MarEx Newsletter | Cruise Ship Security Bill Passes, China Fights Oil Spill

Please Click Here if you are unable to view the newsletter July 20th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 51 Deepwater Horizon Update July 20, 2010 Numbers to Date: Estimated 50.7 million - 145.0 million gallons have leaked from the Macondo well into the GOM BP's tab: $3.95 billion, includes $207 million paid in claims to individuals affected by the spill Oiled Shoreline: 615 miles (Does not include a cumulative impact to date or shoreline already cleared). Louisana: 352 mi, Mississippi: 112 mi, Florida: 82 mi, ... Read More>>>Back to Top Piracy & Ship Attacks July 20, 2010 Pirates Free Two Vessels Somali pirates have released a fishing vessel and fuel oil tanker seized in March, a maritime official said on Tuesday. UBT Ocean and Sakoba are both free now. The UBT Ocean, seized on March 5 was carrying fuel oil from the United Arab Emirates to Tanzania and had a crew of 21. The 9,000-dwt tanker ... Read More>>>Back to Top The Case for Seamless Vessel Security It all begins with the onboard security team. By Captain Jeffrey L. Kuhlman Assaults on vessels have resulted in numerous shipboard security measures designed to safeguard ships, their cargoes, crews and passengers while at sea or berthed. Unfortunately, most of the measures being developed are directed toward the piracy issue and, in particular, Somali piracy. But the real threat ... Read More>>>Back to Top Congress Passes Cruise Ship Security Bill The Senate on Wednesday passed the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, after it received broad bipartisan support in the House with a vote of 416-4 last year. The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act 2010, due to become US law very shortly, imposes substantial requirements on cruise ships carrying over 250 passengers on international voyages which embark or disembark passengers in ... Read More>>>Back to Top China Tackles Oil Spill After Pipelines Explode An estimated 1,650 tons of oil have leaked into the Yellow Sea after two pipelines exploded at an oil storage depot. The explosions and fire occurred when a pipe carrying oil from a tanker to a storage tank blew up, causing another nearby pipeline to explode. The storage depot belongs to China's National Petroleum Corporation, located near Dalian's Xiangang Harbor in Liauning ... Read More>>>Back to Top Dry Bulk Shipping Webinar JOIN US FOR A COMPLIMENTARY LIVE WEB SEMINAR THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010 9:30 AM EDT (2:30 PM LONDON) (3:30 PM PARIS) (4:30 PM ATHENS) DURATION: 45 MINUTES FOLLOWED BY Q&A SESSION LISTEN TO OUR EXPERT PANELISTS LIVE FROM YOUR OWN DESK Register Now Read More>>>Back to Top Private Equity Interest in Northrop Ship Unit Equity firms might be interested in acquiring the company's shipbuilding unit, which the military contractor is considering selling or spinning off. And other contractors also may be interested if Northrop does spin off the unit into a separate company. Northrop Grumman, the largest maker of United States Navy vessels, announced July 13 that it would shut its shipyard in Avondale, La., and ... Read More>>>Back to Top Quarantined Ship With Spiders Aboard Will Be Sent Back To Korea The M.V. ALTAVIA, a Liberian flagged ship carrying thousand of spiders will be heading back to Korea. The Department of Agriculture notified the Altavia that they must leave, without unloading their entire cargo, within the next few days. When the ship docked and was given the clearance to offload its cargo, port stevedores found thousands of spiders. They quickly called Customs and ... Read More>>>Back to Top Canada Watching for Thai Ship with Possible Terrorist Onboard The Harin Panich 19, now renamed MV Sun Sea, a suspected migrant smuggling vessel is reportedly on its way to Canada with 200 migrants on board. Authorities are monitoring the Thai cargo ship, which was last seen in the Gulf of Thailand. The vessel is under the control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Several leaders of the separatist organization — ... Read More>>>Back to Top New EU Rules on Social Security for Shipping Companies New EU Rules on Social Security Contributions Could Hit Shipping Companies Leading accountant and shipping industry adviser Moore Stephens has warned that companies operating EU-flag vessels will need to be aware of new regulations from Brussels governing the payment of social security contributions which came into effect on 1 May this year. Prior to the inception of the new ... Read More>>>Back to Top Crowley to Build Four High-Bollard-Pull Ocean Class Tugboats Crowley Maritime Corporation's vessel construction boom is continuing unabated with its recent order of two additional high-bollard-pull Ocean Class tugboats from Bollinger Shipyards. The latest contract brings the number of new 10,880-horsepower tugs being constructed for Crowley to four, and adds to the more than $1 billion the company is investing in new tugs, high-capacity barges and articulated tug barge tank vessels (ATBs). ... Read More>>>Back to Top IMO & Industry Review Of The "Year of the Seafarer,"Piracy and Climate Change IMO's "Year of the Seafarer" has reached its halfway mark, with the recent Manila Conference (convened to adopt amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (the STCW Convention) and its associated Code) being the most significant of the various activities included in the action plan drawn up to promote this year's World Maritime Day theme. ... Read More>>>Back to Top The 30th International WISTA Conference WISTA Hellas (Women's International Shipping & Trading Association) will proudly host the 30th International WISTA Conference "Achieving Sustainability - Paving the Way to Shipping Excellence" The event will take place in Athens at the DIVANI APOLLON PALACE & SPA, in Vouliagmeni, from Wednesday, 29th September, to Friday, 1st October 2010. WISTA Hellas was established back in ... Read More>>>Back to Top APU To Conduct Graduate Degree Orientation At MITAGS 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 SubSea Solutions Alliance Demonstrates Their Versatility A tale of a Tough Repair... Prior to transiting the Panama Canal, grounding caused considerable damage requiring immediate repair to the bow section of a vessel. Due to the location and significance of the damage a unique repair solution that could be completed efficiently and in a safe manner was required. Upon completion of an inspection dive, multiple tears and openings in ... Read More>>>Back to Top Costa Cruises Inaugurates the Tianjin Terminal in China The company has invested around 50 million euros in region since 2006. Costa Cruises, the largest Italian travel group and one of Europe's most popular cruise lines, has inaugurated the new international cruise terminal in Tianjin with the first port call of the Costa Romantica, offering 53,000 gross tonnage and total guest capacity of around 1700. The opening of ... Read More>>>Back to Top SEVSAT Day 2010 with Ship Equip & Transas Following years of speculation and anticipation, the IMO, last year published an implementation schedule for the mandatory carriage of ECDIS systems on board commercial vessels. But what does this mean for you and your fleet? Will there be sufficient coverage of official ENC's? What hardware do I need? What about ECDIS ... Read More>>>Back to Top National City to Receive Money from Port The National City Marine Terminal is in line to receive money from the Port of San Diego for upgrades to the city outside the port boundaries. National City Mayor Ron Morrison is trying to get more money from the Port of San Diego for its tidelands areas. Last year, the terminal generated $15.4 million in revenue for the Unified ... Read More>>>Back to Top Click Here to Unsubscribe Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316