|  by Captain John Martin
I asked Norman the following:
“Q. How do the STCW regulations affect the group, and how positive are you about the benefits?
A. The regulations provide the framework of training for all our seagoing staff, we identify what training is needed for each role, and ensure that if necessary the training is given before an appointment is made to a specific ship. It clearly defines what is needed in that respect, however as some of our vessels operate in estuarial waters where the full scope of the regulations do not apply in the United Kingdom, the company has taken the view that ... Read More>>>Back to Top | _newsletter.JPG) A Royal Navy sub, which was grounded off the Isle of Skye October 22, was damaged in a collision with a tug, sent to dislodge it.
HMS ASTUTE was grounded on the banks during its passage through the Kyle of Lochalsh off the west coast of Scotland.
The tide freed the sub on October 25th, but before the tide came in, the Anglian Prince collided with the HMS Astute. The area of impact was inspected and the sub was able to resume on her own.
The Royal Navy has confirmed the collision and says tests will resume after all the damage has been repaired. Read More>>>Back to Top | _newsletter.png) Officials say at least 79 Muslim pilgrims are dead after their overloaded ferry sunk in eastern India, Tuesday.
Rescuers are having trouble recovering all the bodies in the fast-flowing river and many bodies are believed to have washed several miles down river.
The ferry, which sank after hitting a sandbank in rough water, had the capacity of 60 passengers, was carrying an estimated 220 passengers. Nearby fisherman pulled several passengers out of the water immediately following the accident, fifty people remain missing. Read More>>>Back to Top |  A Michigan businessman who faked his death in Lake Superior to escape financial pressures was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday.
Officials say, in May 2008 Mike Gokey of Marquette, Michgan launched a kayak into Lake Superior with a life jacket and a paddle. He then sent a distress call to the Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard launched an extensive and expensive search for him, including coast guard boats and helicopters. Just hours later Gokey was found, alive, in Iowa.
When authorities found him in Iowa they charge him with false distress, which he plead guilty to in August.
During his trial prosecutors revealed ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  At a ceremony in Beijing, attended by licensees, company officials, business partners and local dignitaries, MAN Diesel & Turbo celebrated three decades of success in one of its most important markets.
Klaus Stahlmann, company CEO, held a speech summing up MAN Diesel & Turbo’s eventful history in China in the thirty years that have elapsed since the company signed its first licence agreement there.
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s licence history in China started in July 1980 when, after long negotiations, the then B&W Diesel and China Corporation of Shipbuilding Industry, with Hudong as ‘appointed engine works’, finally signed a licence agreement. Over the following years, Dalian and then Yichang ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The MV ALY ZOULFECAR, a Comorian-flagged vessel, was pirated on route between the Comores and Dar Es Salam (Tanzania).
The 43 meters long vessel was in transit from the Comoros to Dar Es Salam when it was attacked. On the morning of 3 November 2010, the Master of the MV ALY ZOULFECAR reported that pirates were on board.
The MV ALY ZOULFECAR has 29 people onboard, of which 9 are crewmembers and 20 passengers.
The crew consists of 1 Tanzanian, 4 Comorian and 4 Madagascar. The passengers consist of 12 Tanzanian and 8 Comorian. This makes a total of 13 Tanzanian, 12 Comorian and 4 Malagasy on board ... Read More>>>Back to Top | _newsletter.jpg) Shipping & Offshore Dealmakers Forum
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
The Harvard Club, New York City
This must attend event will give investors, lenders – as well as shipping and offshore companies mission critical insight into getting their deals done in today’s complex marketplace. From understanding the risks and returns of the various asset classes, to sourcing the investments and getting them efficiently financed, Shipping and Offshore Asset Finance has been carefully designed to provide up-to-the-minute intelligence about what can be achieved in today’s marine asset finance market. Don’t miss this networking opportunity to originate deals that can close in the 4th quarter of the year. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Jack Noonan (pictured) to head new BLT Chembulk Group
PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk of Jakarta Indonesia today announced the formation of the BLT Chembulk Group, (“the Group”) which consolidates the commercial management of BLT’s four chemical tanker business units. In addition to BLT’s chemical tanker fleet, the units include PT Banyu Laju Shipping, Gold Bridge Shipping and Chembulk Tankers. The Group will be responsible for the commercial activities of more than 60 chemical tankers, with additional fleet expansion forthcoming. Gas tankers, oil tankers, offshore vessels and the domestic Indonesian chemical tanker trade are not part of the Group.
Jack Noonan, currently President of Chembulk Tankers, has been appointed ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Two directors were elected to the Board of the UK P&I Club at the AGM in Shanghai. Angeliki Frangou is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc, Athens and of its affiliates Navios Maritime Partners LP and Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation which have eleven owned ships in the UK P&I Club with 368,362 gross tonnage entered. Evgeny N. Ambrosov is Senior Executive Vice-President of OAO Sovcomflot, Moscow which has 24 owned ships with the Club, amounting to 639,540 gross tonnage.
In 2005, Ms. Frangou’s company International Shipping Enterprises completed a $600m plus purchase of Navios Maritime Holdings. Four years earlier, she founded and served as CEO of Maritime ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The European Autumn Gas Conference (EAGC) will unite Europe’s gas industry leaders to examine and debate the contemporary challenges facing the industry today. The EAGC will be a stimulating platform for exchanging ideas and an ideal setting for meeting key gas contacts.
This year’s theme, “Forging a prosperous pathway through volatile times,” seeks to divide and reunite speakers and delegates by discussing matters concerning our energy future, the sustainability of renewable subsidies, what’s driving liquidity in European trading and the necessity of new pipeline projects. Held 9-10 November in Berlin, the EAGC is one of Europe’s longest running annual gas conferences.
This EAGC’s highly regarded line up of speakers ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Recently Damen Shipyards Gorinchem (Netherlands) received an order for a DFF 4212 for Seaspovill in South Korea. As Damen has this type of ferry on stock the vessel has a short delivery time. The vessel’s hull was already built by Afai Southern Shipyard Guangzhou (China) and thereafter it was transported to Damen Shipyards in Singapore. From this Damen yard the vessel named “Seastar” is now being completed and will be delivered in South Korea next February.
Vessel characteristics
The DFF 4212 has an aluminium hull and superstructure with a length overall of 42.20 m and beam of 11.60 m. The high-speed passenger catamaran is designed and built to comply with the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Theme: Regulatory Changes and Safety Issues Impacting the Maritime Industry
December 8-9, 2010 at MITAGS, Linthicum, Maryland
The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) cordially invites maritime industry representatives to attend and participate in our December meeting to be held at Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) in Linthicum, Maryland.
Congressman Elijah Cummings has accepted to be our keynote speaker. Also, ranking officers of US Maritime Administration and Department of Transportation have been invited to address this meeting. In addition, senior representatives from Federal and State Governments and the commercial industry will present a comprehensive discussion on the impact of regulatory changes in the areas ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The VTMS contract between Transas and the PMTA to supply and install the national scale Coastal Surveillance System was signed on 14th October in Tripoli, Libya.
Eminent guests attended the signing ceremony, including Capt. Hannibal Mouamar Gaddafi, Dr Mohammed Sweidan, the Libyan Minister of Transportation, representatives from the French, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese embassies and high-ranking officials from all over Libya.
The system will provide the total coverage of the whole Libyan coast, which is almost 2,000 km, from Tunisia to Egypt as well as cover areas of responsibility of the 15 main ports in Libya.
The project includes a combination of 15 Local VTS incorporated ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The International Maritime Prize for 2009 has been presented to Mr. Johan Franson (Sweden), for his contribution to maritime safety, security and prevention of pollution from ships, during a special ceremony at IMO Headquarters in London.
The International Maritime Prize is awarded annually by IMO to the individual or organization judged to have made the most significant contribution to the work and objectives of the Organization.
The 104th session of the IMO Council, held in June 2010, took the decision to award the prize to Mr. Franson who joined the Swedish Maritime Administration as a lawyer in 1977, rising to General Legal Counsel and then Director of Maritime Safety ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The April 2010 Gulf of Mexico massive oil spill needed immediate external support, expertise, solutions and equipment to assist in the containment and clean-up efforts. Finnish based Lamor Corporation immediately set its action plans into motion and within 36 hours, through its global network, the company airlifted its arsenal of equipment and key personnel to the scene.
The blown-out well on the ocean floor off Louisiana threatened the entire ecosystem in the area as well as the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people at a rate of over 5,000 barrels of leaking crude oil per day.
Oil booms and skimmers were sent by Lamor to assist in the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The Maritime Administration is accepting applications from prospective members who wish to participate in the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council. MTSNAC advises and makes policy recommendations on the effective use and expansion of America’s Marine Highways; waterways and ports, and related intermodal, road, rail, and marine highway connections. Application must be received by November 17, 2010.
Additional information can be found in the federal register notice at www.federalregister.gov
Docket Number: 2010-26092
Contact: Cheron Wicker at 202-366-5067. Read More>>>Back to Top |  Alexandria, VA—SEACOR Holdings Inc. subsidiaries SEACOR Marine (Houma, Louisiana) and Seabulk Towing (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) have joined Donjon-SMIT, LLC (Alexandria, Virginia) as Alliance Partners in support of Donjon-SMIT’s OPA-90 Compliance Program. Donjon-SMIT now has access to the entire SEACOR and Seabulk Fleet, which number more than 150 units of up to 14,400 horsepower.
“The addition of SEACOR Marine and Seabulk Towing to the Donjon-SMIT response team represents a significant upgrade to our already substantial response capability. As we continue to move closer to the final implementation of the pending modifications to OPA-90 in February 2011, Donjon-SMIT continues to work to improve its ability to respond to the needs of our clients and ... Read More>>>Back to Top | | |
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