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NAMEPA members have been awarded an automatic positive adjustment towards their vessels' RightShip Environmental Rating

ITOPF was presented with the NAMEPA Marine Environmental Protection Award in recognition of the work done to preserve the marine environment at a dinner aboard the Hornblower Infinity in New York on 30th October.

ITOPF joins NAMEPA (North American Environment Protection Association)

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NAMEPA s 5th Anniversary Observed with Environmental Intelligence in Maritime Conference

3rd Safety4Sea Forum - Session 1: Clay Maitland

NAMEPA Announces Marine Environment Protection Awards

They singed MoU for reducing maritime pollution. Ms. Carleen Lyden-Kluss, co-founder and executive director of North American Marine Environment Protection Association, and Vice Adm. Brian Salerno, deputy commandant for operations, participate in a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2012.As part of the new partnership, the Coast Guard and NAMEPA will collaborate to create an elementary school curriculum that will focus on marine debris prevention. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.The U.S. Coast Guard and the North American Marine Environment Protection Association announced an agreement to co-develop and implement outreach, training and educational materials aimed at reducing maritime pollution.Under the memorandum of understanding, signed during a ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters, Jan. 10, the Coast Guard will expand its marine environmental protection education and outreach program within NAMEPA's strategic alliances. Furthermore, the Coast Guard will collaborate with NAMEPA to develop an elementary school curriculum that will focus on reducing marine debris."NAMEPA is honored to be partnering with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary in our shared goal to 'Save our Seas'," said Carleen Lyden-Kluss, co-founder and executive director of NAMEPA. "Through this partnership, we ...

'Clean Seas Are Good Business' says Caly Maitland' NAMEPA's Clay Maitland Tells Senior Leadership in China "Clean Seas Are Good Business."At a recent Senior Maritime Forum held in conjunction with Marintec China 2011, Clay Maitland called for marine environment protection as "an essential strategy for corporate risk management". As NAMEPA's (North American Marine Environment Protection Association) Founding Chairman, Maitland told the over 400 senior Chinese leaders that "Clean seas are good business"."In these times of economic pressure, rising insurance costs, and growing regulatory pressure, no shipowner, or charterer, should neglect its risk management procedures," urged Maitland. "One lesson of the Erika, Prestige, Cosco Busan and other recent oil spills is that the cost, to owners operators and charterers, of damage to the marine environment is by no means proportionate to the amount of oil spilled. So-called 'strict liability' rules, regarding damages, mean that even if a ship's owner or operator is not directly at fault, the facts-political and legal-are that a ship operator's liability for environment harm will most likely be considerable, virtually unlimited, and, in the U.S., 'strict'-- that is, liability regardless of actual fault."Citing the need to minimize human error both on board ships and ashore, Maitland offered ...

Award dinner on November 9th followed seminar on Corporate Risk Management At the North American Marine Environment Protection Association's annual Awards dinner, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. ( which includes Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises), the world's second largest cruise company, was the recipient of NAMEPA's 2011 Marine Environment Protection Award. The award was presented following NAMEPA's seminar on Corporate Risk Management, which focussed on the need of the maritime industry to evaluate risk in a challenging operating environment."It is an honor to be recognized by NAMEPA for our commitment to protect, conserve and support the environment. This award is for all the many Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. employees both on shore and on our ships for all of our brands, Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International, who work tirelessly to protect the marine environment. They are fully committed to caring for the unique and beautiful places we visit throughout the world," said Michele Nadeem, VP Global Corporate Communications, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. when accepting the award on behalf of the company.The NAMEPA Marine Environment Protection Award is given in recognition of an individual or organization's efforts on behalf of preserving the marine environment ...