing into Boston Harbor. 100 cadets from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy acted as injured passengers who waited to be rescued on board a barge that was playing the role ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Kvichak Marine Industries and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders recently delivered M/V Taurus
It is their fourth high-speed, environmentally friendly ferry to the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) located in San Francisco.
WETA mandated that their new passenger ferries integrate as much green technology as possible and that emissions be 85% cleaner than the current EPA emission standards for Tier ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Norwegian-based Bjørge Marine Automation (BMA) has recently launched a service module for its renowned SMARTChief® II Alarm & Control System with a direct link to shore-based service engineers. SMARTLink™ empowers the service engineers or the operator of the vessel to remotely and real-time interface with the alarm system for system status that supports the vessel's engineers remotely as well as assess the vessels overall condition. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for two new vehicle-passenger (RoPax) ferries being built for Stena Line at Wadan Yards in Wismar, Germany.
The IBSs for the two ships will be based on Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine's advanced VisionMaster FT™ navigation technology with TotalWatch™ multi-function workstations. The scope of supply will include radars, electronic ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Cargotec's innovative ship-to-ship vehicle transfer system developed from combined resources successfully completed US Navy sea trials.
Designed to transfer military vehicles between ships at sea to support US Army and Marine Corps land forces as part of the US Navy's 'Sea Base' strategy, Cargotec's innovative 'test article vehicle transfer system' (TAVTS) has now successfully completed sea trials. These were carried out by ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
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