 | Securing the Global Supply Chain Without U.S. Leadership
By: Dr. Jim Giermanski, Chairman at Powers Global Holdings, Inc. In 2007 the European Union's Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) was established as "...a key tool to respond to Europe's needs in terms of jobs and competitiveness, and to maintain leadership...
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 | Survey Reveals VLCC Surplus Swell in Middle East
According to a Bloomberg News survey of shipbrokers and owners, the oil tanker supply seeking 2million barrel cargoes of crude from ports in the Middle East have considerably risen in the past week. Over the next month, VLCCs, or very large crude carriers, competing for cargo rose from 1% to 15%. The jump was calculated...
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 | Fourteenth U.S. Navy Commander Relieved of Duty in 2011, Chief Issues Memo
The United States Navy has relieved such a large amount of commanding officers from their duties this year that it has spurred the chief of naval operations to issue an unusual memo to all potential commanders outlining their responsibilities as commander. The Navy has released 14 commanding officers in 2011 thus far, compared...
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 | Malaysian Authorities Rescue 46 Indonesian Immigrants from Sinking Boat
Malaysian authorities have rescued 46 Indonesian immigrants after their boat sank into the ocean off of Southern Johor in Malaysia while trying to sneak back into Indonesia. The undocumented 46 men are believed to be illegal immigrants and were saved after their boat in poor condition experienced engine trouble in the...
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 | China Gives Green Light to Massive LNG Project
Chinese state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission revealed on July 18 that CNOOC’s Hainan 2 million tonne-per-year LNG project has finalized approval from the government. The proposed project is to be constructed on the southern island province of Hainan and was granted approval from the National...
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 | Tug Boat Collides with Fishing Vessel in James River, VA
The tug boat Lisa Moran and a 24-foot recreational fishing boat collided while in the James River near Hopewell, Va., at approximately 3 a.m., Thursday. The two men aboard the fishing vessel were ejected as a result of the collision. The crew aboard the tug successfully recovered both men, neither were...
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 | 3 Somalis Plead Not Guilty to Killing 4 Americans in Piracy Attack
Three of the suspected Somali pirates being charged with the deaths of four American yachters in February have pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court in Norfolk, VA. The men, Ahmed Muse Salad, Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar, have been charged with murder, piracy, kidnapping, and weapons...
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 | Model Ship Training on Polish Lake Makes Big Waves in Global Shipping
With the 2003 IMO implementation that requires pilots to take refresher navigation and ship handling training, captains and port pilots worldwide have been flocking to a specialized training centre on a remote lake in Poland to sharpen their skills every five years. The Ship Handling Research and Training Centre on the shores...
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 | Pirates Release Hijacked Greek Oil Tanker
Reuters Africa has reported that the Greek oil tanker seized off the Nigerian coast by Somali pirates on July 16 has been released from their control. The Greek-owned and Liberia-flagged Aegean Star oil tanker was released at approximately 2000 Greek time (1700 GMT) and the Star’s master resumed command, according to the...
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 | USNS Comfort Brings Continuing Promise To El Salvador
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Acajutla, El Salvador, for its seventh mission stop of Continuing Promise 2011 (CP '11), July 14. More than two thirds of the way through its five-month mission, Comfort and the CP '11 mission team have visited Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica,...
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 | Oil-covered Birds Found in California and England Raise Speculation
In two incidents this week, five oiled pelicans were found in the Santa Barbara, CA area, and a half dozen dead sea birds coated in oil washed ashore on Chesil Beach near the English channel. The U.S. Coast Guard and California state agencies have been investigating how five Brown Pelicans came to be coated in oil in...
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 | IMO Environment Meeting Completes Packed Agenda to Reduce Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
IMO adopted amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) to designate the United States Caribbean Sea as a new emission control area (ECA); to designate the Baltic Sea as a Special Area with respect to pollution by sewage from ships; and to adopt a revised Annex V related to the control of...
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 | UK Government Establishes New Strategy to Build Stability Overseas
The Government has published a new strategy outlining how the UK will promote stability and prosperity in countries and regions where its interests are at stake. The Building Stability Overseas Strategy (BSOS) has been developed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Department for International Development (DFID) and...
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 | Wärtsilä Enters into Licence Agreement with CSSC Guangzhou Marine Diesel Engine Co., Ltd for Manufacture of Wärtsilä 2-stroke Engines in China
Wärtsilä Corporation, the marine industry's leading solutions provider, and CSSC Guangzhou Marine Diesel Co.Ltd (GMD), a member of the state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Group, have jointly signed a licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of Wärtsilä 2-stroke engines in China. It covers...
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 | Offshore Ship Designers to Design Seismic Support/Chase Vessel Series for Bourbon
Offshore Ship Designers has been chosen to design a series of six new fuel-efficient seismic support/chase vessels ordered by French offshore major Bourbon to be built at Dubai’s Grandweld Shipyards. The 53 m vessels will have a fuel efficient hybrid propulsion system delivering a flexible economic solution for the varied conditions...
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 | Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair Names Paul Deterding as General Manager
Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a global marine services provider based in New Jersey, has announced that Paul Deterding has been named General Manager of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair, LLC, located in Erie, PA. Deterding will oversee the daily operations of the facility, including production, engineering, plant maintenance and...
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 | New PPG White Paper Compares Polysiloxane, Traditional Coatings
Durable PSX 700 and PSX 700SG coatings provide advantages for customers PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has published a white paper comparing the performance of polysiloxane coatings to that of traditional epoxy/urethane and epoxy/silicone-alkyd coatings. The...
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 | Barry Wade Receives Duke of Edinburgh Award for Navigation
One of the world’s foremost experts on radar technology has received a prestigious award from the Council of the Royal Institute of Navigation. Barry Wade, Director of Surveillance Systems at leading global radar innovator Kelvin Hughes, has been honoured with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Navigation Award for Technical...
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 | Bureau Veritas Slashes CAP Reporting Time to Reduce Costs for Tank Owners
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has slashed the reporting time for a Condition Assessment Programme report from three months to one month, and at the same time improved the accessibility and usability of the report. The dramatic shortening of time for the CAP programme reduces costs for tanker owners and makes...
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 | International Offshore Services Selects MarineCFO
Largest Utility Fleet Company in Gulf of Mexico to use MarineCFO Enterprise Software MarineCFO Inc., the leading provider of Marine Software including On-Vessel, Marine Operations, Personnel, Fleet Maintenance and Financial Management Software Solutions to the Marine Transportation Industry, announced today that International...
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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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