MarEx eNewsletter - June 8, 2010

Please Click Here if you are unable to view the newsletter June 8th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 38 OPED: Not Enough Lifeboats Not Enough Lifeboats……."2"by Tony Munoz, Editor-in-Chief, MarEx Newsletter and the Maritime Executive Magazine Forty-nine days of "top kill," "junk Shot," controlled burns, dispersants and hi-tech domes and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is still a calamity of immeasurable proportions, which is still continuing to devastate the environment and economies of the Gulf States. For the White House the spill has been ... Read More>>>Back to Top USS JASON DUNHAM to be commissioned in Port Everglades The Navy recently announced that the USS Jason Dunham, the Navy's most advanced warship would be commissioned in Port Everglades this November. The exact date has not yet been announced but the event is expected to draw thousands to the port. The last time a ship was commissioned in Port Everglades was in 2005 and drew a crowd of 5,000. ... Read More>>>Back to Top 7th Annual Energy Ocean International Conference & Exhibition Conference & Exhibition: June 8-1-, 2010 Hyatt Bonaventure Conference Center & Spa, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Presented by Ocean Energy Council If you are interested in attending, registration is available online at www.energyocean.com or on-site at the event. Schedule of Events Tuesday, June 8 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Address Read More>>>Back to Top "It's Our Energy Pearl Harbor" – Matt Simmons by Nichole Williamson, Assistant Editor, MarEx Today, Tony Munoz, Editor-in-chief of MarEx and I had the pleasure of attending a speech given by Matt Simmons at the 7th Annual Energy Ocean International Conference, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Mr. Simmons is the founder of the Ocean Energy Institute and is Chairman Emeritus of Simmons & Company International, one of the world's largest investment ... Read More>>>Back to Top DEEPWATER HORIZON Update June 8, 2010 TransOcean employee expressed safety concern Jason Anderson, 35 a toolpusher for TransOcean on the Deepwater Horizon told his wife Shelly that he was concerned about BP's safety practices on the rig. He said the crew was getting pressure from BP to do things out of proper procedure to finish the well faster. In the past Jason had worked on BP wells and had felt ... Read More>>>Back to Top KONGSBERG MARITIME UNVEILS NEW MONITORING AND EFFECIENCY APPLICATIONS FOR K-CHIEF AUTOMATION SYSTEM Posidonia 2010, 7-11 June, stand 306/357 Advanced vessel performance functionality supports Green Ship portfolio Kongsberg Maritime will show three new monitoring and efficiency applications for its highly-regarded K-Chief automation system for the first time during Posidonia 2010. The 'Fuel Saver' applications have been developed as part of Kongsberg Maritime's commitment to the Green Ship concept, and through the provision ... Read More>>>Back to Top Ship Dismantling By The Rules SHIP DISMANTLING PROJECT PROPOSAL by Louis J. Lemos In the less-developed countries in which many ships are dismantled industrial safety regulations and environmental rules are commonly ignored resulting in a high incidence of industrial accidents and illegal environmental pollution. The following proposal is for the establishment of a Ship Dismantling Program (SDP), to be managed by a private contractor and operated in ... Read More>>>Back to Top Click Here to Unsubscribe Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316