OMSA releases Jones Act violation report
While the Offshore Marine Services Association (OMSA) has recently chartered in its own vessel to patrol for Jones Act violations, it seems that it did not have to put to sea to
While the Offshore Marine Services Association (OMSA) has recently chartered in its own vessel to patrol for Jones Act violations, it seems that it did not have to put to sea to
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) reports that the crew of the Jones Act Enforcer met this week with Michael Hebert, the head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Jones
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the Port of New Orleans ordered the removal of a vessel due to invasive insects found in the wood dunnage that had been
The Offshore Marine Services Association (OMSA) is to use a vessel that it has named the Jones Act Enforcer to gather video and photographic evidence of Jones Act violations. Evidence of violations
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