APMA Blog Feeds
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Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 29 January 2018
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, January 29, 2018 - 7:18 AM
Headlines:
USCG – activating a vessel response plan;
USCG – VRPs and Subchapter M;
USCG – Eastern Great Lakes AMSC members sought;
DOJ – limiting use of guidance documents;
BOEM – public meetings re Offshore Oil & Gas Leasing;
Australia – protection for Great Barrier Reef;
New Zealand [ Read Full Article ]
1/26/2018: Guidance regarding ‘Approval to Test’ letters and grandfathering
Maritime CommonsFriday, January 26, 2018 - 10:07 AM
The National Maritime Center issued a notice to assist mariners who are trying to determine, from their Approved to Test letter, whether they will be testing under the previous or current regulations. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 26 January 2018
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, January 26, 2018 - 6:56 AM
Headlines:
US & Russia – Bering Strait routing measures proposed;
Vicksburg – towing vessel fire;
USCG – audit scheme for TSMS vessels;
USCG – mariner testing guidance;
DOJ – former MSC contractor pleads guilty;
OFAC – North Korean sanctions;
ITC – patent infringement allegation;
Senate [ Read Full Article ]
1/25/2018: U.S., Russia jointly propose Bering Strait routing measures
Maritime CommonsThursday, January 25, 2018 - 2:07 PM
In response to increased Arctic shipping traffic, the United States and Russian Federation have proposed voluntary two-way routing measures in the Bering Strait and Bering Sea. Located in U.S. and Russian Federation territorial waters off the coasts of Alaska and the Chukotskiy Peninsula, the [ Read Full Article ]
1/25/2018: Liquefied Gas Carrier NCOE delivers training in Panama
Maritime CommonsThursday, January 25, 2018 - 8:00 AM
The training covered the chemical and physical properties of LNG, to include flammability, lower explosive limit, compression, cryogenic characteristics, and the general arrangement of LNG Carriers and their safety systems and cargo operations. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 25 January 2018
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingThursday, January 25, 2018 - 6:39 AM
Headlines:
MARAD – Sulu and Celebes Seas;
MARAD – Gulf of Guinea;
USCG – tender and excursion vessels;
St. Thomas – cargo vessel refloated;
Puerto Rico – damaged vessel salvage continues;
USCG – latest E-Zero designees;
FMC – P4-16 extension of time;
Senate – bill introduced re incidental [ Read Full Article ]
1/24/2018: Cruise Ship NCOE issues field notice regarding tender and excursion vessels
Maritime CommonsWednesday, January 24, 2018 - 2:16 PM
Editor's note: Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise Field Notice 01-18, "Tender & Excursion Vessels" is being updated and is temporarily unavailable. We will repost the Field Notice as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience. [ Read Full Article ]
1/24/2018: Latest issue of Proceedings Magazine now available online
Maritime CommonsWednesday, January 24, 2018 - 1:02 PM
The Coast Guard released the May-December 2017 edition of Proceedings Magazine, "Game Changers: Turning the Tide on Maritime Challenges." [ Read Full Article ]
1/24/2018: Congratulations to the latest E-Zero designees
Maritime CommonsWednesday, January 24, 2018 - 8:00 AM
Congratulations to the latest E-Zero designees under the Coast Guard’s QUALSHIP 21 program! QUALSHIP 21 recognizes foreign ships that have demonstrated the highest commitment to maintaining strict compliance with U.S. and international safety, security and environmental regulations. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 24 January 2018
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingWednesday, January 24, 2018 - 6:40 AM
Headlines:
USCG – Inland Navigation Rules;
Ohio River – reopened to navigation;
USCG – GPS ground control software update;
USCG – regulating autonomous ships;
USCG – “Game Changers”;
MARAD – advisory re Somali piracy;
Court – change of physicians under LHWCA; and
EC – Croatian shipbuilder [ Read Full Article ]