MarEx Newsletter | Al-Qaeda Attacks Tanker, INTERTANKO Calls for Prosecution of Pirates

Please Click Here if you are unable to view the newsletter August 5th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 56 The Maritime Executive July-August 2010 Print Edition Now Available In the July-August PRINT edition of The Maritime Executive, we were privileged to have worked with Germanischer Lloyd AG and two of its top executives, Dr. Hermann Klein, Member of the Executive Board, and Captain Kevin Coyne, Executive Vice President of the Americas, to write about one of the most highly recognized maritime companies in the world. Since 1867, GL has been a leader in ... Read More>>>Back to Top Maritime Executive Linkedin Group Now at 7,825 Members The Maritime Executive Linkedin Group continues its status as the world's premier social networking group serving in the commercial marine industry. As of August 5, 2010 the MarEx Linkedin group currently has 7,825 maritime professionals as members. A few months ago one of our competitors launched a social networking site title maritimeprofessional. While they claim over 8,000 members, their verifiable Linkedin Group ... Read More>>>Back to Top Al-Qaida-Linked Group Claims Tanker Attack in Gulf An obscure al-Qaida-linked group said Wednesday one of its suicide bombers attacked a Japanese oil tanker in the Persian Gulf last week —if true, would be the first time the terror network has attacked the Japanese. There have been conflicting reports about what happened to the M. STAR supertanker, which was damaged July 28 in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway ... Read More>>>Back to Top U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 220 Years of Service Wednesday, August 4th marked 220 years of service to America by the Unites States Coast Guard From its genesis as the Revenue Marine, the Coast Guard has evolved to become the world's premier multi-mission, maritime service, conducting operations around the globe to execute its 11 missions. "Coast Guardsmen are agile, adaptable and multi-missioned," said Coast Guard Commandant Adm. ... Read More>>>Back to Top INTERTANKO Calls for Prosecution of Bow Saga Pirates INTERTANKO calls for the prosecution of the Somali pirates whose attack Tuesday on the Norwegian 40,085 dwt chemical tanker Bow Saga in the Gulf of Aden Internationally Recognized Transit Corridor was frustrated by the Spanish frigate Victoria, where the pirates are now being detained. The EU NAVFOR reported that Early Tuesday morning, the MV BOW SAGA sent a distress call that she ... Read More>>>Back to Top John W. Gilbert Associates Founder & President Dies at 80 Gilbert, John (Jack) William, PE, US Navy Lieutenant, USNR, a world-renowned Naval Architect and Marine Engineer and President of John W. Gilbert Associates, Inc., Hingham, Massachusetts, died at the age of 80 years on July 26, 2010. Gilbert was born in Silver Creek, NY, on November 1, 1929, and was a resident of North Scituate, MA, for more than 48 years. He graduated with a ... Read More>>>Back to Top Cruise Ship in Europe Experiencing Mechanical Trouble A Royal Caribbean ship sailing in Europe, Jewel of the Seas, is experiencing a mechanical problem that is forcing it to sail at a reduced speed, resulting in changes to its itinerary. One of four hydraulic motors that are part of the 2,501-passenger ship's starboard propulsion system isn't working properly. The speed reduction is relatively minor, and the problem ... Read More>>>Back to Top Indonesian Cargo Ships Collide, 9 Missing MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Rescuers saved 11 people, including a 1-year-old girl, from choppy waters off central Indonesia but searched Thursday for nine others still missing from a ship that sank after colliding with another cargo vessel. The TRISAL PRATAMA sank shortly after colliding with the INDIMATAM in the Makassar Strait, Wednesday near Selayar island off South Sumatra province. Survivors ... Read More>>>Back to Top Garrido Named President of T&T BISSO T&T BISSO, an industry leader in vessel emergency response, salvage and marine firefighting services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mauricio Garrido as president. In his new position, Garrido will undertake the direct oversight of T&T BISSO's worldwide business activities as well as the hands-on oversight of the company's global offices. "T&T BISSO's success is clear evidence of ... Read More>>>Back to Top MITAGS-PMI Develops New Management, Communication & Leadership Course for Horizon Lines Glen Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), announced a new 5-day course designed for senior ships officers and company management. "The course was developed for Horizon Lines, but the first four days are applicable to all mariners sailing at the management or department levels," said Paine. "Effective ship management requires training in both technical and ... Read More>>>Back to Top Photos Released of 150 Year Old British Navy Ship A British navy ship abandoned and lost in Canadian Arctic waters since the mid-19th century has been found in relatively good shape at the bottom of a bay. Parks Canada has released images of the HMS Investigator, found late last month at the bottom of Mercy Bay. The bay is located in the Northwest Territories' Aulavik National Park. The discovery is part ... Read More>>>Back to Top 323 Year Old Ship's Pass Presented to Library A ship's pass dated from 1687, signed by King James II and Samuel Pepys has been presented to the National Library of Ireland by the Dublin Port Company. It is one of the few known examples of 17th century ships' passes in the world. There are others held at the National Archives in Kew in London and at the ... Read More>>>Back to Top Freighter Has Close Call with Seawall Great Lakes- Knutsen OAS Shipping crews are working to remove a 533-foot Norwegian tanker, the SIDSEL KNUTSEN, which is sitting in the St. Clair River near the Pine River in St. Clair. The U.S. Coast Guard's Detroit sector said the efforts to get the ship moving again could take up to a week. Reports say the Sidsel Knutsen sustained ... Read More>>>Back to Top IBIA's Annual Convention to Debate Greenhouse Gases The seventh International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Convention, to be held this year in September in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, will include a major debate on greenhouses gases. Leading the discussion will be keynote speaker Rear Admiral Robert C North, President of North Star Shipping, who will present to a specially selected CEO panel "The case for a Compensation Fund for International Shipping ... Read More>>>Back to Top Crowley's Logistics Group Named a Top 100 3PL Provider Crowley Maritime Corporation's logistics group has been selected as a Top 100 third-party logistics (3PLs) provider by Inbound Logistics (IL) magazine for the second consecutive year. The list serves as a qualitative assessment of service providers deemed as the best equipped to meet and surpass readers' evolving outsourcing needs. IL Top 100 logo1IL editors selected this year's class of Top 100 3PLs ... Read More>>>Back to Top Humpback Whale Dead Before Cruise Ship Hit It The humpback whale found last Wednesday on the bow of the Sapphire Princess was likely dead before the cruise ship hit it, according to a statement released by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service. Princess Cruises notified the Coast Guard and NOAA Fisheries of the incident, which likely occurred overnight while the vessel was underway in Chatham Strait. The Sapphire Princess was in ... Read More>>>Back to Top Schilling Robotics Receives Order for Two ROV Systems Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced yesterday it received an order for two of its 4,000 meter (13,000 feet) rated UltraHeavy-DutyTM (UHDTM) Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) from Australian subsea specialist TS Marine. The UHDTM systems will be delivered in the summer of 2010. The UHDTM systems will be outfitted with Schilling's XETM extended excursion Tether Management System (TMS), and will ... Read More>>>Back to Top MTN Announces Extended Partnership with Crystal Cruises MTN to Provide Onboard Global VSAT for Corporate, Passenger, and Crew Services MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), the leading global service provider of communications, connectivity, and content services to remote locations around the world, announced today that it has been awarded a five-year contract extension with Crystal Cruises to provide its VSAT satellite communication services. "We've been very pleased with ... Read More>>>Back to Top Deepwater Horizon Update August 5, 2010 BP Plans to Lower Prices at The Pump BP hopes to appease customers outraged over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by trying to lower prices at the pump The effort is aimed at helping independent gas stations and distributors. BP will offer distributors incentives that could lower the price per gallon by two cents. BP ... Read More>>>Back to Top Click Here to Unsubscribe Copyright © 2010 The Maritime Executive. 3200 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316