 (A Crude Awaking –2)
The definition of "optimism" is that all is going to turn out well.
There is not a snowball's chance in hell the US government is going to lift the ban on drilling by November 30, 2010. First, the 'National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling' is made up of nothing ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 OP ED By Eugene Kontorovich, Associate Professor at Northwestern University Law School and a leading expert and author on maritime piracy.
In a surprising and dramatic development, a federal judge in Virginia threw the international campaign against Somali piracy into jeopardy this week by dismissing piracy charges against six Somalis accused of an attack on a U.S. warship. The holding turned on ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) tracked the oil spilling from the Macondo Well and at the end of June found a large plume measuring 22 miles long, 1.2 miles wide and 650 ft. thick. The plume is clear and odorless and is made up of hydrocarbons like benzine and toulene (the building blocks of oil). Samples from the plume confirmed that it is from ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Scientist Question Government Oil Spill Budget
On August 2, NOAA released the "oil spill budget," which estimated that a large part of the oil released into the Gulf of Mexico was gone and no longer a threat. The report claimed that just 26% of the oil remained, the rest had been burned, skimmed, cleaned off the beaches and the vast majority had degraded in ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 On August 1, 2010 the Copenhagen Shipping Exchange launched their free Shipping Directory.
"It was natural for us to build a shipping directory because we already receive the information about the ship owners when they send us their open positions. And more and more brokers send us their cargo quotes," says CEO and co-founder Stefan Avivson.
Today ship owners ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Congress Goes Well Beyond the Deepwater Horizon Incident
Introduction
Since shortly after the DEEPWATER HORIZON incident on April 20, 2010, the U.S. Congress has had under consideration numerous measures addressing not only drilling operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, but also a host of other changes that could affect many other aspects of U.S. maritime commerce. We focus here on ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 D'Artagnan Will Be Used in Canal's Historic Expansion
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta, joined by DEME Group CEO Alain Bernard, recently unveiled a model of the D'Artagnan dredger during a ceremony at the Panama Canal's Miraflores Visitors' Center.
The D'Artagnan is the most powerful self-propelled heavy duty cutter suction dredger in the world, with its special ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Border Patrol and law enforcement officers are combing a ship from Honduras at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, FL looking for a group of stowaways.
Agents from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, along with Broward sheriff's deputies and the Coast Guard, are involved in the search and have setup a perimeter around the area. They believe the stowaways are still on ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Two thieves stole a gold bar-recovered from a shipwreck of a Spanish galleon off the Florida Keys-worth an estimated $550,000.
The 11 inch, 74.85-ounce gold bar was taken Wednesday from the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum where it had been on display for over 20 years.
The bar was locked in a transparent case, with a hallowed center that allowed ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Monday, Bangladesh's Supreme Court ruled to reinstate strict environmental controls on the country's ship-breaking yards.
An estimated one third of all ships worldwide are sent to Bangladesh to be dismantled on the country's southeast coast. Workers at these yards and people living in the area are exposed to toxic chemicals and dangerous work conditions.
In January of this year ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The Coast Guard removed passengers and crewmembers from a 30-foot passenger vessel after it became disabled off the coast of Provincetown, Mass. on Sunday.
The Viking Princess called for help around 9 p.m., after she became disabled about half a mile from Provincetown and feared the boat's anchor would not hold them in place.
The 20 passengers on the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Key West-based Blue Hole Expedition found the Swedish merchant ship BRIGGEN HIALMAR, built in 1812, 600 miles off St. Johns, Newfoundland. The ship sits on the ocean floor at 16,000 ft in international waters.
The ship and its contents are unknown, however the company reported salvaging the ships bell, a copper pot and some personal items using ROVs.
Blue ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Somali pirates want $1 million for Panamanian merchant ship the MV SUEZ. Pirates took the ship on August 2 in the Red Sea.
The ship's owner, Red Sea Nav. Co., is negotiating the ransom with the pirates. The MV SUEZ has a crew of 23 (Egypt, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India Nationalities), and has a cargo of cement bags
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 The Danish Navy intercepted a Greenpeace ship, ESPERANZA, aimed at protesting the Cairn Energy Plc. drilling rig off the coast of Greenland.
Denmark who holds sovereignty over Greenland sent a ship to protect two drilling sites in the Arctic waters. The U.S. Geological Survey has estimated that the waters off of Greenland's coast could hold 50 billion barrels of oil and gas. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 A U.S. man was arrested Sunday when federal officers found 144 pounds of methamphetamine and 10 pounds of cocaine onboard his boat. The man was returning from Mexican waters in a 23 ft. Bayliner Sunday afternoon when a marine unit from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped the vessel.
Officers boarded the boat and escorted it to the dock, where agents ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Do you know the definition of NPDES, MARPOL, VGP, or NOI?
If not, you are encouraged to attend the MITAGS/PMI "Introduction to Environmental Regulations in the Maritime Industry – EPA General Permit for Commercial Vessels" program.
COURSE CONVENING DATES:
September 1-2, 2010
November 10-11, 2010
To view the Environmental Regulations Flyer please Click ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM), Republic of Korea, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Monday, to further cement the excellent relations between Singapore and the Republic of Korea in the maritime domain, and to facilitate even closer co-operation between MPA and MLTM.
This MOU provides a platform for both ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Derecktor Florida delivers Gulf Sentry to the FWC following an extensive makeover. Derecktor Florida is South Florida's most complete marine repair facility, with 40 years of experience with service and refit work.
The Gulf Sentry is one of FWC's Endurance Class Off-shore Patrol vessels and the largest in the fleet at 85 feet. The vessel was originally named JJ Brown and was ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 TITAN Salvage continues to expand globally with the recent addition of a new salvage base and depot in Australia. The facility located in Cairns, Queensland is strategically located to respond to marine and environmental disasters threatening the Great Barrier Reef and other marine casualties throughout the Australasia and South West Pacific regions.
As part of the expansion, TITAN has exclusively partnered with ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 SUNY Maritime College Ranks Among 20 Best U.S. Regional Colleges (North) & Among Top 100 Colleges in Undergraduate Engineering Programs
SUNY Maritime College was named as one of the top 20 Best Colleges among U.S. Regional Colleges (North) in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News Media Group. SUNY Maritime College was also ranked among the top 100 U.S. colleges ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Clean air grant for Port will allow Foss Maritime to retrofit vessel
Foss Maritime Company, builder and operator of the world's first hybrid tugboat, will soon add another pioneering vessel to its Southern California fleet with the help of an air quality grant obtained by the Port of Long Beach.
Building on the success of Foss' Carolyn Dorothy hybrid ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
 Theme: STCW Training and Certification Competency Assessment Workshop
When: September 8-9, 2010,
Where: MITAGS, Linthicum Heights, MD
The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) invites maritime industry representatives to attend and take part in our Summer 2010 meeting to be held at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) in Linthicum Heights, MD. There are no membership requirements to ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
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