MarEx Newsletter | Spanish Naval Ship Battles Pirates Off Somalia, Cruise Ship Employee Indicted on Sexual Abuse Charges

If you are experiencing problems viewing the newsletter, please Click Here << Previous Edition   Volume 10, Edition 6 (January 14, 2012) Share this Newsletter Spanish Naval Ship Battles Pirates Off Somalia Spanish officials are reporting a pirate attack on a Spanish navy warship off of Somalia. Guns were drawn during this attack, leaving one dead and prompting a helicopter chase resulting in the arrest of six attackers. The pirates did eventually surrender as the helicopter pursuing them caught up with their boat. The Defense Ministry believes that the pirates could have mistaken the 540-foot Patino for a freighter. The ship, however, is a support and combat vessel and is part of an EU fleet battling piracy in the Indian Ocean. Ministry officials can also... Read More >> Another Cruise Ship Employee Indicted on Sexual Abuse of a Minor Charges Another cruise ship employee, 25-year-old Fabian Palmer, has been indicted on charges related to the sexual abuse of a minor. Allegations that he had sex with a teenage passenger onboard Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas in mid-December have been circulating. The 14-year-old victim has come forward to police. She... Read More >> Nationwide Strike Closes Nigerian Ports, Affects Maersk Services Maersk container ships loaded with food and other consumer goods are being prevented from entering Nigeria’s ports due to a nationwide strike that has brought the terminals to a screeching halt. This strike has been ongoing for four days. Locals have taken to the streets to protest against their government’s actions... Read More >> Shipping Industry Faces Its “Deepwater Horizon Moment” The shipping industry has been warned by a leading maritime lawyer that it may soon face its “Deepwater Horizon moment” in the event of a mega containership casualty.  Speaking at a Maritime London lunchtime function yesterday (11 January), Holman... Read More >> Coast Guard Aims to Protect Ship from Port Occupy Movements The Occupy movement and local harbor groups are planning to welcome the first vessel coming to the EGT grain terminal at the Port of Longview with a huge protest. It will be arriving this month and the U.S. Coast Guard will be escorting the vessel due to protesting concerns. No arrival date for the ship has been set yet. The... Read More >> Austal Launches 2nd Littoral Combat Ship Coronado (LCS 4) Mobile, Alabama-based Austal USA successfully launched the second 127-meter Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Coronado (LCS 4). In reference to the success of the Coronado launch, Joe Rella, Austal USA President and Chief Operating Officer,... Read More >> Groupama's Riou Scoops Inmarsat Media Crew Member Award for Leg 2 Groupama sailing team’s Yann Riou has won the second Inmarsat Media Crew Member Award for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 in recognition of his stunning onboard media output during Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi. Riou was chosen by a panel of judges from the... Read More >> Cruise Shipping Miami 2012 Adds More Conference Sessions Cruise Shipping Miami 2012, scheduled for March 12-15 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, for the first time will include three concurrent sessions Wednesday morning and afternoon, with the newly added panels focusing on shipboard medical facilities and technologies, and... Read More >> Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Howard O. Lorenzen The Navy accepted the delivery of missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) Jan. 10. Constructed by VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss., T-AGM 25 will be the replacement for the existing USNS Observation Island, which was launched in 1953. The ship will provide worldwide, high-quality, dual-band... Read More >> New Executive Vice President for Kongsberg Maritime Subsea Division Bjørn Jalving has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Kongsberg Maritime’s Subsea division and a member of the Kongsberg Maritime management group, effective 1st January 2012. Jalving succeeds Rolf Arne Klepaker, who is moving to a role working with strategic... Read More >> SMM 2012 On Course for a New Record 2012 is a good year for the maritime industry, as SMM approaches. More exhibitors, more subjects – 25th SMM expands its range. 25th SMM, shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology international trade fair hamburg, at the Hamburg Fair site... Read More >> OSV Bulk-Handling System's Track Record Wins Cargotec Orders for Four More MacGregor bulk handling systems are to be installed on four offshore support vessels (OSV) of various types under construction in Asia and Europe In the last quarter of 2011 Cargotec secured contracts for MacGregor bulk handling systems for installation onboard... Read More >> Datrex Announces the Formation of a Safety Electronics Division With more complex electronics entering the safety market, dedicating company resources that specialize in these products makes good sense.  Datrex has experienced tremendous growth in both the quantity and types of Safety Electronics they have been distributing over the last several... 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