 | Japan’s Tsunami Debris Attracts Travelers in New Yacht Cruise
At the end of October, the STS Pallada discovered a 20-million-ton mass of tsunami debris from the mega 9.0 magnitude earthquake off Sendai, Japan in March. Since this discovery, scientists have been studying, and tracking the contents of...
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 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Transfers TV KINGS POINTER to Texas A&M University
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that the TV KINGS POINTER will be transferred to Texas A&M University in Galveston. The transfer facilitates the upcoming reconstruction of Mallory Pier, the Academy’s main ship docking facility. The Mallory Pier project...
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 | Brazil Gives Red Light to Chevron and Transocean
Stemming from the early November oil spill of Chevron and Transocean’s offshore Brazil operations, the country has struck down on the companies with a lawsuit looking to claim upwards of US $11 billion in damages and to indefinitely shut down all their activities in Brazilian territory. The news of the lawsuit broke...
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 | 10 Pirates Gunned Down and Beaten to Death in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi police confirm that on Wednesday 10 pirates who were wounded in a gunfight with police officials were thereby beaten to death by an angry mob in Monpura. Law enforcement in Bangladesh launched a hunt towards a pirate gang following the seizure of a local fisherman and looting of trawlers and houses in Bhasan...
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 | Greece Lifts Cabotage, Tells Cruise Companies to Sail On Over
Development, Competitiveness and Shipping Minister of Greece, Michalis Chrisochoides, announced this week that Greece is abolishing all remaining restrictions on cruise ships unaffiliated with the European Union at Greek ports offering round trips. Last year, Greece began to unwind their strict restrictions with cruise...
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 | Exxon Mobil Coughs Up $7.2M Lobbying the US Gov’t in Half of 2011
In 2Q and 3Q, Exxon Mobil spent a cool $7.2 million combined to lobby the US federal government regarding offshore oil drilling and related issues, according to a newly disclosed report. The oil and gas giants of Exxon Mobil spent the $7.2M, $3.8 in 2Q and $3.2 in 3Q, to lobby federal officials on legislation for...
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 | Deal Inked for New Terminal at Port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles mayor, Antonia Villaraigosa, announced approval for California United Terminals to build a new container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles with the help of its parent company, Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd. California United Terminals is planning to build the new 200-acre automated container terminal at Pier 500...
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 | EPA Sued by Conservation Groups for Toxic PCB Ocean Dumping
Conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ongoing failure to adequately regulate a Federal ship sinking program that pollutes the sea with toxic chemicals. Earthjustice, on behalf of the Basel Action Network and Sierra Club, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court of Northern...
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 | This Week's MarEx Editorials
In case you missed the latest editorials this week, here's another chance to catch up on some of the latest hot topics in the maritime industry. DOT and MARAD Hand Out...
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 | Somali Pirates Against S/V Quest Sentenced to Life in Prison
Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali, a/k/a Sanadaaq, 32, and Jilani Abdiali, a/k/a Ilkasse, 20, both of Somalia, were sentenced today in Norfolk federal court to life in prison for their acts of piracy against the S/V Quest, which resulted in the murder of United States citizens Scott Underwood Adam, Jean Savage Adam, Phyllis Patricia Macay, and Robert...
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 | Heavy Fog Backs Up Houston Ship Channel
The U.S. Coast Guard said that about 90 vessels were waiting to pass through the Houston and Sabine ship channels this morning. An additional 60 vessels are waiting to enter the Houston ship channel and 10 more and waiting to leave. The Pilots Association, along with the Coast Guard suspended operations in the channels on...
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 | Wide-Ranging Anti-Piracy Campaign Bearing Fruit
At the end of a year in which the World Maritime Day theme of “Piracy: orchestrating the response” has been central to the work of IMO, the Organization can look back on 12 months of relatively good progress that have laid the foundations for cautious optimism about the future. Recently compiled statistics show that...
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 | Decommissioned Navy Tug Sinks off California Coast
Coast Guard and Department of Fish and Game personnel responded to a report of the Tug Tiger, a decommissioned 205-foot former Navy tug, sinking while moored in Richmond, Calif., Sunday December 11. The Coast Guard Incident Management Division personnel from Sector San Francisco arrived on scene and noticed a black discharge...
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 | Seagull Donates Seafarer Training Software to Mercy Ships
Norwegian seafarer training specialist, Seagull, has donated software to Mercy Ships, the operator of the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. Mercy Ships provides free health care, community development, health education and...
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 | Markey Secures Order for Next-Generation Science Winches for AGOR-27
Markey Machinery is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the order for a complete suite of winch systems onboard AGOR-27, a new academic research vessel under construction at Dakota Creek Industries, (Anacortes, Washington). Sponsored by the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research, this award continues a plan...
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