MarEx Newsletter | Freezing Conditions Stop Shipping on the Danube, Op-Ed: Captain Schettino, How Could You Let That Happen to Your Ship?

If you are experiencing problems viewing the newsletter, please Click Here tr> << Previous Edition   Volume 10, Edition 17 (February 9, 2012) Share this Newsletter Extreme Freezing Conditions Halt Shipping Along the Danube At least four Balkan nations along the Danube River have suspended shipping due to severe frost and massive ice that is blocking the popular waterway. Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbia have come to this decision based on the fact that 90 percent of the river’s surface is consumed by floating ice. These conditions have made any travelling on Europe’s main commercial waterway almost impossible. The route winds from Germany and also acts as a natural border between Bulgaria and Romania. Europe has been in a constant battle with the deep freeze for a few weeks;... Read More >> Op-Ed: “Captain Schettino, How Could You Let That Happen to Your Ship?” By Captain Peter Squicciarini, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Master Merchant Mariner “Captain Schettino, what were you thinking?” the world wonders. This should be the question at the core of any investigation conducted on the Costa Concordia tragedy off Isola del Giglio the night of Friday the... Read More >> Tripartite Maritime Security/Anti-Piracy Pact Signed by African Countries A new multilateral pact has been signed by the governments of Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa in an effort to reinforce maritime security in the Indian Ocean and battle piracy. The agreement was signed by each country’s respective Defense ministers and was witnessed by President Jakaya Kikwete. The President has... Read More >> Russian Cargo Ship Sinks in Sea of Japan Following Collision A Russian dry cargo ship has sunk off Japan’s coast after colliding with another ship earlier in the week, according to the Russian Transportation Ministry. The Tanya Karpinskaya sank just 30 minutes after its collision with a Singapore-flagged cargo ship near the port of Niigata. All 17 members of the Russian crew... Read More >> Maersk Suspends Oil Tanker Trade Deals with Iran After EU Sanctions Shipping and oil company, A.P. Moller-Maersk, has suspended new oil tanker deals with Iran because of the European Union sanctions which will embargo imports of oil from the Islamic Republic into the bloc, according to Maersk representatives. Other international shipping companies are becoming cautious of the growing sanctions... Read More >> Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 Supports Bold Alligator Water, Fuel Needs Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 (PHIBCB 2) deployed Jan. 31 to support Exercise Bold Alligator units with vital water and fuel transfers. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious... Read More >> BSEE and NOAA to Complete Arctic Oil Spill Response Mapping Tool The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced they are partnering to enhance the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) for the Arctic region by summer 2012. ERMA® is the same interactive online mapping tool used by federal... Read More >> GE LM500 Gas Turbine-Powered PK(X) Patrol Boats Successfully Complete Sea Trials GE Marine reports successful performance of its LM500 aeroderivative gas turbines during sea trials on the eighth and ninth PK(X) patrol boats in the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s fleet. Each of the PK(X) patrol boats use LM500 gas turbines, rated at approximately 5,600... Read More >> World Wide Supply Orders 2 More Damen Platform Supply Vessels Norwegian shipowner World Wide Supply (WWS) has ordered another two PSV 3300 CD’s with Damen Shipyards. The two platform suppliers are added to the four that WWS announced to be built in December 2011. The extra vessels will be delivered end of 2013 and operated by Remøy... Read More >> Keppel and ConocoPhillips to Design First Ice-Worthy Jackup Rig for the Arctic Offshore Joint project will yield breakthroughs in offshore Arctic drilling Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech), a design and engineering arm of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), and... Read More >> SUNY Maritime College 7th Annual Groundhog Day Global Business and Transportation Department’s Cutting Edge Issues in Shipping Conference It was a good day for New York City’s most famous groundhog, Staten Island Chuck.  Groundhog Day, 2012 proved to be an even better day for the more... Read More >> Markey Wins Render/Recover® Trademark Dispute Markey Machinery is pleased to announce that it has prevailed in a dispute over its’ longtime trademark, Render/Recover®, which was initiated by another winch manufacturer. On February 6, 2012 the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board did... Read More >> CrystalCoat - Good News for Engines Running on Heavy Fuel and Gas Simplex-Turbulo, agents for Märkisches Werk (MWH), are now able to actively promote a very interesting new product which extends the life of cylinder head valves. High combustion temperatures in engines operating on HFO combined with fuel impurities are well known... Read More >>   Home¬†|¬†News¬†|¬†Shipping¬†|¬†Tugs & Salvage¬†|¬†Business¬†|¬†Training¬†|¬†Shipbuilding¬†|¬†Offshore¬†|¬†Government¬†|¬†Magazine Advertising|About Us|Contact Us|Register|Newsletter Archives|Sign up for Free MarEx Newsletter|Advertise in Newsletter|Subscribe to Print Edition © Copyright 2011 The Maritime Executive, LLC. 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