 | Canada-bound Human Smuggling Ship Carrying 90 Sri Lankan Tamils Intercepted
A ship identified as the MV Alicia has been intercepted in Indonesian waters while carrying 87 Sri Lankan Tamils bound for Canada, according to Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. The vessel is moored offshore after the interception by the Indonesian marine police. The Sri Lankan people aboard the Alicia have been...
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 | The Shipbuilding Industry Can Wait No Longer, AGM Examines Trend
Chaired by Corrado Antonini in Rome, there was the AGM of Assonave, the Italian association of shipbuilders, shiprepairers and marine suppliers. A report on the current situation highlighted that despite an increase in orders in 2010 which continued during the first months of this year, the world...
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 | Another Oil Leak off China’s Coast Halts Drilling Operations
After China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) was recently accused of covering up an oil spill less than two weeks ago, they are cleaning up another oil slick after a rig broke down off the northeast coast of China in the Bohai Bay, making this the third oil incident in recent weeks for the company. CNOOC is trying to...
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 | Principles of Project Management
By: Louis Lemos Ship Repair Contract Administration - For ship repair contracts covering Government-owned (or leased) vessels, it is customary to assign a Contracting Officer along with a Port Engineer to manage the Shipyard Contract, especially if it involves a major overhaul or conversion project. However,...
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 | Cruise Ship Rescues Six People off the Bahamas from Sunken Ship
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based cruise ship, the Discovery Sun, rescued six boaters whose vessel caught fire and sunk on Monday evening off the coast of the Bahamas. The passengers’ boat reportedly burst into flames after being on the water fishing for a few hours and were found holding onto floating debris without...
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 | Divers Extend Search Area for Cruise Ship Casualties in Russia
Dive teams are considerably expanding the search area for bodies of those who lost their lives in the tragic sinking on the Bulgaria riverboat July 10th, the press service of the President of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan said. The press service announced that the search area is to be increased by 190 kilometers...
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 | Coast Guard Concludes Search in the Sea of Cortez
A U.S. Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircrew completed a search of a 803 square-mile area in the Sea of Cortez near Isla San Luis, Mexico, Tuesday as part of the overall search effort for seven people missing from a charter fishing boat that sank there Sunday, July 3. There are no plans for additional flights. Throughout the case...
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 | Environmental Groups Petition EPA To End Navy Ship Dumping Program
Target Practice Sinkings Violate Environmental Laws and Squander Valuable Resources An administrative petition to put a halt to the Navy’s practice of sinking contaminated old vessels in the high seas as part of target practice exercises known as SINKEX was filed today by the Basel Action Network (BAN) and the...
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 | Design and Implementation of the Vessel Efficiency Incentive Scheme
The World Shipping Council together with the Government of Japan issued a paper entitled "Design and Implementation of the Vessel Efficiency Incentive Scheme (EIS)" providing an explanation of how this innovative carbon emission reduction proposal would work, and why it offiers effciency, cost, and environmental...
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 | Wärtsilä Acquires Cedervall, the Swedish Manufacturer of Marine Shaft Seal and Bearing Systems
Wärtsilä has acquired Cedervall, one of the leading manufacturers of shaft seal and bearing systems for the marine industry. Cedervall is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the company has subsidiaries in Spain, China and Singapore, with manufacturing facilities in Sweden, China and Spain.
This acquisition...
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 | Greek Amver Ship and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Rescue 2 Sailors
The efforts of a Greek Amver tanker and a U.S.C.G. Cutter have saved the lives of 2 male sailors in the Gulf of Mexico on July 6th. The men who were rescued were a 70 year old man and a 35 year old companion who were journeying by sailboat to Guatemala from St. Louis. Their 30-foot boat suffered considerable damage to the...
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 | Interior Takes Next Step Toward Holding First-Ever Lease Sales for Commercial Wind in the Mid-Atlantic
BOEMRE Analyzing Proposed Wind Energy Areas Offshore NJ, DE, MD, and VA As part of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s “Smart from the Start” initiative for Atlantic offshore wind development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today announced it is seeking public...
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 | Joint Subcommittee Hearing to Focus on Ballast Water Discharge Regulations
The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), and the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing on Wednesday to focus on options to improve current regulations governing ballast water and other incidental discharges to...
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 | James D. Fernie Appointed Business Development Manager for Lloyd’s Register North America
James D. Fernie has been appointed to the position of Business Development Manager, Gulf Coast area for Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc., based in Houston. James has held senior positions with ConocoPhillips, BG LNG Services and Marathon Oil, and will be instrumental in developing opportunities in the LNG...
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 | Petrofac Strengthens Relationship with PETRONAS
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, announces that it has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) the Malaysian National Oil Company. Later, at an official ceremony that took place today, the Malaysian Prime Minister, the Honourable Dato’ Sri...
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 | API to President Obama: Our Industry Can Create Thousands of American Jobs this Year
American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard made the following statement on President Obama’s response to disappointing job numbers and ongoing discussions towards agreement on the debt ceiling: “If the President wants to put thousands of Americans to work ‘right now,’ as he said today, we...
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 | Wärtsilä Receives Propulsion Package Orders for Four New Dredger Vessels
Wärtsilä has recently been awarded a series of orders to supply propulsion solutions for dredger vessels to be built in China and the Netherlands. Since dredging applications are typically very demanding, the high reliability of the Wärtsilä solutions was a key element in the award of all three project...
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 | IHC, Jumbo, Van Oord Speak at Offshore Energy 2011 Conference
MarEx is a proud media sponsor of Offshore Energy, which again attracts leading companies to its two-day conference. IHC, Jumbo and Van Oord are among the confirmed speakers at Offshore Energy, Shell, GdF Suez and Chevron are invited. Conference delegates can choose from a wide range of separately bookable half-day conferences...
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 | HMS Diamond, the Royal Navy’s New Advanced Air Defence Destroyer, Enters Service
The vessel’s tremendous capability is based around the sophisticated Sea Viper missile defence system, which is capable of tracking and defending against multiple supersonic targets simultaneously, backed by long and short range radar and missile systems that can search in excess of 400km. Minister for Defence Equipment...
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 | U.S. Navy Establishes Program Executive Office for Littoral Combat Ships
The Navy established the Program Executive Office, Littoral Combat Ships (PEO LCS), during a ceremony at Washington Navy Yard, July 11. "The littoral combat ship is a critical shipbuilding program and demands the very best skill and effort from government and industry teams," said Asst. Secretary of the Navy...
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 | Donjon-SMIT Client Receives First Tank Vessel Response Plan Salvage/Marine Firefighting Update Approval
A Donjon-SMIT client today received the first Tank Vessel Response Plan (TVRP) Salvage and Marine Firefighting (SMFF) Update Approval issued by the U.S. Coast Guard under the new SMFF regulations. The SMFF regulations, effective as of February 22, 2011, required that plan-holders revise their TVRPs with numerous new...
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 | MITAGS-PMI Holding LNG Awareness Seminar in August
August 1-4, 2011: LNG Awareness Seminar Scope: The seminar is intended to familiarize LNG terminal, and shipboard personnel with terminal and liquefied gas tanker...
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