 American Recovery Act Funds Foreign Manufacturing
By Nichole Williamson, Assistant Editor MarEx Newsletter
As the U.S. economy melted down throughout 2008, leaving millions of Americans unemployed and businesses struggling to survive, the federal government stepped in and passed the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009."
The $787 billion stimulus package was intended to create new ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The Forgotten Rule D – In Rem Arrest to Recover Possession of Cargo or Other Maritime Property (Or "How to Get Your Stuff Back")
By Neil Klein is a partner at McKasson & Klein LLP in California.
Introduction
The global recession has forced shipping related companies to consider their options and enforce their contractual rights, especially since so ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has told the United Nations General Assembly that multilateral co operation arrangements, between and among States, regions and institutions can provide the means to reduce the risk of unprovoked piracy attacks on innocent ships, citing coordinated patrols in high-risk areas, information sharing, intelligence exchange and hot pursuit following attacks as among the tools by which this can be achieved.
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 Yemen sentences Somali pirates to death
A Yemeni court has sentenced six Somali pirates to death and jailed six others for the hijacking of a Yemeni oil tanker. The ship was seized by the pirates in April last year, and was rescued by Yemeni forces.
After hearing their sentencing the pirates shouted that there had been no evidence produced ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 MONDAY, MAY 17
The Numbers to date:
Total response vessels: 950
Containment Boom deployed: more than 1.36 million feet
Containment boom available: more than 350,000 feet
Sorbent boom deployed: more than 480,000 feet
Sorbent boom available: more than 800,000 feet
Total boom deployed: more than 1.8 ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 
Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), announces an agreement with the American Public University System (APUS) to allow transfer of academic credit earned from MITAGS Chief Mate/Master (CMM) License Advancement Program courses into APUS Graduate Degree and Certificate Programs.
This agreement provides MITAGS CMM program students ...
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 First Event Today--National Maritime Day Seminar
"Environmental Intelligence in Shipping and the Seafarer"
May 18, 2010, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC.
http://www.worldmaritimedayna.org/
National Maritime Day:
May 22 is National Maritime Day in the United States each year. This day reflects the gratitude that Americans have ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 POSIDONIA 2010 : A steady course for the future
The leading role of Greek-owned shipping is once more demonstrated in the panorama of Posidonia Exhibition 2010. An institution of international reputation providing the shipping industry with a platform to exhibit its achievements and the wide range of services it offers to international trade and the world economy.
It is ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Article Fowarded to MarEx by Paul Kaminsky, Hypac Australia
'LCS 2: 'It'll blow your mind' By Christopher P. Cavas - Staff Writer- Navy Times
ABOARD THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP INDEPENDENCE (LCS 2) — Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Trina Williams eased off on the brake handwheel holding Independence's anchor tight to the littoral combat ship's long, narrow snout of a ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
Globe Wireless announced that the company has been selected by "K" Line to provide a turnkey implementation of the Inmarsat FleetBroadband service.
"K" Line is one of the largest ships owner/operators in the world, which includes container ships, car carriers, bulk carriers, gas carriers and tankers. The signed agreement between "K" Line and Globe Wireless entails the ...
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 T&T BISSO, an industry leader in vessel emergency response, salvage and marine firefighting services, is pleased to announce an exclusive cooperative services agreement with Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response (CISPRI).
Based in Nikiski, Alaska, CISPRI is a comprehensive standby oil spill response cooperative whose mission is to provide immediate response capability to its member companies.
The agreement provides ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 New Course Offering by PMI
Has your safety management system grown into a monster that is difficult to manage and understand? Have we lost the meaning and intent by overcomplicating with special interest and bureaucracy? Can we reduce the paper and be safer? Together, let's explore the benefits of get-ting back to basics to ensure successful safety management.
Additional ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
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