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U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $7 Million for Maritime Education

The Prince Rupert Port Authority launched its Green Wave environmental stewardship program this month to further reward shippers for their commitment to sustainable practices.

The London P&I Club has issued updated information regarding Iran Sanctions, Geneva Joint Plan of Action.

The UK P&I Club has issued Circular on Iran Sanctions Update addressing the anticipated changes in EU and US sanctions measures relating principally to transportation and insurance of oil, petroleum and petrochemical cargoes from Iran.

Maritime regulators from US, China and EU met in Global Regulatory Summit to consider the evolving international maritime landscape

The UK P&I Club has issued Circular on US Vessel Response Plan to inform for the requirement within the NRC Addendum which is outside the International Group approval guidelines. According to the requirement , non-tank shipowners trading to the United States of America (US) should have in place federal Vessel Response Plans by 30 January 2014.

BIMCO has just published an updated pamphlet relating to the 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP) and the associated duties to be performed when calling at US ports or entering US waters from 19 December 2013 and onwards.

Circular issued by IG P&I Clubs for Tank and Non-Tank VRPs The US authorities published their Final Rule addressing Non-Tank Vessel Response Plans (NTVRPs) in the Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 189, on 30th September 2013, and all non-tank spill response plans and submit their Vessel Response Plan, to the US Coast Guard by 30th January 2014. All P&I Clubs in The International Group of P&I Clubs have issued similar circulars regarding the United States Vessel Response Plans. The NTVRP final rule has both an effective date and implementation (compliance) date. The effective date of October 30, 2013 is when the final rule enters into force. The final rule also establishes January 30, 2014 as the date of compliance by which a vessel owner or operator is required to submit and operate under a vessel response plan that meets the new regulatory requirement.For the purpose of preparing a Vessel Response Plan (VRP), a non-tank vessel is defined as a self-propelled, non-tank vessel of 400 gross tons or greater that carries oil of any kind as fuel for main propulsion and that operates on the navigable waters of the United States.Non-tank vessel owners will be required to enter into contracts with ...

The USCG has issued Marine Safety Information Bulletin regarding Safety and Environmental Management System Requirements for vessels on the US Outer Continental Shelf.

Safeguarding Peace and Stability in the Arctic region