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May 4th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 28
The Maritime Executive - Online News Magazine, Newsletter and Business Journal. The Marine Industry's Most Widely Read Marine Newsletter and Worldwide Maritime Report for Commercial Shipping Executives. Click here for Corporate News and Press Releases

OPED: America's Marine Highway: Who Will Champion The National Program?

OPED: America's Marine Highway: Who Will Champion The National Program?

What Maritime Executive Will Move the Americas Marine Highway Program Forward?

By Tony Munoz, Editor-in-Chief, Maritime Executive Magazine and the MarEx Newsletter

Last month the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) hosted a conference for maritime executives who wanted to hear U.S. ...

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DEEPWATER HORIZON UPDATE May 4, 2010

DEEPWATER HORIZON UPDATE May 4, 2010

From THE JOINT INFORMATION CENTER—Roberts, Louisiana

Deepwater Horizon Press Briefing May 3, 2010- 4PM EST

Participants: USCG Vice Admiral Mary Landry; Capt. Steven Poulin, USCG Incident Command: Keith Seiham, Incident Command-BP; Mike Sauicer, MMS regional Ops Manager; Doug Suttles, BP COO; and representatives from ...

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Piracy & Ship Attacks May 4, 2010

Piracy & Ship Attacks May 4, 2010

Somali pirates hijack Yemeni cargo ship

Somali pirates have seized a Yemen owned cargo vessel registered as AL ASA and are believed to be holding the crew of nine Yemeni sailors. The attack took place in the last few days off the coast of Yemen.
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USCG Safety Alert Due To Deepwater Horizon Explosion

USCG Safety Alert Due To Deepwater Horizon Explosion

Safety Alert on the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Fire Resulting in Multiple Fatalities and Release of Oil

On April 20, 2010, a loss of well control occurred and resulted in an explosion and fire on the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon. Eleven lives were lost in ...

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FINCANTIERI GAINS ORDER FOR TWO SHIPS FOR PRINCESS CRUISES

FINCANTIERI GAINS ORDER FOR TWO SHIPS FOR PRINCESS CRUISES

Fincantieri and the US cruise group Carnival Corporation & plc announced today an order to build two prototype ships for Princess Cruises brand.

The contract confirms a memorandum of understanding signed in February. At 141,000 gross tonnes, the two new vessels, which have a maximum passenger capacity ...

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2010 API Tanker Conference

2010 API Tanker Conference

The Bi-Annual API Tanker Conference in San Diego

June 28-29, 2010
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines
La Jolla, California

Please join the leadership of the Marine community for the 27th biennial API Tanker Conference in sunny Southern California, June 28-29.
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Hazardous Noxious Substance Protocol Adopted by IMO

Hazardous Noxious Substance Protocol Adopted by IMO

The Protocol to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, (1996 HNS Convention) was adopted on 30 April 2010 by the Diplomatic Conference convened by IMO.

The Diplomatic Conference took place from 26 ...

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GA-ASI INTRODUCES SEA AVENGER UAS FOR UCLASS CARRIER OPERATIONS

GA-ASI INTRODUCES SEA AVENGER UAS FOR UCLASS CARRIER OPERATIONS

Carrier-based Predator C Derivative Offers Navy Low-risk Strike & Surveillance Solution

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, today introduced Sea AvengerTM, a carrier-based derivative of its Predator® C Avenger® UAS, to fulfill the ...

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The BRAtt World Debut

The BRAtt World Debut

Robert Allan Ltd., Western Maritime Institute, and Corvus Energy Limited are very pleased to announce that a contract will be signed for the design and construction of the world's first "Green" Training Tugs at the International Tug & Salvage (ITS 2010) Conference, to be held in Vancouver in May 2010. ...

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Hyde GUARDIAN™ BWT Keeps On Rolling On

Hyde GUARDIAN™ BWT Keeps On Rolling On

German Shipyard, Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft, is building two 195m Roll On/ Roll Off ships to LR Ice Class and "Green Passport" notation for Rettig Group Ltd. Bore of Finland. The two ships, to be delivered in May and August of 2011 will be fitted with Hyde GUARDIAN™ Ballast Water Treatment ...

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Shipyard Barreras delivers two vessels

Shipyard Barreras delivers two vessels

A ferry-boat "ABEL MATUTES" and seismic vessel "WG VESPUCCI"

Shipyard Hijos de J. Barreras delivered to companies WesternGeco and Baleària seismic vessel "WG Vespucci" and ferry-boat "Abel Matutes" respectively, which are number 1660 and 1661 of the vessels built in the shipyard, after the trial period they ...

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