APMA Blog Feeds
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6/26/2017: Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee meetings in July, August
Maritime CommonsMonday, June 26, 2017 - 10:01 AM
The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee announced in the Federal Register the scheduling of teleconferences in July and August to continue work from its spring meetings. The purpose will be to continue workgroup discussions on Tasks 96 and 98. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 26 June 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, June 26, 2017 - 5:43 AM
Headlines:
ACRCC – Asian carp found beyond barrier;
USCG – new NVDC website on 29 June;
MERPAC – teleconference on 25-26 July;
MERPAC – teleconference on 2-3 August;
DOE – LNG import and export;
FERC – Jordan Cover LNG Terminal project;
NOAA – National Marine Sanctuaries review;
St. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 23 June 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, June 23, 2017 - 6:15 AM
Headlines:
White House – RADM Buzby to be nominated to MARAD;
FMC – NY-NJ/OCEMA Agreement to enter into effect;
NTSB – assessment of engine control malfunction;
NTSB – engine room fire on towboat;
NTSB – inadequate cathodic protection;
Alaska – forward operating location Kotzebue;
Gulf of [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 22 June 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingThursday, June 22, 2017 - 6:05 AM
Headlines:
USCG – updated BWMS type approval certificate issued;
USCG – CGSIC meeting on 25-26 September;
DOJ – $1.9 million fine for dumping and cover-up;
Gulf of Mexico – TS Cindy activity statistics;
USCRTF – meeting on 11 August;
FWS – polar bear stock assessment reports;
House – [ Read Full Article ]
6/21/2017: Marine Safety Center issues updated ballast water management system type approval certificate
Maritime CommonsWednesday, June 21, 2017 - 12:18 PM
The updated certificate was issued to Sunrui Environmental Engineering Co Ltd., for their BalClor Ballast Water Management System in order to clarify the hazardous location installation requirements onboard foreign flag vessels. [ Read Full Article ]
6/21/2017: 57th meeting of the U.S. Civil GPS Service Interface Committee
Maritime CommonsWednesday, June 21, 2017 - 10:20 AM
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Coast Guard Navigation Center will host the 57th meeting of the Civil Global Positioning System Service Interface Committee, Sept. 25-26, 2017, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. CGSIC meetings are free and open to the public. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Newsletter – 21 June 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingWednesday, June 21, 2017 - 6:42 AM
Headlines:
USCG – hurricane season;
FMC – brown bag on Blockchain technology;
IWUB – meeting on 19 July;
Bay Area – protecting blue whales and blue skies; and
Paris MOU – 2016 performance lists.
June 21, 2017
Bryant’s Maritime Blog Bryant’s Maritime Consulting – 4845 SW 91st Way [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 20 June 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, June 20, 2017 - 6:38 AM
Headlines:
White House – US policy toward Cuba;
USN – Fitzgerald marine casualty investigation begins;
DOJ – former Naval Attaché sentenced to prison;
National Academies – maritime alignment study;
Panama Canal – Transit Reservation System changes;
UK – VTS centres; and
Summer/winter [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 19 June 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, June 19, 2017 - 6:16 AM
Headlines:
Miami – anchorage areas;
Oahu – Polynesian voyaging canoe returns;
DOE – $12 million awarded for wave energy projects;
Senate- economic sanctions re Russia;
Senate – bill introduced to lift Cuban trade embargo;
GAO – hydrographic surveying;
IMO – legal framework for [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 16 June 2017
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, June 16, 2017 - 5:56 AM
Headlines:
Southern Red Sea – report of waterborne IED;
USCG – challenges to maritime safety;
USCG – organizational change;
OFAC – removal of Burmese Sanctions Regulations;
St. Lawrence Seaway – increased water flow;
India – Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act;
Panama Canal – locks lane [ Read Full Article ]