by commune | Jul 5, 2016 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
United States Coast Guard Releases New Version Of Cg-2692 Form For Reporting Marine Casualties, Commercial Diving Casualties, Or Outer Continental Shelf-Related Casualties On July 1, 2016, the United States Coast Guard released an updated “Form CG-2692” for use in...
by commune | Jun 29, 2016 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
California Air Resources Board Extends Deadline For Vessel And Terminal Operators Affected By At-Berth Regulation To Submit Updated Compliance Plans To October 1, 2016 In December 2007, the California Air Resources Board (“ARB”) approved the “Airborne Toxic Control...
by commune | May 12, 2016 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
California’s New Initiative to Reduce Air Pollution Produced by State’s “Freight Industry” has Potentially Significant Ramifications for the Maritime Industry On July 17, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown issued Executive Order B-32-15 (the...
by commune | Apr 7, 2016 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
THE SUN NEVER SETS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA’S LOW SULFUR FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR OCEAN-GOING VESSELS TO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR AT LEAST TWO MORE YEARS Vessels operating within 24 nautical miles of the California’s coastline (“Regulated California Waters”) have been...
by commune | Mar 24, 2016 | Environmental Alerts, Maritime Alerts, Other News
United States Fifth Circuit Decision Addresses Liability of Chief Engineers for Failing to Maintain an Accurate Oil Record Book In United States of America v. Fafalios, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently vacated the conviction of a...
by commune | Sep 2, 2015 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
In July 2015, the United States Coast Guard issued a draft guidance governing the use of Alternative Planning Criteria (“APC”) to comply with vessel response plan (“VRP”) requirements for non-tank vessels transiting offshore of western Alaska, while on voyages between...
