Israel Defies Unions with Private Port Tenders, Costa Concordia Lawsuits Kept in Miami Court

Israel Government Defies Unions with Private Seaport Tenders America Celebrates 237th Year of Independence Maritime Law: 11th Circuit Keeps Costa Concordia Lawsuits in Miami-Dade Circuit Court Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 04, 2013 (Vol. 11, Ed. 132) Israel Government Defies Unions with Private Seaport Tenders * Port reform meant to lower costs, improve exports * Minister sees foreign interest in making Israel a hub * New ports would weaken grip of labour unions (Reuters) - Israel issued a tender on Wednesday for two privately-run seaports to operate alongside state-owned terminals, a move to stir competition that puts the... Read More>> America Celebrates 237th Year of Independence On July 4, 1776, the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain was proclaimed. The... Read More>> Maritime Law: 11th Circuit Keeps Costa Concordia Lawsuits in Miami-Dade Circuit Court After Carnival's cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Italy, two separate actions... Read More>> France's CGT Union Calls for Strike in All French Ports Photo: Container ship in the east basin at Marseille Fos port, the main French trade... Read More>> Asian Shipping Industry Pain May Be Investors' Gain U.S. private equity and investment funds are betting Asia's shipping industry, hit by a restructuring wave that has... Read More>> Suez Canal Secured, Unaffected by Egypt's Turmoil The Suez Canal waterway is completely secure and the rate of ships passing through is normal, the head of the Suez... Read More>> Evergreen, Yang Ming, CSCL End Iran Operations United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) announced that following its Ports Authority Campaign, shippers Evergreen,... Read More>> Nearly $1 Billion in Drugs Seized in INTERPOL-led Maritime Trafficking Operation Nearly 30 tonnes of cocaine, heroin and marijuana with an estimated value of USD 822 million have been seized in an... Read More>> Junk Boat Divers: Past and Present Photo: USNS Grasp is one of Military Sealift Command's four Rescue and Salvage Ships and one of the... Read More>> First of Two Jensen-Designed, ASD Line-Haul Tugs Delivered to Hyak Maritime Milbank Advises on Bond Refinancing of LNG Tanker Vessel Co-owned by Teekay and Marubeni Keppel FELS Secures Order for US$210 Million Jackup Rig Wärtsilä to Supply Combined Inert Gas Generator & Combustion Unit for 2 New Teekay LNG Carriers Caterpillar Ships First MaK Dual Fuel Engine Petrobras Oil, Gas Output Falls 3.9% in May on Maintenance Shutdowns New ShipConstructor Software Released, Company Renamed SSI Imtech Marine to Provide Innovative Air Conditioning and Ventilation Onboard EGV Bonn  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Advertising | About Us | Contact Us | Register | Newsletter Archives | Sign up for Free MarEx Newsletter Advertise in Newsletter | Subscribe to Print Edition © Copyright 2013 The Maritime Executive, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

Jack-up Drilling Rig Sinks Near Congo River, Ship Collision Off Singapore Results in Oil Spill

Jack-up Drilling Rig Sinks Near Congo River Ship Collision Off Singapore Results in Oil Spill [Update] Tow Line Pulling MOL Comfort's Fore Part Snaps Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 03, 2013 (Vol. 11, Ed. 131) Jack-up Drilling Rig Sinks Near Congo River Saipem confirms that last night, July 1, the jack up drilling rig Perro Negro 6, due to the collapsing of the seabed under one of the three legs, suddenly tilted and suffered hull damages, causing water intake. The event occurred during the rig positioning on location prior to starting drilling operations, between the coasts of Angola and the... Read More>> Ship Collision Off Singapore Results in Oil Spill Update: Good progress has been made in containing and cleaning up the oil spill resulting from the collision... Read More>> [Update] Tow Line Pulling MOL Comfort's Fore Part Snaps As of July 1, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. places the broken MOL Comfort’s fore part near 17’02”N... Read More>> Is There a Lesson Still to Be Learned From TBT Paints? The influence of biofouling on vessel performance has regained prominence due to the recognition that even a microbial... Read More>> Arms Ship Seized by Yemen May Have Been Somalia-bound An Iranian ship laden with arms seized by Yemeni authorities in January may also have been bound for Somalia, according... Read More>> [Photo] USCG Continues Response to Sunken USACE Tugboat Photo: A boatcrew aboard a 26-foot Trailerable Aids-to-Navigation Boat, from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste Marie,... Read More>> China's COSCO Group Retires Chairman Amid Shipping Industry Slump China's largest shipping group, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co (COSCO Group) has replaced its chairman... Read More>> SAMI on PCASP Maritime Security Standards By Steven Jones, SAMI Maritime Director Abstract A hotly debated subject for some time, the use of privately... Read More>> Chinese Shipping Firms Drop Iran as Newest U.S. Sanctions Come Into Effect * Foreign firms wary of falling foul of sanctions * Iran reliant on shipping markets for... Read More>> U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Welcomes Incoming Class of 2017 Wärtsilä's Propulsion Control Panel Design Wins Prestigious Red Dot Award MHI Begins Construction of New Generation AIDA Cruise Ships with Innovative Environmental Technologies Seagull Delivers Maritime Labour Convention Wake Up Call AWO Congratulates Anthony Foxx on Confirmation as Transportation Secretary New Sale, Leaseback Transactions with Ship Finance Totalling US$600M for West Linus US Navy Extends High Speed Catamaran Charter VIKING First with Dual-approved Thermal Lifejacket New PSV 'World Diamond' Delivered to World Wide Supply  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Advertising | About Us | Contact Us | Register | Newsletter Archives | Sign up for Free MarEx Newsletter Advertise in Newsletter | Subscribe to Print Edition © Copyright 2013 The Maritime Executive, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences