No Jones Act waiver needed

AMP sets record straight on need for Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver

Here we go again. Detractors of the Jones Act are having a field day as the media puts out stories about Puerto Rico running short of diesel. Here’s an example from Bloomberg:

New Subchapter M reqirements loom says USCG

Subchapter M: The next requirements

While waterways operators may be relaxing a little after the industry’s successful completion of the four-year Certificate of Inspection phase-in of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety program, they now face further

Somali pirates hostage taking

Bulker chief engineer sentenced to prison in oily waste discharge case

In a pollution case that continues to be under investigation, the chief engineer of a Marshall Islands bulk carrier has been sentenced to prison for deliberately discharging approximately 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated

FMC Chairman Maffei comments on FMC civil penalties

FMC beefs up its enforcement apparatus

Flexing its muscle after enactment of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, Federal Maritime Commission is reorganizing its investigative and prosecution functions by consolidating them into a newly created Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations,

AMSA inspection found multiple breaches of Maritime Labor Convention (MLC)

Tanker banned from Australia for multiple MLC breaches

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged oil tanker AG Neptune from Australian ports for six months for breaches of the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC). According to the Equasis

SEEMP certification ceremony

DNV recognizes first verified SEEMP III vessel

Though the latest meeting of IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection was widely criticized for taking “just baby steps” on decarbonization, some of those steps still place a significant compliance burden on shipowners. For

MEPC 83

Decarbonization: IMO’s MEPC 78 takes just “baby steps”

Nobody is that delighted with the outcome of last week’s meeting of IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 78). The Clean Shipping Coalition characterized its results as “baby steps” towards increasing IMO’s

FMC Chairman Maffei comments on FMC civil penalties

Hapag-Lloyd in $2 million settlement with FMC

The Federal Maritime Commission yesterday approved a settlement agreement reached between its Bureau of Enforcement (BoE) and Hapag-Lloyd AG. It will see the ocean carrier pay a $2 million civil penalty to

Treasury sanctions list includes Putin's yachts

U.S. Treasury takes aim at Putin’s yachts

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took further actions aimed at degrading the key networks used by Russia’s elites, including President Vladimir Putin, to attempt

Group celebrates Subchapter M compliance

Vane Brothers fleet achieves 100% Subchapter M goal

Baltimore, Md., headquartered Vane Brothers reports that 100 percent of its tugboats have earned a valid Certificate of Inspection (COI) as part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Subchapter M program, that sets

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