 New Rules for Vessel Carriage, Modernization, Electronic Commerce, and Door-to-Door Liability: Is the U.S. Ready? by Dr. Jim Giermanski, Powers Global Holdings, Inc
In September 2009, the United States became a signatory to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (Rotterdam Rules). When ratified by the U.S. President with the "Advice and ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Hi Tony,
There's a fresh stiff breeze from a different compass point at MAREX! I agree with much of what you write, and share what I think is your dismay over the Senate's refusal to end tax breaks for the oil industry.
However, I'm not sure what you mean by "Federalizing energy". The Government will continue to manage these ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Kenya opens new fast-track piracy court
With new funding Kenya has opened its court system back up to piracy cases, after turning away cases for months because of a backed up judicial system. The court is being funded to with $5m form several donors, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the European Union, Australia and Canada. The new courtroom at Shimo ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 June 24, 2010
Offshore Drilling Moratorium: Judge denies government's request
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman in New Orleans, Louisiana, issued a preliminary injunction against the six-month ban Tuesday. The government asked Feldman to delay lifting the ban until an appeals court reviewed the issue later this summer.
In an emergency hearing Thursday, the judge denied the government's motion ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) Course Now Available at MITAGS and PMI
ECDIS is a required part of the Advanced Navigation requirement for the Chief Mate/Master license.
This USCG approved ECDIS course, when combined with successful completion of the Voyage Planning Electronic Navigation (VPEN) Course results in satisfying all of the assessments required for Advanced Navigation. Course ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Next Edition: Maritime Training & Education
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In-depth analysis of Training & Education, Maritime Software, and Medical Care for mariners…
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 Response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf has brought the Jones Act into the news. Some are saying that the Act is somehow hindering the spill recovery efforts. The Maritime Cabotage Task Force has put together the following document to separate fact from fiction:
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JONES ACT AND THE GULF OIL SPILL
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 MARITIME INDUSTRIES ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
Full-Time Position Available
INSTRUCTOR of MARITIME STUDIES
THE POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Maritime Industries Academy is an urban public school in Baltimore, Maryland that serves approximately 600 students in grades 9-12. The Academy is initiating a maritime instructional program that will offer courses in maritime studies, shipboard operations, intermodal transportation, ...Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Ship's entering Canada's Artic waters will be subject to new mandatory vessel-tracking rules next week aimed at preventing terrorist activity and pollution. Polar experts had pressured the government to replace the voluntary NORDREG ship-registration system for northern maritime traffic, in a time where melting ice and rising global interest in Arctic tourism, and an interest in economic growth opportunities are increasing ship traffic in the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Seacoat Technology, LLC Houston Texas has been awarded the contract to supply the underwater hull coating system for the JHSV (Joint High Speed Vessel).
According to Austal USA, Seacoat's novel SEA-SPEED V5 hard film Siloxane Foul Release coating technology was chosen over soft silicone coatings "due to it's superior durability, reduced weight, and foul release properties that where well matched with the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), announces that American Public University System (APUS) will conduct a Graduate Degree Orientation Seminar at the MITAGS campus at 7 P.M. on Wednesday, August 11th, 2010. All Previous and Current CMM Program Students are invited to attend this career changing seminar.
APUS has agreed to allow transfer of ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 By Louis Lemos
Christian Huygens - Inspired by the Dulle Griete, a large bore cannon capable of firing a 700 pound projectile and used during the Battle of Ghent in 1411, Christian Huygens, a Dutchman, suspected that such fire power could be harnessed for non-destructive purposes. While serving as an advisor to King Louis XIV in Paris (1666 to 1681), Huygens ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Europe's leading shipbuilders, coordinated by Fincantieri, started September 1st, 2009 the EU funded research project BESST – "Breakthrough in European Ship and Shipbuilding Technologies". The contractual Grant Agreement was signed yesterday in Brussels between the European Commission and Fincantieri, on behalf of the consortium, as the coordinator of BESST. The project will last three and a half years.
Initiated by EUROYARDS, the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Center recognizes Headhunter Inc. with eight new Certificates of Approval for Sewage Treatment Plants.
The United States Coast Guard's Marine Safety Center has issued Certificates of Approval for eight new models in Headhunter's range of Tidal Wave HMX sewage treatment plants. These new models are approved according to the more stringent performance standard created by ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
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