APMA Blog Feeds
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Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 26 August 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingFriday, August 26, 2016 - 4:06 AM
Headlines:
Miami – port condition whiskey;
Alaska – Exercise Arctic Chinook;
NOAA – chambered nautilus review;
CRS – USN irregular warfare; and
Australia – new SAR satellite tracking system operational.
August 26, 2016
Bryant’s Maritime Blog Bryant’s Maritime Consulting – 4845 SW [ Read Full Article ]
8/25/2016: National Maritime Security Advisory Committee vacancies
Maritime CommonsThursday, August 25, 2016 - 12:44 PM
The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 25 August 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingThursday, August 25, 2016 - 6:25 AM
Headlines:
NTSB – 26 hours of VDR data from El Faro;
USCG – GIUE program requirements for FY 17;
USCG – NMSAC members sought;
Court – compulsory arbitration; and
UK – former HMS Illustrious to be scrapped.
August 25, 2016
Bryant’s Maritime Blog Bryant’s Maritime Consulting – 4845 [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 24 August 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingWednesday, August 24, 2016 - 7:01 AM
Headlines:
USCG – hurricane & heavy weather contingency plans;
Bering Strait – Exercise Arctic Chinook;
ACSCC – webinar meeting on 7 September;
FMC – petition from APL;
NOAA – Hawaiian spinner dolphin;
India – improper VGM levies; and
Panama Canal – transits of Neopanamax passenger [ Read Full Article ]
8/23/2016: Transportation Worker Identification Credential – Reader requirements
Maritime CommonsTuesday, August 23, 2016 - 7:55 AM
The Coast Guard issued a final rule to require owners and operators of certain vessels and facilities regulated by the Coast Guard to conduct electronic inspections of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWICs) as an access control measure. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 23 August 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingTuesday, August 23, 2016 - 6:35 AM
Headlines:
USCG – hurricane & heavy weather contingency plans;
USCG – discarded munitions;
USCG – TWIC reader requirements;
Columbia River – temporary safety zone;
Brownsville – LNG facility expansion proposed;
SHC – meeting on 13 October;
Indiana – shipbuilding antifoulant coating; [ Read Full Article ]
8/22/2016: Safety alert – Discarded munitions
Maritime CommonsMonday, August 22, 2016 - 2:16 PM
The Coast Guard issued safety alert 11-16 to address the extreme hazards that exist today caused by discarded munitions that were dumped at sea long ago. They remain a significant risk to commercial fisherman, those operating dredges, and others who trawl and work the ocean floor. [ Read Full Article ]
Bryant’s Maritime Blog – 22 August 2016
Bryant's Maritime ConsultingMonday, August 22, 2016 - 3:58 AM
Headlines:
San Juan – Caribbean Fantasy casualty;
FMC – service contracts & NVOCC service arrangements;
FMC – petition for Order to Show Cause;
DOC – DARRP indirect cost rates;
DOC – foreign trade zone expansion request;
NOAA – Marine Protected Areas advisory committee;
DOT – Port [ Read Full Article ]
8/19/2016: Proceedings magazine – Update to distribution schedule
Maritime CommonsFriday, August 19, 2016 - 11:43 AM
To better serve its readership, the Proceedings of the Marine Safety and Security Council magazine will transition to three printed editions annually. [ Read Full Article ]
8/19/2016: Request for working group membership – Merchant Mariner Examination Review
Maritime CommonsFriday, August 19, 2016 - 10:55 AM
The Coast Guard's National Maritime Center (NMC) posted a notice seeking applications for a working group to review existing and new examination questions for accuracy, availability of examination references, length of examinations and the use of standard technologies in administering, scoring and [ Read Full Article ]