BAWAT applies for USCG BWMS type approval

The USCG Marine Safety Center has received its 29th application for Ballast Water Management System type. It is for the BAWAT Mk 2 system manufactured by Denmark’s BAWAT A/S. MSC will review

Joe Angelo to be awarded IMO International Maritime Prize

IMO’s prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2018 is to be awarded to Mr. Joseph J. Angelo, a former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) senior executive

Coat Guard warns of fuel contamination

USCG cracks down on illegal charter boat ops in Virginia waters

The Coast Guard has issued another reminder to the public that unlicensed vessel charters are both illegal and unsafe to the consumer. The Coast Guard is currently investigating and issuing violations to

Ben Anderson receives USCG Witherspoon Award

Ben Anderson, CEO of Bremerton, Wash,, based Art Anderson Associates was awarded the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Captain John C. Witherspoon Inspirational Leadership Award on June 5,, 2019. The Witherspoon Award revolves

Resolve receives USCG AMVER Award

Resolve Marine Group has received the prestigious AMVER (Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System) Award for work done by privately funded Emergency Response Salvage Tug the Resolve Pioneer. The award was presented

Coat Guard warns of fuel contamination

USCG continues crack down on Bay Area illegal charter boat operations

The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing its mission to reduce the operation of unlicensed and illegal charter boats in the San Francisco Bay Area. Coast Guard units have recently boarded more than

Boat rental company operated illegal charter business, says USCG

The Coast Guard has issued a notice of violations to a recreational boat rental company operating as an illegal charter business out of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. On May 19, Coast Guard

Coat Guard warns of fuel contamination

USCG warns of cyber attacks on commercial vessels

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Bulletin warning that commercial vessels are being targeted by email phishing and malware intrusion attacks. Cyber adversaries are attempting to gain sensitive information

Coat Guard warns of fuel contamination

USCG issues Illinois River safety zone

The Coast Guard today issued a safety zone on the Illinois River, restricting all vessel traffic from mile marker 187 to mile marker 145.6, and mile marker 80.2 to mile marker 10

Coat Guard warns of fuel contamination

Five things that get gas carriers detained

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin highlighting five common deficiencies that the Sector’s Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) find on liquefied gas carriers. Last year, Sector Houston-Galveston

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