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Recap of Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee meeting
Maritime CommonsWednesday, September 9, 2020 - 3:04 PM
The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee held a successful meeting on September 1st in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. This in-person meeting was a collaborative discussion among representatives for shipping, terminal operators, labor, pilots, and the public. [ Read Full Article ]
Blog 200909
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingWednesday, September 9, 2020 - 7:47 AM
Headlines:
USCG – first foreign vessel to bunker LNG;
DOE – Alaska LNG export ROD;
IMO – crew change humanitarian crisis;
Malta – wastewater from exhaust gas cleaning systems;
Panama Canal – new water management system sought; and
UK – EEZ shipping risks and emergency towing.
September 9, 2020 [ Read Full Article ]
Blog 200908
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, September 8, 2020 - 6:47 AM
Headlines:
Louisiana – Hurricane Laura recovery;
USCG – recertification of CIRCAC;
DOT – National Freight Strategic Plan;
CMTS – ‘Military to Mariner’ program report;
CMTS – webinar on tribal engagement in the Arctic;
OFAC – violation of Iranian sanctions; and
Malta – tanker-fishing vessel [ Read Full Article ]
Blog 200904
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, September 4, 2020 - 8:04 AM
Headlines:
NTSB – Fitzgerald/ACX Crystal fatal collision;
Great Lakes – dry bulk cargo residue discharges; and
NSIDC – Arctic sea ice update.
September 4, 2020
Bryant’s Maritime Blog
Bryant’s Maritime Consulting – 4845 SW 91st Way – Gainesville, FL 32608-8135 – USA
Tel: 1-352- [ Read Full Article ]
End of Reporting for Bulk Dry Cargo Residue Discharges into U.S. waters of the Great Lakes
Maritime CommonsThursday, September 3, 2020 - 2:57 PM
The Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES) would like to clarify for the maritime community the February 28, 2015, sunset provision in Title 33 CFR 151.66. Vessel owners and operators are no longer required to submit to the Coast Guard quarterly reports of their discharges of bulk [ Read Full Article ]
Blog 200903
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingThursday, September 3, 2020 - 6:46 AM
Headlines:
USCG – withdrawal of proposed rule;
NPS – Situational Judgment Test;
BSEE – status of rigs in Gulf of Mexico;
Panama Canal – authorized draft increase;
SS Princess Alice – 3 September 1878; and
Red Ensign Day – 3 September 2020.
September 3, 2020
Bryant’s Maritime Blog
Bryant’s [ Read Full Article ]
Blog 200902
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingWednesday, September 2, 2020 - 7:49 AM
Headlines:
Texas – natural gas discharge from unmanned platform;
USCG – RECs Memphis, Miami, Long Beach & Toledo to reopen;
CFSAC – virtual meeting on 24 September;
CBP – COAC members sought;
Treasury – North Korea Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory;
DOJ – Japanese fishing vessel owner [ Read Full Article ]
Blog 200901
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, September 1, 2020 - 7:20 AM
Headlines:
Louisiana & Texas – caution urged following Hurricane Laura;
DOJ – proposed NMSA consent decree;
DOC – Eastern Shipbuilding foreign trade subzone;
DOC – Golden Pass LNG foreign trade zone;
FTA – grant for battery-powered high-speed ferry;
BSEE – status of rigs in Gulf of Mexico; [ Read Full Article ]
Work Instruction: Risk Based Fishing Vessel Exam Program Work Instruction
Maritime CommonsMonday, August 31, 2020 - 12:54 PM
The Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance published Work Instruction CVC-WI-025(1), "Risk Based Fishing Vessel Exam Program," Aug. 21, 2020. This work instruction outlines Coast Guard initiatives to promote increased safety within the commercial fishing industry on vessels viewed as high-risk. [ Read Full Article ]
Blog 200831
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, August 31, 2020 - 6:47 AM
Headlines:
Louisiana & Texas – caution urged following Hurricane Laura;
USCG – grants awarded for boating safety programs;
USCG – research recommendations sought;
USCG & CANG – long-range rescue;
FERC – Golden Pass LNG proposed expansion;
NOAA – marine mammal deterrence measures;
NOAA – [ Read Full Article ]