OMSA deploys Jones Act enforcement vessel
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
Customs and Border Protection
CBP cracks down on exports of stolen vehicles
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is putting a crimp in a growing export market involving transnational criminal organizations: stealing vehicles and shipping them to overseas markets. In response, CBP officers are conducting
CBP issues RFI for Border Patrol riverine craft
MAY 14, 2018 — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) has posted a request for information (RFI) seeking information on the manufacture of riverine airboats or other vessels
Bill aims to tighten up security at ports of entry
AUGUST 3, 2017—U.S. Representative Martha McSally (R-AZ) recently introduced a bill in the House to amend the Security Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006 aimed at tightening up security and
SAFE Boats International makes milestone delivery
JUNE 2, 2016 — A Coastal Interceptor Vessel (CIV) completed by SAFE Boats International (SBI), Bremerton, WA, is not only its first CIV to be built under a contract from U.S. Customs
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
Napolitano to step down as DHS Secretary
JULY 12, 2013 — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has confirmed media reports that she is stepping down as head of the agency whose components include the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.