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| January 20th, 2011 Vol. 9, No. 6 |
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 The United States Navy has recovered the body of a sailor from the USS Halsey, that went missing yesterday in the Gulf of Oman. The sailor was reported missing after he didn't report to watch Tuesday. After a search of the ship was conduced man overboard was announced. US and British forces conducted search and rescue operations Tuesday, and announced Wednesday morning that the body of the missing sailor had been found.
Helicopters from Halsey, USNS Rainier, and the Royal Navy's HMS Cumberland assisted in the search, as well as F/A 18 Hornets from the USS Abraham Lincoln and a P-3 maritime patrol aircraft.
The Navy says they will ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Two fishermen died last night of hypothermia after their fishing boat collided with a cargo ship in the waters between Jutland and Zealand.
The men’s 42-foot fishing boat sank while the 180-foot Swedish flagged cargo ship suffered only a gash in its hull.
Crew from the cargo ship, VINGA, pulled one of the men from the water after almost an hour. A local search team rescued the other man some forty minutes later. The father and son, aged 72 and 43, were rushed to the hospital where it became clear that hypothermia had set in. They were pronounced dead shortly after their arrival.
Local coast guard ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  by Don Horton
The United States Merchant Marine has been mostly viewed by the general population as large ships sailing across oceans and seas carrying exotic cargo from one country to another. Little information to what actually takes place within the service is known or understood by the public. Most citizens have little knowledge that our Merchant Marine was established before our US Navy or US Coast Guard. How many know that during our nation’s wars our merchant marine is looked upon by those in the know as the Fourth Arm of Defense?
Our Merchant Marine has proven itself time and again in every war we have encountered. History ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Bermuda’s Supreme Court found Ricardo Stewart, 32, guilty of conspiring to smuggle more than $424,000 worth of cocaine into the country via the ship he was working on.
The former Royal Caribbean employee was a waiter onboard Explorer of the Seas. The Jamaican native claims he is innocent and that he barley knew the accomplices he was alleged to have worked with and denies being involved in any drug trade.
The smuggling ring had been successful until a 3.9 kg package of cocaine was found hidden under a chair in the ship’s disco while it was undergoing refurbishing last June. The found drugs had a street value of $735,000. ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  More people were taken hostage at sea in 2010 than in any year on record, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) global piracy report disclosed today. Pirates captured 1,181 seafarers and killed eight. A total of 53 ships were hijacked.
The number of pirate attacks against ships has risen every year for the last four years, IMB revealed. Ships reported 445 attacks in 2010, up 10% from 2009. While 188 crew members were taken hostage in 2006, 1,050 were taken in 2009 and 1,181 in 2010.
“These figures for the number of hostages and vessels taken are the highest we have ever seen,” said Captain ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced the structures and responsibilities of two new, independent agencies that will carry out the offshore energy management and enforcement functions once assigned to the former Minerals Management Service (MMS).
Salazar and Bromwich also announced that they are establishing a permanent advisory body through which the nation’s leading scientific, engineering, and technical experts will provide input on improving offshore drilling safety, well containment, and spill response. Secretary Salazar has asked former Sandia National Laboratory Director Tom Hunter to lead the body, which will be called the Offshore Energy ... Read More>>>Back to Top | _newsletter.jpeg) The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Northrop Grumman an $89 million fixed price contract for long-lead material acquisition for the production of a fifth cutter. The contract also includes options that could increase the value to $94 million.
In a statement Northrop said, “The funds will be used to purchase long lead time materials and major equipment in support of the new ship, such as main propulsion and navigation systems, generators, electrical switchboards, major castings and the ship's integrated control system.”
The 418-foot Legend-Class cutters are the flagships of the coast guard and are designed to replace the 378-foot Hamilton Class High Endurance Cutters, commissioned in the 1960s. The ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Book Chronicles History of Pilots & their Contribution to Miami’s Economic Development
MIAMI, FLA. – The Biscayne Bay Pilots Association, the association of harbor pilots serving the Port of Miami’s maritime traffic needs and a member association of the Florida Harbor Pilots Association, today announced that 2011 marks 100 years of collaboration with the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County in the growth of the local maritime industry. To commemorate the occasion, the pilots have published a history book, authored by Captain Andrew D. Melick, chronicling their role in the events that led to the establishment of Miami as a port town at the turn of the 20th century and the evolution ... Read More>>>Back to Top | _newsletter.png) The Australian Government announced today that seven offshore exploration permits from the 2009 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release have been awarded in Commonwealth waters off Western Australia and South Australia.
The proposed work programs across the seven permits will result in guaranteed offshore petroleum exploration investment of $682 million over the next three years.
Three permits, awarded to Finder No.4 Pty Ltd, Woodside Energy Pty Ltd and Riverina Energy Pty Ltd, are in the highly prospective Carnarvon Basin which remains Australia’s leading offshore petroleum-producing area.
The remaining four permits, awarded to BP Exploration (Alpha) Ltd, are in the frontier area of the Ceduna Sub-basin within the Bight ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The Maritime Executive enjoyed meeting these distinguised culinary masters on the M/S NOORDAM
Holland America Line’s Culinary Council held its first meeting last week in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and then gathered for a luncheon aboard ms Noordam. The Council, which recently was formed to enrich all aspects of Holland America Line’s culinary offerings, is composed of Council Chairman and Holland America Line’s Master Chef Rudi Sodamin, along with renowned international chefs Jonnie Boer, David Burke, Jacques Torres, Charlie Trotter and Marcus Samuelsson.
The Culinary Council met to share insights on the line’s menus and Culinary Arts Center enrichment program, as well as to coordinate their personal dishes that will ... Read More>>>Back to Top | _newsletter.jpg) Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth - the youngest fleet at sea - met in New York Harbor for a Cunard Royal Rendezvous and world-class Grucci fireworks celebration
Amidst fireworks and much fanfare Friday, Cunard Line's flagship Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria joined the new Queen Elizabeth for her maiden call in New York, meeting for a historic Cunard Royal Rendezvous. Thousands of New Yorkers and Cunarders alike lined the shores of Manhattan, from Battery Park to Hudson River Park, to see the regal fleet gather for the first time. During a celebration that began with a 21-gun fireworks salute, the three Cunard Queens made a majestic procession ... Read More>>>Back to Top | _newsletter.png) Change reflects Lunar New Year factory closures
TOKYO -The New World Alliance said today it will temporarily reduce capacity on selected Trans-Pacific Trade services to coincide with Lunar New Year factory shutdowns in Asia. The three container shipping lines in the alliance -- APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) -- said the winter deployment program is expected to last six weeks; more if necessary.
"We'll review demand and capacity again well in advance of the peak shipping season," said APL President Eng Aik Meng. "As conditions warrant, we'll re-introduce capacity."
Winter deployment programs are routine for The New World Alliance carriers and ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  TradeWinds Towing is pleased to announce the addition of the former Seabulk tug "CHALLENGER" to their fleet. This 3800 bhp tug with nozzles is presently on an endurance tow to southern Chile.
The CHALLENGER and 300' x 100' heavy deck barge "MARMAC 300" (in ballast) will come free in early February in southern Chile. This equipment is available to pick up cargo from the west coast of South, Central or North America.
Tug CHALLENGER will then come free in US Gulf in first half of March.
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PHOTO: CHALLENGER tailing MARMAC 300 on the ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced that a subsidiary has signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. ("HHI") for the construction of two ultra-deepwater drillships, increasing the Company's number of floating drilling units to 26, 14 of which are dynamically positioned. The new ultra-deepwater drillships, to be named at a later date, will be constructed on a fixed price basis at HHI's shipyard in Ulsan, Korea, with expected deliveries from the shipyard in the second and fourth quarters of 2013, respectively. Operations are expected to commence 90-120 days after delivery following mobilization and acceptance testing.
The delivered cost of the new drillships is expected to be $605 million each, and ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  twitter_newsletter.jpg) A Common Sense Primer for your Supply Chain
Authored by Michael J. Stolarczyk
Logical Logistics by supply-chain guru Michael J. Stolarczyk goes beyond the business-as-usual approaches to supply chain operations to bust open the truth: most companies are ill-equipped, ill-prepared, and ill-situated to effectively compete in the global marketplace of the twenty-first century. The globalization of commerce has made sophisticated logistics technology a necessity for companies large and small. The need for advanced solutions may seem obvious, but a surprising number of companies still have a long way to go when it comes to global supply chain technology sophistication.
Many Fortune 500 companies report their global ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  April 5-6, 2011, at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, near Baltimore, Maryland
Theme: INTERMODAL’S ROAD AHEAD
The supply chain of the future will be intermodal, but the fundamentals remain the same. Companies want the best value for shipping their products: the most efficient transportation for the lowest cost, and the value proposition may not be truck or rail alone. Shippers will face complex decisions to make as carriers contend with congestion, air quality issues, rising fuel costs, driver shortages, and new regulations.
We would like to introduce the waterways as the newest piece of the intermodal mix. The marine highway can ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions offers environmental, safety, HVAC-R and power solutions for newbuilds, retrofits and offshore
Oslo, Norway - On Monday, two Wilhelmsen companies joined forces to provide a more comprehensive portfolio of solutions, equipment and services tailored to the maritime and offshore industries. The newly formed company, Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions, will be a global provider of fully engineered environmental, safety, HVAC-R, power distribution and control solutions and their related services.
The companies merged are Wilhelmsen Ships Equipment and Wilhelmsen Marine Engineering, companies with a solid maritime history and longstanding experience in the industry. The reputable Callenberg brand and the Unitor equipment brand will continue to be promoted and enhanced ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Subsea UK today unveils the finalists for its 2011 British subsea industry awards to be presided over by renowned economist and chairman of Triumph Motorcycles Limited, Lord Digby Jones, on February 9 at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC).
A total of 18 small, medium and large organisations are in the running to pick up one of the prestigious awards. Subsea UK will reveal at the ceremony the individual who is to be honoured with its Outstanding Achievement accolade for the significant impact they made on the subsea sector in 2010.
The awards, now in their fifth year, celebrate the excellence, innovation and exceptional achievements across the entire ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Euro Marine Ltd. will debut their state of the art high performance offshore aluminum patrol boat, PI-65, in London at Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI), September 13-16.
The PI-65 surveillance vessel will be on display indoors and is sure to be an outstanding feature. The 20-meter boat features advanced design and materials with a fuel capacity of 14,000 liters, setting new standards in offshore patrol vessels.
CAD and CNC welding technology, an advanced light-weight high-strength corrosion resistant “Alustar Aluminum-Mono Body” with the exclusive EML advanced “Hyrdo-Lift” hull design ensures the ultimate in safety regardless of sea and weather conditions.
The PI-65 is specifically designed to ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  Kongsberg Maritime's simulation division and Vestfold University College has signed a framework agreement to further explore activities and projects of joint interest within research and development of maritime simulators from an innovation and human factor perspective. The agreement, which was signed 22nd December 2010, comprises extensive R&D project plans and the use of an Interactive Simulator Laboratory (SIMSAM lab) at Vestfold University College, which will serve as a R&D facility.
The agreement will include several R&D projects involving maritime simulators in different aspects. The on-going project, called SIMAR - Simulation of Demanding Maritime Operations, with the aim of improving simulation training by enhancing focus on human factors is the first project to ... Read More>>>Back to Top |  The Workboat Academy is seeking references from the Professional Maritime Community for Highly Motivated Individuals interested in becoming a “Workboat Mate” (Tugs, OSV’s, etc.)
Good Candidates from within your Fleet or Professional Network are encouraged to contact Marja van Pietersom at marja@workboatacademy.com for a free consultation about the 2 year Vocational Program.
You can also learn more about the program at http://www.workboatacademy.com
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