CBP issues two Jones Act rulings
MAY 4, 2016 — In its Maritimefedwatch, law firm Winston & Strawn notes two Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rulings issued April 13, 2016, clarifying the application of the U.S. Jones Act
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CBP in new OCS Jones Act crackdown
NOVEMBER 25, 2014 — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is stepping up its efforts to enforce Jones Act requirement on OCS operations. Law firm Blank Rome is encouraging owners and operators of
Strategic delivers Ashmore Reef vessel to ACBP
JUNE 24, 2014 — The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has taken delivery of the 40 m Ashmore Reef On-Station Vessel Thaiyak. Built at Strategic Marine’s multi-purpose shipyard in Vung Tau,
Bank effect eyed in $29.5 million tanker strike on pier
The “bank effect” was in play when the 49,662 dwt tanker Bow Triumph, operated by Odfjell Management, struck a 300-foot section of pier at Joint Base Charleston’s Naval Weapons Station in South
AAPA backed legislation seeks funding for inspections facilities at ports
On November 14, legislation developed by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), addressing overreach from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at port facilities, was introduced in the U.S. House of
VIDEO: Colombian Navy intercepts largest narco sub yet
A U.S. court may have just sentenced Colombia’s “Prince of the Semisubmersibles” to a hefty prison term, but that doesn’t mean that the narco sub problem has gone away. On May 12,
U.S. maritime borders remain firmly closed
The termination of the Title 42 public health order does not alter U.S. maritime migration policies, and U.S. maritime borders remain closed. That was the message from the U.S. Coast Guard as
OMSA applauds Garamendi legislation on Jones Act loopholes
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) has introduced the “Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act” bill that would close the loopholes in the Jones Act created by “letter rulings” from U.S. Customs and
AMP to Biden: No need for Jones Act waivers because of Russian oil import ban
With concerns that the ban on Russian energy imports could be used as a pretext for seeking Jones Act waivers, the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) today sent a letter on the issue
VIDEO: Tug and barge carrying munitions run aground
A tug and barge chartered by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command ran aground at Deerfield Beach, Fla., February 3. The barge was carrying ordnance, fuel and other supplies for the Atlantic Undersea