|  A Bangladeshi man is recovering in a Singapore hospital after being trapped in a container for nine days and shipped to Singapore with the corpse of his co-worker. Officials at Singapore’s Pasir Panjang Terminal discovered Din Islam, 30, on Sunday inside a container. The Chittagong port worker was next to another man who was pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics. Singapore police believe that the two men were taking a rest inside the container when they became trapped inside. Din Islam told investigators that he and his co-worker entered the container to take a nap during their 12-hour night shift on April 1st. He said, they were asleep and didn’t know the container had been put on ship. Without food or water the two were shipped to Singapore onboard a container vessel. Officials say the deceased man, believed to be around 40 years old, died after... Read More>>> Back to Top |  EU NAVFOR reports that the general cargo ship MV THOR NEXUS has been released from pirate control. The Thai flagged and owned vessel was sailing to Bangladesh from Jebel Ali in the UAE when she was attacked on December 25, 2010. Somali pirates told the Associated French Press that they received a ransom of $5 million to release the MV Thor Nexus. One of the pirates told the news agency that their associates from Puntland captured the ship a few months ago and after receiving the ransom on Tuesday, released the vessel from Eel Dhanaane. The vessels owner, Thor Nexus Shipping says the crew of 27 is safe and in good health and the vessel is headed to a safe port. According to EU NAVFOR, pirates are currently holding an estimated 26 vessels and 558 crewmembers. Officials also believe that several smaller vessels, such as Dhows and yachts are also being held. Read More>>> Back to Top | | Repeat Offender Banned After Being Netted Violating Probation WASHINGTON – Four corporations involved in owning and operating a fleet of vessels regularly visiting New Orleans pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and be banned from doing business in the United States for the next five years under the terms of a proposed plea agreement.
Stanships Inc. (Marshall Islands), Stanships Inc. (New York), Standard Shipping Inc. and Calmore Maritime Ltd., collectively the owners and operator of the M/V Americana, a Panamanian registered cargo vessel, each pleaded guilty today in New Orleans before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a total of 32 felony counts for violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, Ports and Waterways Safety Act and obstruction of justice.
According to the plea agreement, subject to approval by the court, the... Read More>>> Back to Top |  Conspirator Allegedly Responsible for Ransom Negotiations in Somalia The man allegedly identified by conspirators as the person in Somalia responsible for negotiating the ransom of four U.S. citizens held hostage on the high seas has been indicted by a federal grand jury, apprehended in Somalia and transferred to the United States to face charges. Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Janice K. Fedarcyk, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office; and Alex J. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office, made the announcement. “The arrest of Mohammad Shibin is a significant breakthrough in the United States’ battle against Somali pirates,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “Today marks the first time that the U.S. government has captured and charged an alleged pirate in a leadership... Read More>>> Back to Top |  The Antigua and Barbuda flagged BELUGA NOMINATION has finally been released from pirate control, after being hijacked on January 22. On the day of the attack, the ship’s crew of 12 sent out distress signals, locked themselves in the citadel and steered towards the Seychelles in hopes of being rescued. A rescue vessel from the Seychelles coast guard took 72 hours to arrive and failed to take control of the vessel. Eventually the pirates cut into the citadel and captured the crew. Turmoil aboard the multipurpose heavy-lift project carrier made headlines in early February when owner, Beluga Shipping, reported that one crew member had been shot dead and four others had escaped to the open sea in a lifeboat. Only two of the four were found and rescued by the Danish frigate Esbern Snare. Seven crewmembers, including the ship’s master continued to be held captive until the vessel... Read More>>> Back to Top |  A cruise ship carrying 160 passengers collided with a German cargo ship Wednesday in a Danube River channel near Bratislava, Slovakia. Officials say no one was injured when the Maltese cruise ship Viktoria carrying tourists, mostly Germans, collided with the 3,500 dwt. Bavari 52. The cargo ship, carrying a load of corn, was badly damaged in the collision. Local authorities, including the fire department helped in rescuing the five crewmembers onboard. Despite the severe damage to the ship; authorities said they’d managed to prevent it from sinking. The passengers onboard the Viktoria were evacuated from the cruise ship after the incident. Following the evacuation of its guests the cruise ship, only slightly damaged, sailed to port in Bratislava. Another cruise ship picked up the passengers on Wednesday. Officials are investigating the cause of the collision. Read More>>> Back to Top |  The Australian Navy scuttled the decommissioned, 33 year old HMAS Adelaide on Wednesday, in front of more than 10,000 onlookers. The frigate, sunk near Avoca beach, had been a sore subject for several environmental groups. Despite multiple objections the courts approved the ships sinking, but under the condition that it be thoroughly decontaminated first. This wasn't enough for environmental groups, who say they fear the lead paint is a pollution risk and that the wreck will add to beach erosion. Government officials say the new artificial reef created by yesterday’s sinking will generate millions of dollars in revenue for the New South Wales state. Sixteen separate explosions blasted through he hull of the ship as fireworks erupted overhead. In just two minutes the ship disappeared under the surface. The scuttling was delayed by nearly an hour when a pod of curious... Read More>>> Back to Top |  Glen M. Paine, Executive Director of the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI), and the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute (CCMIT) has been elected to a one-year term as president of the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP). SOCP is a non-profit cooperative dedicated to addressing common maritime operational issues. SOCP, with support of the Maritime Administration, brings industry, labor and government together to work on common challenges through identifying solutions that will improve vessel operations in the areas of safety, training, efficiency, and environmental stewardship. The Cooperative allows participating members to become involved in operational research that might otherwise not be economically feasible on an individual basis or possible within a single sector of the industry. SOCP is a unified industry voice is... Read More>>> Back to Top | | Washington, DC – The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), today conducted a hearing to examine the status of the Coast Guard’s major acquisition programs. The Subcommittee received testimony from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Government Accountability Office on the Service’s management of its acquisition portfolio. Coast Guard acquisitions have suffered from delays, cost overruns and failures of certain new equipment at the design or prototype phase. In 2002, the Service began the Integrated Deepwater System, which was meant to provide an update of their larger assets over a period of 20 years; however, the program has faced many challenges that have significantly increased costs, delayed schedules, and sacrificed planned capability improvements in assets delivered to... Read More>>> Back to Top |  Trade Deficit Narrows Slightly as Volumes Ease -Gregory Daco, U.S. Senior Economist, IHS Global Insight Bottom Line - The trade deficit narrowed slightly to $45.8 billion in February from an upwardly revised deficit of $47.0 billion in January.
- Exports and imports volumes moderated from their January levels, but imports fell faster.
- The oil import bill fell $1.6 billion as the drop of 7.5% in oil import volumes was partly offset by higher oil prices.
- Consumer goods imports rose 1.2%, excluding pharmaceuticals.
- Auto and capital goods imports moderated after their January surges.
- The trade deficit with China narrowed $4.4 billion to $18.8 billion.
- This report suggests that foreign trade will represent a small...
Read More>>> Back to Top |  Former Rigdon Marine CEO and Founder Elected To Board of Leading Biodegradable Lubricants and Functional Fluids Producer Terresolve Technologies, Ltd. today announced that Larry Rigdon, founder and former CEO of the Rigdon Marine Corporation, has joined the company’s board of directors. Rigdon, a former executive vice president of Tidewater, Inc., also sits on the board of the National Ocean Industries Association. “Larry’s very broad business experience will be a real asset to Terresolve,” said Mark Miller, the company’s CEO. “He has done some amazing things including raising significant venture capital and growing and running a business worth several hundred million dollars. His experience in the marine industry, which is one of our target markets, will prove invaluable. We are privileged to work with someone of his... Read More>>> Back to Top |  ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru Ueda called for class societies to play a more central role in the maritime industry’s ongoing efforts to reduce maritime GHG emission during a speech at Sea Asia 2011 in Singapore today. “Classification societies must take a leading role in addressing the challenges of Green House Gas emissions and protecting the environment,” said Mr. Ueda, who is currently serving as the Chairman of IACS, the International Association of Classification Societies.
Sea Asia is one of the largest maritime exhibitions and conferences held in Asia, and is expected to draw more than 350 exhibitors and more than 12,000 visitors to Singapore this week. Mr. Ueda call for greater leadership from the classification sector was made as part of his opening remarks to the Regulations, Rules and Legislation session of Sea Asia’s Technical... Read More>>> Back to Top |  In October 2010, Wärtsilä and Deltamarin announced that the two companies were co-operating to develop a series of innovative ferry designs. The Integrated Modular Customized, IMC designs are now ready for introduction to the ferry market. Deltamarin, the foremost design company in the cruise and ferry market and Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions provider, have developed a series of new IMC ferry designs which will undergo extensive model testing. The aim is to achieve considerable cost savings, both in building the ships and in operating them. At the same time, the latest environmental technology will be utilized to meet current and future regulations. Ferries have traditionally been expensive to build for a number of reasons, but primarily because it is not feasible for them to be standardized. In essence, each ferry is custom designed, and they represent less... Read More>>> Back to Top |  Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, partners in the joint-venture Alda Marine, announced today the signature of a contract with the Bureau Enquêtes et Analyses (BEA) for chartering their cable ship Ile de Sein. BEA will manage the mission which is part of the fifth phase of the marine operations under the ongoing investigations of the AF447 flight from Rio to Paris, which crashed on June 1st, 2009. The campaign’s objective is to find the black boxes and recover some of wreckage of the crashed aircraft which lies at a depth of 3900 meters. The Ile de Sein will be equipped with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) manufactured by Phoenix International Inc. The Ile de Sein, which is expected to arrive in the Canary Islands this week to load the equipment required for this mission, is a cable ship specialized in laying and maintaining submarine cable networks.... Read More>>> Back to Top |  Damen is currently finalising the first “Twin Axe” Catamaran to support Offshore Wind farms in the widest sense.
The High Speed Support Vessel 2610 is believed to be one of the most innovative design concepts developed by Damen in the last decade.
Although the “Axe Bow” concept has been developed some 5 years ago with great commercial success, the “Twin Axe” offers a more stable platform within the 24 m loadline.
Compared to “conventional” catamarans with the same displacement the new concept offers reduced peak accelerations up to 75%, reduced calm water resistance, up to 15% and reduced added resistance in waves up to 60%.
To date Damen has delivered 25 Sea Axe mono-hulls and 22 are under construction.
The first HSSV 2610 will be introduced during “Seawork 2011” in Southampton Read More>>> Back to Top |  149th Annual Meeting of the Classification Society At the Annual Meeting of Members of ABS in New York this week, the following Members were elected to a three-year term on the ABS Council: - Angeliki N. Frangou, Navios Shipmanagement Inc
- Michael Wyllie, Offshore Energy Development Corporation/SBM Offshore N.V.
Following the Annual Meeting, the ABS Council met and elected to a one-year term as members of the ABS Classification Committee: - William T. Bennett, Jr., Bennett & Associates, LLC
- Capt. Sanjay Sukhrani, Diamond S Management LLC
Elected to three-year terms as members of The Technical Committee: |  The Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced today that Statoil has joined as a member. Marty Massey, MWCC chief executive officer, said, “We welcome Statoil as a member of the Marine Well Containment Company. As part of MWCC, Statoil joins our effort to improve the containment and response capability in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and be continuously ready to respond in the event of a future deepwater well control incident.” Bill Maloney, Statoil executive vice president, North America development and production, said, “Our membership underpins Statoil’s continued and strong commitment to the Gulf of Mexico. The equipment and capabilities developed by MWCC are important to build confidence and ensure safe deepwater operations as we resume drilling in the area. Statoil plans to actively contribute to the further development of the MWCC and its well containment... Read More>>> Back to Top |  SeaArk Marine, Inc. recently delivered two 2610 survey boats to the Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District. The vessels are assigned to Pleasant Valley, Iowa and Lock and Dam 18 in Gladstone, Illinois. The vessels are powered by twin Mercury Optimax, 225 hp outboard engines with side mounted dual controls and hydraulic trim tabs. These vessels can easily attain a top speed in excess of 34kts fully manned. All enclosed cabin spaces are fully insulated, air conditioned and heated. The pilothouse includes an adjustable, upholstered pilot seat with arms and storage below and padded bench seating with storage below for up to 9 crew members. The electronic suite includes a Lowrance HDS-7 GPS/WAAS/Chartplotter/depth sounder with insight inland cartography, and a VHF/DSC marine radio. Read More>>> Back to Top |  L-3 G.A International (L-3 GAI) announced today that it has appointed John Schwiering as the sales manager of its Seattle, Wash. office. Mr. Schwiering was formerly a regional sales manager for Japan Radio Company and has over 20 years of experience in the maritime industry. Having also served in the same sales capacity for Radio Holland USA for 17 years, Mr. Schwiering is experienced in marine electronics and well-versed in both national and international sales. “I am very excited to have John join the L-3 GAI family,” said Gunter Olbrich, president of L-3 G.A. International. “I am confident that he will successfully market our maritime products and services portfolio to commercial shipyards, owners and operators throughout the U.S. and South America, and greatly expand our current market base.” ____ A... Read More>>> Back to Top |  Professional Development Conference
April 27-29, 2011
“The Master and the Burden of Regulations”
Hosted by the Baltimore / Washington, D.C. CAMM Chapter - Celebrating 20 years in December 2011
Keynote Speaker: Gala Dinner
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
(D-MD) Senior Member on the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
In his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation during the 111th Congress, Congressman Cummings oversaw the implementation of the U.S. Coast Guard’s budget. He also worked to increase diversity within the Service and the Coast Guard Academy and strengthen the acquisition management process to ensure that our taxpayer dollars are used effectively and efficiently.
House subcommittee on Coast Guard and Marine... Read More>>> Back to Top |  Alewijnse Marine Systems to deliver AMCS/IMC and DP systems for two 14,000m³ dredgers for Jan De Nul Group Alewijnse Marine Systems has signed a contract for the delivery and installation of the alarm monitoring control system, integrated dredging control system and dynamic positioning system onboard two new, 14000m³ dredgers to be constructed at Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia for the Jan De Nul Group. The two trailing suction hopper dredgers will have an LOA of 148m and a hopper capacity of 14,000m³, and will add to the Jan De Nul Group’s existing fleet of 26 hopper dredgers. With their dynamic positioning systems linked to twin 7,200 kW main diesel engines and a 1,500 kW bow thruster, these new vessels are especially suitable for operating in shallow and restricted waters. They have also been designed for... Read More>>> Back to Top |  Commercial vessels with capabilities for special types of cargo benefit from proven RoRo access technology In March this year, Cargotec received an order for MacGregor RoRo cargo access equipment for two multi role vessels under construction at the German yard P+S Werften in Stralsund for ferry operator DFDS Seaways. Both vessels are due to be delivered in the first half of 2012. The 3,000 lane-metre capacity newbuildings will also have room for 342 TEU on the weather deck, a special requirement of the Danish-German ARK project for the transport of military vehicles and containers. The extensive outfit of MacGregor equipment for each ship comprises: · Stern ramp/door stbd · Stern ramp/door... Read More>>> Back to Top | | |
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