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April 29th, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 27
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DEEPWATER HORIZON UPDATE: April 29, 2010

DEEPWATER HORIZON UPDATE: April 29, 2010

From the Joint Information Center-Roberts, Louisiana

Chief Petty Officer Cory Mendenhall tells the MarEx the spill has a 600 mile circumference and about 16 miles offshore the US Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a controlled burn of the oil slick Wednesday, but reports of ...

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Commentary: Captain of Fishing Boat Hailed As Hero

Commentary: Captain of Fishing Boat Hailed As Hero

The captain of a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Alaska is being called a hero for saving the lives of crew.

To hear of captains racing off a ship to save their own lives first; such as Captain Yiannis Avranas, who pushed past ...

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The Maritime Executive LINKEDIN Group Now Passes 7,030 Member Threshold

The Maritime Executive LINKEDIN Group Now Passes 7,030 Member Threshold

The Maritime Executive Linkedin Group continues its status as the most popular social networking group in the global maritime industry. As of April 29, 2010, the MarEx Linkedin group has now surpassed 7,030 members. While, other magazines claim to have "internal" social networking groups near this level, only the Maritime ...

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National Research Council's Report On Emissions

National Research Council's Report On Emissions

CO2 EMISSIONS CAUSING OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TO PROGRESS AT UNPRECEDENTED RATE

The changing chemistry of the world's oceans is a growing global problem, says the summary of a congressionally requested study by the National Research Council, which adds that unless man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are substantially curbed, ...

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Piracy & Ship Attacks April 29, 2010

Piracy & Ship Attacks April 29, 2010

U.N. Security Council cracks down on pirates
On Tuesday April 27, the UN Security Council approved a Russian proposal to tighten efforts against piracy and possibly establish international tribunals.

The 15-member body unanimously adopted the resolution for tougher legislation to prosecute and jail suspects caught off ...

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ClassNK Surges Past 170 Million Gross Tons

ClassNK Surges Past 170 Million Gross Tons

The ClassNK Classification Committee officially announced it surged past 170 million gross tons (gt) making the first class society in the world to have more than 170 million gt under class.

The announcement was made following the April meeting of the Classification Committee, which certified that ClassNK's ...

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Cummings Chairs Hearing On Coast Guard Diversity

Cummings Chairs Hearing On Coast Guard Diversity

Congressman calls for follow-up hearing in one year to receive new GAO report.

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, (MD-07), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, convened a hearing Tuesday regarding Civil Rights programs and diversity initiatives in the United States Coast Guard. The ...

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ABS Reaches New Highs in 2009

ABS Reaches New Highs in 2009

148th Annual Meeting of the Classification Society


Deliveries from what ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville characterized as a "very robust orderbook" pushed the society to a new record fleet high of 159.5m gt by the end of 2009, the society's leader told the ...

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Austal Launches 107m Ferry for Malta

Austal Launches 107m Ferry for Malta

Client impressed with speed of construction and quality of workmanship

Austal has successfully launched Maltese operator Virtu Ferries' new 107 meter high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran "Jean de la Valette" at its Western Australian facilities.

Intended to address increased heavy cargo traffic between Malta and ...

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New NYC Fireboats depart

New NYC Fireboats depart

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that the first of two New York City Fireboats departed our Nelson Street, Panama City facility on Saturday, April 24, for its delivery voyage to New York. The vessel Three Forty Three is named in honor of the 343 firefighters who lost ...

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Final Appeal Judgement -Chevron vs. Aker-Lone Star

For the MarEx Legal Interest Readers


No. 07-31117.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed April 27, 2010.

Before: JOLLY, BARKSDALE, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge.

The Genesis Spar, an oil ...

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Christoph Hasche New Secretary of the GMAA

Christoph Hasche New Secretary of the GMAA

The German Maritime Arbitration Association also opens new office in Hamburg's HafenCity

For almost 20 years in his role as Secretary of the GMAA (German Maritime Arbitration Association), Dieter Griebel, a leading figure in Germany's shipping community, has made a significant contribution to the revival of maritime ...

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