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| January 11th, 2011 Vol. 9, No. 3 |
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 Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli, an internationally recognized maritime law firm obtained a $24 million dollar verdict for Carnival Cruise Lines against Rolls-Royce. Rolls Royce was found guilty of fraud by a unanimous jury. Rolls Royce marketed its Mermaid pod propulsion system to Carnival for operation on their largest and most prestigious ship, the Queen Mary II. The jury found that at the time Rolls Royce presented its pod to Carnival, Rolls-Royce knew that the pod was defective and not fully developed.
Lead counsel for Carnival, George Fowler, argued that Rolls-Royce rushed into the market to defeat their competitors and sold an untested product that failed throughout the cruise industry. Furthermore, Fowler argued that ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Bristol, UK - BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated a prototype device that will serve as an effective non-lethal deterrent against pirate attacks on commercial vessels such as oil tankers and container ships.
Piracy worldwide is on the rise according to reports from the ICC’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB), with 430 attacks worldwide reported last year, up from 406 in 2009. As pirates increase their range of operations and their capabilities, commercial shipping agents are increasingly looking for ways of preventing attacks while avoiding armed guards on their ships.
In order to help combat the growing piracy threat BAE Systems conducted a study of pirate’s behaviour and a company-wide capability ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The Trans Alaska Pipeline was shutdown Saturday after a ten barrel leak was discovered at a pump station located on the northern end of the pipeline in Prudhoe Bay.
Oil companies operating the pipeline have been forced to slow output to just 5 percent of their daily average of 640,000 barrels per day. The pipeline, more than 3 decades old, is becoming more expensive to maintain and today only handles a third of what it did in the 80’s.
The 800-mile pipeline moves oil from Prudhoe Bay oilfield to the port of Valdez in southern Alaska. Oil is being stored in Prudhoe Bay while the leak is being fixed. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  On Monday Russia’s Federal Fisheries Agency said that the Cambodian-flagged PARTNYOR may have sunk. The fishing trawler was last heard from on Friday when it sent a distress signal while off the coast of Sakhalin Island. A search turned up no trace of the ship.
Russia’s Federal Fisheries Agency spent the last week freeing ships north of Sakhalin in the Sea of Okhotsk. Two trawlers were finally freed by an icebreaker after being stuck since last month. By early Tuesday the agency also expects to have the BEREG NADEZHDY, a refrigerated freighter, freed. Following this, rescue crews will move on to a trapped fish processing ship, whose ship and cargo are worth ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas’ returned to the port of Tampa Saturday morning after a five day cruise in Mexico with 153 sick passengers onboard. The passengers were suffering from a stomach virus, thought to be the very contagious Norovirus.
The cruise line treated sick passengers-whose symptoms included vomiting and diarrhea- onboard the ship for free. The crew onboard took precautions to protect guests like disposing of utensils, and condiments and other things that multiple guests might touch.
Crew had to spend extra time sanitizing the ship while it was in port of Tampa Saturday to ensure the health of the next round of passengers due to disembark ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The SPIRIT OF BRITAIN, with a price tag of £150m, has made its way from Finland where it was built, to Kent where it will become the largest ever ferry to operate between Calais and Dover.
The P&O vessel is replacing the PRIDE OF DOVER and more; measuring in at double the size. The new ship measures 213 meters (700 feet) long and weighs 49,000 tons.
The ship is the first of a pair of ferries ordered to provide service to the Dover – Calais route.
Ship builder STX in Rauma, Finland expects to deliver the sister ship in September.
PHOTO: Maiden arrival in Dover ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  "KEEP YOUR POWER"
"Baby Bobby! Baby Bobby!" The words stung and Mike knew it - he could read it in my face.
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me!" I yelled back.
Mike just laughed; he knew I didn't believe it. Bolstered by figuring out how to push my buttons, he continued to torment me as I walked home from school.
"Baby Bobby! Baby Bobby!"
The charge had an element of truth because I had cried several times in first grade, but I was now in fifth grade and had long outgrown my fear ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Christian Lefèvre becomes Chief Executive Officer as of January 1, 2011 Jacques de Chateauvieux remains Chairman of the Board of Directors
On the recommendation of Jacques de Chateauvieux, the Board of Directors of BOURBON, meeting on December 6, 2010, decided to separate the functions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, with effect from January 1, 2011.
Jacques de Chateauvieux, previously Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of BOURBON, will continue to chair the Board of Directors.
Christian Lefèvre, previously Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of BOURBON, with responsibility commencing January 1st.
Gaël ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  by Louis Lemos, Former Project Leader, Engineering Design Group, Navy Division, United States Defense Attaché Office, Saigon, Vietnam
FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENT - Various scientific theories and subsequent discoveries have been identified as stepping stones in the evolution of what has become known as the Fuel Cell, for the purpose of generating electricity through heat. The concept of "Thermoelectric Generation" discovered by Seebeck around 1821, is based on the principle that current is produced in a closed circuit of two dissimilar metals, if the two junctions are maintained at different temperatures, such as in thermocouples for measuring temperature.
Potentials are produced by thermocouples, typically, in the order of ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's No.1 shipbuilder, today handed over a 317,000DWT VLCC (Very Large Crude Oil Carrier) to Oman Shipping Company (OSC).
The ship, measuring 333 meters in length, 60 meters in height and 30.4 meters in depth, is the first VLCC with the new electrolysis ballast water treatment system that can treat as much as 100,000 tons of ballast water.
Ballast water is sea water used to stabilize hull balance when unloading cargo, and to maintain optimal vessel speed. The seawater can contain bacteria, local plankton, mud and sand from the unloading port where the ballast water has been taken in. As the ballast water is released, ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  February 3rd- Event Open To All
Rear Admiral James Watson, the United States Coast Guard’s Deputy Commander for the Atlantic Area, will kick off the membership year of the Propeller Club Chapter of New York/New Jersey on February 3rd with a presentation designed to inform the attendees about changes and initiatives on the horizon for the region. The meeting will run from 5-7PM at the Harvard Club (27 W. 44th St., NY, NY) and will include a reception. The cost to attend is only $25 for members and $50 for non-members.
Rear Admiral James Watson assumed duties as Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command in April 2010. Prior ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  John Atanasio was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Alfa Laval Inc. in January 2011. In this role, Atanasio is responsible for leading Alfa Laval in the USA to drive profitable growth in its markets, leveraging the company’s key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling.
Atanasio joined Alfa Laval in 1982 in the company’s Food and Dairy Group. He joined Alfa Laval Separation in 1990 where he held a number of positions including Industrial Fluids Business Manager, Supply Unit Manager, Manager of Environmental Marketing and Division Manager of Industrial Separation. In 2001, Atanasio was named President of Alfa Laval USA’s Parts and Service Division, and then President of the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Part 1 of 2
by Dr. Jim Giermanski, Chairman, Powers Global Holdings, Inc.
Among many of its problems, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has three that are serious vulnerabilities for the United States: In-Bonds, Transshipments, and Outbound Container Shipments. These three issues are also important for the U.S. International Trade Commission's (USITC) role in protecting intellectual property rights. These are not new and there are multiple options to address and correct them. What is more disturbing is that it is well known that these agencies are aware of these vulnerabilities, but have not addressed them. The fact that DHS focuses on air, as recently demonstrated by the Transportation ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  STX France has received an order to build a luxury cruise ship, the "EUROPA 2". The new ship is being acquired by a third-party proprietary company outside the TUI group at the French STX shipyard and will enter service in 2013.
The vessel, that will complement the famous "EUROPA" in the fleet of German cruise operator Hapag Lloyd-Cruises, will be designed and built according to latest international regulations and delivered in 2013. For STX France this new contract represents about 2.5 million working hours. Construction will start in September 2011.
"We are proud to be chosen to build the new cruise liner in our Saint-Nazaire shipyard and we are ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  A Complimentary Live Web Seminar Presented by Capital Link Shipping
When: Thursday, January 13, 2011 @ 10 AM EST (3:00 PM London)(4:00 PM Paris)(5:00 PM Athens)(7:00 PM Dubai)
Duration: 30 Minutes Followed by a Q & A Session
Presented by Global Marketing Systems (GMS)
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The importance of Green Ship Recycling services is apparent. "Green Recycling" is intended for the socially responsible ship owner whom demands a demolition process that offers a safe working environment at the yard along with safe removal and disposal of hazardous materials on board. With ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  MIAMI - Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has announced the relocation of its Seabourn brand headquarters to Seattle, Washington which is already home to the company's Holland America Line brand.
As a part of a reorganization plan, Seabourn and Holland America Line will maintain independent brand management teams at their joint headquarters in Seattle while leveraging efficiencies from shared resources including a unified field sales force and state of the art technology platforms.
The transition from Miami to Seattle will take place over the next few months. Seabourn's president, Pamela Conover, will continue to serve in her role during the transition period but has chosen not ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Sarasota) announced Jan. 3 that he has been elevated to chairman of the congressional Friends of Panama Caucus. Buchanan says he will focus his efforts on creating Florida jobs and enhancing the ability of Port Manatee to capitalize on the expansion of the Panama Canal.
"Jobs and the economy are the most important issue," said Buchanan. "As the chairman of the Friends of Panama Caucus, I will work to create Florida jobs by promoting new trade opportunities and positioning Port Manatee to benefit from the expansion of the Panama Canal."
Buchanan's chairmanship is welcome news to Port Manatee Executive Director David L. McDonald PPM®. "Representative ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Riviera Beach attorney Wayne M. Richards is the new chairman of the Port of Palm Beach District Board of Commissioners, elected Tuesday, Jan. 4 to a one-year term in that post by fellow members of the five-member port board.
“As custodians of the public trust of this business enterprise, it is our goal to aggressively seek ways to increase revenues at the Port of Palm Beach while tightening our belts to reduce expenses through operational efficiencies,” said Richards, who is entering his eleventh year on the board and his second term as chairman. He served as secretary-treasurer in 2010.
Richards succeeds as board chairman Blair J. Ciklin, who along ... Read More>>>Back to Top |
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