APMA Blog Feeds
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Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 2 May 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, May 2, 2017 - 6:42 AM
Headlines:
NTSB – grounding on Columbia River;
NTSB – amphibious passenger vehicles;
Tokyo MOU – 2016 annual report;
Panama Canal – cruise ship transits expanded locks; and
Singapore – LNG bunkering technical reference.
May 2, 2017
Bryant’s Maritime Blog Bryant’s Maritime Consulting [ Read Full Article ]
5/1/2017: Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee teleconference scheduled
Maritime CommonsMonday, May 1, 2017 - 7:44 AM
The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee will meet via teleconference, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, from 11 a.m., to 2 p.m. EST, to complete the discussions from its March meetings on various issues related to the training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. [ Read Full Article ]
5/1/2017: Latest issue of OCS NCOE’s “Drill Down” now available
Maritime CommonsMonday, May 1, 2017 - 7:32 AM
In this issue, experts talk about characteristics and operating parameters of mobile offshore drilling units. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 1 May 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, May 1, 2017 - 6:29 AM
Headlines:
Florence Ebersole Smith Finch (1915-2016);
White House – offshore energy strategy;
Galveston – disabled tug and barge stabilized;
USCG – approval of navigational equipment for ships;
USCG – MTS planning;
USCG – MODUs;
MERPAC – teleconference on 16 May;
MARAD – USMMA Sea Year; [ Read Full Article ]
4/28/2017: Coast Guard marine planning instruction
Maritime CommonsFriday, April 28, 2017 - 1:21 PM
The Coast Guard has a major role in maintaining the U.S. Marine Transportation System (MTS); the more than 25,000 miles of inland, intracoastal and coastal waterways that connect the United States to the rest of the world and facilitate more than $4.5 trillion in trade every year. To ensure the U.S [ Read Full Article ]
4/28/2017: Change 3 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 8-01, Approval of Navigation Equipment
Maritime CommonsFriday, April 28, 2017 - 11:32 AM
The Coast Guard recently published change 3 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 8-01, Approval of Navigation Equipment. The Circular provides voluntary guidance for approval of navigation equipment, as required under Regulation V/18, of the International Convention for the Safety of [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 28 April 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, April 28, 2017 - 10:35 AM
Headlines:
SHC – meeting on 23 May re MSC 98;
SHC – meeting on 28 June re MEC 71;
DOE – import and export of LNG;
DOJ – convicted pirate sentenced to life plus 10;
NOAA – humpback whale mortality event;
House – bill introduced re drilling offshore Russia;
House – bill introduced re OCS [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 27 April 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingThursday, April 27, 2017 - 7:57 AM
Headlines:
Block Island – buoy shot and sunk;
Atlantic – medical response concluded;
EPA – listening session on reducing regulatory burden;
House – bill introduced re drilling offshore Russia;
UK – reporting requirements; and
SS Sultana – explosion & fire 27 April 1865.
April 27, 2017 [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 26 April 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingWednesday, April 26, 2017 - 6:37 AM
Headlines:
CBP – comments on coastwise trade proposal;
NTSB – bulker allision with dock;
NOAA – review of ONMS regulations;
DOE – LNG exports authorized from Golden Pass Terminal;
Canada – SLSMC Director sought;
Denmark – digital certificates; and
Ideal X voyage – 26 April 1956.
April 26, [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 25 April 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, April 25, 2017 - 6:54 AM
Headlines:
Atlantic – explosion and fire on bulker;
USCG – credentialing officers of towing vessels:
NOAA – Pacific corals’ slow recovery;
Senate – DOT cybersecurity; and
Somalia – unsuccessful piratical attack.
April 25, 2017
Bryant’s Maritime Blog Bryant’s Maritime Consulting – [ Read Full Article ]