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Two Oil Tankers Impounded 11/15/2009 8:05:16 PM According to a Nov. 14 report from New Straits Times, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency southern region enforcement officers impounded two Singaporean-owned cargo tankers and detained 21 crew members for illegally transferring fuel between the vessels on Wednesday, Nov. 11. (Source: www.nst.com)... Opening of SMM Int’l Trade Fair, India 11/12/2009 11:05:31 PM The world has come to recognize the potential of the Indian shipping industry, its capability to innovate and grow on the global stage, said APVN Sarma, former Secretary, Shipping, at the inaugural SMM India, shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology trade fair and exhibition. Speaking at the opening... Wilhelmsen and R-22 Phase Out 11/11/2009 6:01:20 PM Wilhelmsen Ships Service is taking up the initiative to highlight the mandatory requirement for the phase-out of virgin HCFC (hydro chlorofluorocarbon) refrigerants, the most commonly used being R-22.The EU phase-out means that it will be prohibited to top up refrigeration systems on board EU-flagged... Panama Canal CEO Briefs Miami Leadership 11/10/2009 10:09:08 PM Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta briefed government and business leaders on the progress of the Panama Canal Expansion Program at an event in Miami, Fla. on Nov. 6. Alemán Zubieta confirmed expansion is moving ahead on-time, on-budget and will facilitate... Europort 2009 Sold Out 11/10/2009 10:04:43 PM In a time where the maritime market struggles with the effects of the economic recession, the need for a maritime meeting place seems larger than ever. The exhibition Europort, that was held in Rotterdam from 3 until 6 November in Ahoy Rotterdam, saw a record number of 900 exhibitors from 35 countries this year... IMO – AIS Discrepancy Reports 11/6/2009 6:36:21 PM The IMO issued a circular forwarding AIS discrepancy reports for the period July to September 2009. Analysis of the reports shows that in the majority of cases the errors relate to transmission of wrong IMO number, MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity), call sign, or name of a particular ship. These... Bender Secures Loan, Sells Assets 11/5/2009 9:25:43 PM According to a Nov. 4 report from www.al.com, attorneys for Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. reached an agreement Tuesday with creditors that will allow the bankrupt Mobile, Ala. company to borrow up to $6m while it tries to sell assets. (Source: www.al.com)  ... Panama Canal Authority FY 2009 Metrics 11/1/2009 11:56:19 PM The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced its operational metrics for the 2009 fiscal year (FY 2009). Most importantly, Canal Waters Time (CWT), the average time it takes a vessel to navigate the Canal, including waiting time, significantly decreased. Fiscal year 2009 (October 2008 – September... Captain Phillips to Publicly thank USS Bainbridge 10/29/2009 11:08:13 PM For the first time since his dramatic rescue at sea, Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama will publicly thank the commanding officer and crew of the USS Bainbridge during a ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia on November 19. The ceremony will take place on the fantail of guided missile cruiser at 2 p... Maritime Community Raises $ for Troops 10/26/2009 6:34:32 PM The community of American maritime carriers and operating unions in Washington, DC has raised $15,000 to help build specially adapted homes for American veterans who have selflessly given to our country and have returned home from Iraq or Afghanistan with serious disabilities and injuries.  SMM India 2009 10/26/2009 6:33:40 PM “The maritime industry will become more and more important for India in the coming years,” said Tobias König, Founder and Managing Director of König & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG, an issuing house based in Hamburg, Germany. A representative of König will be present at the accompanying conference at SMM India 2009... 20th Signature on Rotterdam Rules 10/26/2009 6:32:05 PM The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, known as the Rotterdam Rules, has received its 20th signature just one month after it first opened for signature. Niger became the 20th signatory to the Rotterdam Rules. The signing... Great Lakes Ocean Policy Public Meeting 10/26/2009 6:29:23 PM Obama Administration officials will hold their sixth regional Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 29, 2009. The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, led by White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, consists of senior-level officials from Administration agencies, departments, and offices... Waterways Council Names Officers & Directors 10/25/2009 8:12:05 PM At Waterways Council, Inc.’s (WCI) Annual Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting held October 12, 2009 in New Orleans, the following officers and Executive Committee members were elected to serve or continue service for 2009-20010:  Richard R. (Rick) Calhoun, Cargo Carriers, Chairman;... SNAME 2009: New Safe Return to Port 10/25/2009 8:10:10 PM On the Annual Meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Germanischer Lloyd (GL), will present a new Guideline for Safe Return to Port. The presentation by Andreas Ullrich, Dr. Daniel Povel and Dr. Urs Vogler "Safe Return to Port - Challenges Ahead for Passenger Ship... More Visits to Isolated Alaska 10/19/2009 8:20:18 PM According to an October 18 report from the San Francisco Chronicle, this past summer a 644-ft-long residential cruise ship with condos costing several million dollars apiece anchored in Nome, Alaska for a two-day visit. Four other cruise ships also docked in Nome recently in a trend toward more vessel visits to the remote town... Offshore Marine Support Sector Upbeat 10/18/2009 10:28:41 PM In only its second year, the Middle East Workboats 2009 exhibition and conference concluded with a 70% increase in the number of exhibitors and a 60% increase in exhibition space compared with the previous event. “The offshore marine support industry is upbeat about the future in this... MSC ships Deliver Humanitarian Relief to Indonesia 10/18/2009 10:27:38 PM Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd and fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl delivered urgently needed supplies, equipment and fuel off the coast of Indonesia Oct. 10 - 14, in response to the deadly earthquakes that struck the region Sept. 30. At... NACE Corrosion 2010 10/13/2009 6:21:08 PM NACE International, The Corrosion Society, has released details for the upcoming Corrosion 2010 Conference & Expo, the world’s largest annual conference dedicated to mitigating the costly global impact of corrosion. Recently, the annual cost of corrosion of the world’s critical infrastructure was found to be over $1... NSRP Research Announcement Released 10/13/2009 6:20:26 PM The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) issued a new Research Announcement (RA) on October 12, 2009. The RA is posted on the NSRP website (http://www.nsrp.org/About_Us/solicitation_information/solicitation_information.html), along with associated proposal guidance, forms, and sample contracts... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...