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Abandon Ship! B'more Ship Recycler Disappears |
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Tuesday, 06 November 2007 03:30 |
A company contracted by the Federal government to dismantle two ships at the Sparrows Point shipyard in Maryland has disappeared, leaving a subcontractor unpaid to the tune of $750,000 and two unrecycled ships. North American Ship Recycling was contracted to break down two ships - the Sphinx and the Hoist. Instead, the ships are still in rotting in port and pose an environmental threat to the region. NASR has apparently sold the Hoist to a shadow corporation linked to NASR, in violation of its agreement with MarAd. The ships are part of the James River Fleet, which MarAd is under pressure to dispose of.
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SARS and SecureWest Offer Maritime Security Solutions |
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Tuesday, 06 November 2007 03:15 |
SARS and SecureWest will join to offer Intellitrax monitoring that will track the location and security status of ships at all times. The services will include 'silent alarm'monitoring which is mandated by the IMO for all vessels over 500 gros tons, passenger vessels, and Mobile Offshore Drilling Units on international voyages. In the event of an attack, the silent alarm is activated, letting monitors know that the ship is in distress.
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Foss Switches To Ultra Low-Sulphur Diesel |
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Tuesday, 06 November 2007 03:00 |
Foss Maritime has converted its entire fleet to ultra-low sulphur diesel fuel. Previously, the Foss fleet had used low sulphur diesel fuel. Foss will still use low sulphur diesel fuel only when ultra low sulphur fuel is not available. The switch will result in an immediate reduction of particulate exhaust emissions. The company is also in the process of building a hybrid tug, expected to be complete in late 2008.
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USCG Begins Annual Buoy Recovery In Lake Michigan |
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Monday, 05 November 2007 19:29 |
The US Coast Guard Lake Michigan Sector has begun the annual retrieval of navigation aids in Lake Michigan. 128 buoys and 32 fog signals will be removed from service to prevent them from being damaged by ice and poor weather in the lake during the winter months. Units based in Muskegon, MI, Green Bay and Kenosha, WI are participating in the recovery operation. The aids will be redeployed when the lake thaws in the spring - usually in April.
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Global Warming Affecting Great Lakes |
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Monday, 05 November 2007 19:09 |
According to US researchers, higher wind speeds and warmer waters are contributing to low lake levels in Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. In the past 25 years, water temperatures in the lakes have risen twice as fast as air temperatures have and wind speeds have increased by 30 percent. Lake Superior, the coldest freshwater body in the world has risen 3 degrees since 1900.
Lakes Michigan and Huron are currently just an inch above the lowest water levels recorded in history, and the low water levels mean that shippers must reduce the amount of cargo on ships in the Lakes to accommodate the changes.
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