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APMA Blog Feeds

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3/6/2018: Navigation Rules to be included in U.S. Coast Pilot publication

Maritime CommonsTuesday, March 6, 2018 - 9:22 AM
The Coast Guard Office of Navigation Systems and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Coast Survey announced that they will incorporate the amalgamated International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea and the Inland Navigation Rules into NOAA’s U.S. Coast [ Read Full Article ]

Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 6 March 2018

Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, March 6, 2018 - 6:18 AM
Headlines: USCG – Sector Charleston AMSC; USCG – deck water spray systems on LGCs; MERPAC – meeting on 20-22 March; Baltimore – Port-wide Industry Day on 17 April; FMC – formal investigation re detention & demurrage; IMO – MARPOL amendments; IALA – 2018 E-Navigation Underway Conference; [ Read Full Article ]

3/5/2018: Video and transcript of 2018 State of the Coast Guard Address available on line

Maritime CommonsMonday, March 5, 2018 - 11:14 AM
Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered the State of the Coast Guard Address March 1 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. This was Zukunft's final State of the Coast Guard Address, as he will retire June 1, following the Commandant's Change of Command. [ Read Full Article ]

Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 5 March 2018

Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, March 5, 2018 - 6:05 AM
Headlines: USCG – containers lost off North Carolina; USCG – ballast water management guidance; Puerto Rico – vessel salvage project nearly complete; and Court – foreign v. domestic vessel. March 5, 2018 Bryant’s Maritime Blog Bryant’s Maritime Consulting – 4845 SW 91st Way – [ Read Full Article ]

3/4/2018: Updated ballast water management NVIC now available

Maritime CommonsSunday, March 4, 2018 - 8:22 PM
The offices of Operating and Environmental Standards and Commercial Vessel Compliance announced March 1, 2018, the availability of Navigation and vessel Inspection Circular 01-18, "Ballast Water Management For Control of Non-Indigenous Species in Waters of the United States," to inform maritime [ Read Full Article ]

Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 2 March 2018

Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, March 2, 2018 - 6:09 AM
Headlines: USCG – State of the Coast Guard Address; USCG – Polar Code harmonization; OFAC – North Korea Sanctions Regulations; NTSB – tanker allision and fire; BOEM – civil penalty inflation adjustment; SLSDC Advisory Board – meeting on 19 March; CMTS – webinar on 12 March re merchant [ Read Full Article ]

3/1/2018: Remarks by Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards Jeffrey Lantz, during Polar Code harmonization conference

Maritime CommonsThursday, March 1, 2018 - 12:10 PM
Mr. Jeff Lantz, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, spoke Feb. 22, 2018 at the International Conference on Polar Code Harmonization, in Helsinki, Finland. This post offers a condensed version of Lantz’s remarks, which focus on the U.S. Coast Guard’s view on harmonization, [ Read Full Article ]

3/1/2018: National Marine Manufacturers Association honors Coast Guard employee with 2018 Charles Chapman Award

Maritime CommonsThursday, March 1, 2018 - 7:00 AM
The Charles Chapman Award honors individuals or groups within the marine industry who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of boating for the benefit of the recreational boating industry and boating public. [ Read Full Article ]

Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 1 March 2018

Bryant's Maritime ConsultingThursday, March 1, 2018 - 3:36 AM
Headlines: USCG – State of the Coast Guard Address; USCG – safeguarding the MTS; USCG – Class I civil penalty action; USVI – removal of displaced vessels complete; Tennessee River – safety zone; DOE – application to export LNG; USN – OOD competency checks; and UK – maritime technology [ Read Full Article ]

2/28/2018: Op/Ed piece by Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy

Maritime CommonsWednesday, February 28, 2018 - 1:19 PM
Rear Adm. John Nadeau was invited to submit an opinion/educational article for the February 2018 edition of Marine News Magazine. In the article, Nadeau provides his views on the Coast Guard’s responsibility to safeguard the Marine Transportation System and enable the uninterrupted flow of maritime [ Read Full Article ]

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