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Thursday, February 9, 2012

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

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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;...
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	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 >>

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

MarEx Newsletter | Hundreds Affected by Norovirus Outbreak on Cruise Ships, CBP Denies Escopeta's Petition for Jones Act Fine Relief

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Hundreds of Cruise Ship Passengers Infected by Norovirus Outbreak

With another challenge facing the world’s biggest cruise company, a cruise ship operated by Carnival Corp. now has more than 100 people onboard that have fallen ill with a stomach virus. This setback comes just weeks after the company’s Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in Italy. This is one of the three ships that docked in Florida and Louisiana over the weekend with outbreaks of Norovirus

A reported 90 passengers and 13 crew members on the Ruby Princess cruise ship have contracted the Norovirus. A Princess Cruises spokesperson described the virus as a...
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	CBP Denies Escopeta's Petition for Relief of $15 Million Jones Act Fine U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has denied Escopeta’s petition for relief of the $15 million fine they face for violating the Jones Act last year. CBP says the full amount of the fine will be upheld with payment due at the end of March. Last March, despite being denied a new Jones Act waiver and after being told... Read More >>

	U.S. Navy Discharges 8 Sailors After Alleged Hazing Incident Eight enlisted sailors aboard the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard have received general discharges from the Navy after being caught in a hazing incident. A young mariner requested medical attention for choking and other injuries from the ship’s doctor. The sailors were in the junior ranks and worked the... Read More >>

	Sand Carrier Sinks in China, 9 Dead and 2 Missing The capsizing of a 1,500-ton sand carrier has left 9 dead and 2 missing on a tributary of Dongting Lake in China. The shipwreck occurred during high intensity winds in the Hunan province, according to authorities in the neighboring province of Hubei. There were reportedly a total of 17 people aboard the ship as it sank. Nine... Read More >>

	Maritime Week in Washington D.C., May 7-9, 2012 Maritime Week in Washington D.C., May 7-9, 2012 The maritime industry can create new jobs and revitalize the industrial sector of America. But, Congress continues to overlook the maritime industry as a vital asset in the U.S. economic recovery. We must change this perception now. Join us... Read More >>

	Iranian Navy Foils Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker in Gulf of Aden Iran’s navy has opened fire on pirates near the Gulf of Aden to thwart an attack on an Iranian oil tanker on Sunday, according to Iran’s state TV. Reports state that after receiving a distress signal from the tanker, the navy rushed to the site where the vessel was under attack from around 35 pirate boats. The... Read More >>

	Costa Concordia's Captain Enters Hearing for House Arrest Sentence A closed-door hearing is set for today, February 6, 2012, to determine whether Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, should remain under house arrest or not. He faces possible charges of manslaughter, shipwreck, and abandoning ship after his vessel struck rocks and capsized off Italy’s coast. 16 bodies... Read More >>

	Multi-mission Coast Guard Icebreaker Assists Distressed 558-Foot Freighter While transiting to their homeport here following a 254-day patrol, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy diverted to assist a distressed vessel approximately 520 miles northwest of Puget Sound, Wash. Healy received notification from 13th Coast Guard District watchstanders, Friday, that the motor vessel Dry Beam, a 558-foot... Read More >>

	Greek Frigate HS HYDRA Joins EU NAVFOR Following passage south through the Red Sea, the HS HYDRA will join the multi-national EU NAVFOR off the Horn of Africa on 4 February 2012. HS HYDRA is a MEKO 200HN type multiple role frigate which has been in the service of the Hellenic Navy since March 1992. She has a displacement of 3,350 tons, a crew of 189 and carries an... Read More >>

	LEEVAC Partners with AET Lightering Services for New Lightering Support Vessels LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC and LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings, LLC are proud to announce the launching of the AET “Partnership”. LEEVAC recently partnered with AET Lightering Services, LLC., Houston, TX, to build two (2) 187 x 46 x 15 Lightering Support Vessels with a series of options for up to six (6) additional vessels. These vessels... Read More >>

	Crowley Promotes Jose “Pache” Ayala to Vice President, Puerto Rico Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that Jose “Pache” Ayala has been promoted to vice president, Puerto Rico. Ayala will remain in San Juan, and will now report to John Douglass, senior vice president and general manager of Puerto Rico and... Read More >>

	TradeWinds to Host Keynote Forum at Posidonia TradeWinds / NHST Events is to host the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum as the opening keynote of Posidonia 2012, in the Metropolitan Expo Centre on 5 June 2012. The Forum organisers have announced they are to canvass the views of TradeWinds readers via a poll as to the most pressing issues in shipping. Leading industry voices will... Read More >>

	Supreme Rudder Protection Given to Container Vessels in China and Poland Satisfied with the result of the Ecospeed applications on the rudders of several of their other vessels, a United Kingdom based company has ordered the application of Ecospeed on the rudder of another of its existing vessels. The rudder was painted with Ecospeed in Gdansk where several... Read More >>

	2011: Record Year for PALFINGER • Further 30-per cent increase in revenue – historic record • Exceptionally strong increase in earnings: EBIT + 83 per cent • Internationalization and flexibility boost growth • Revenue expected to remain at same high level in 2012 ... Read More >>

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