For more than 230 years, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has played a critical role in ensuring maritime safety, security and environmental stewardship through its far-reaching and evolving missions. Barring any extraordinary...more
1/20/2025
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Topic Links Maritime trade is essential to America's economic viability and national security interests. The U.S. Marine Transportation System (MTS) – comprising an intricate system of ports, terminals, vessels, waterways and...more
3/21/2024
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Espionage ,
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Maritime Transport ,
Ports ,
Risk Mitigation ,
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The U.S. maritime industry is steeped in tradition and sometimes takes a conservative approach to change. Even when the industry has protocols in place to ensure safety of mariners, in some cases it takes an act of...more
11/30/2023
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Maritime Transport ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
Safety Standards ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Surveillance ,
Vessels
Many legal questions have been raised during the last 120 hours; initially when communications had been lost with Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Inc., a corporation based in Everett, Washington, and then on the...more
As sanctions continue to ratchet up in response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, global responses in the maritime sector are moving at breakneck speed. Indeed, several governments are taking steps to block vessels...more
3/4/2022
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Canada ,
Coast Guard ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Policy ,
Ports ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Russia ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Vessels
With President Joe Biden's 100th-day milestone approaching on April 30, 2021, the U.S. Coast Guard is holding a steady course on its expectations, including those related to environmental stewardship, innovation and...more
4/30/2021
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Cybersecurity ,
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Infrastructure ,
Innovation ,
Maritime Transport ,
Natural Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology ,
Transportation Industry
As the new Biden Administration takes the helm in January 2021, there are great expectations for the next year in terms of consistency and stability at the federal level. Generally, industry can expect the U.S. Coast Guard...more
1/11/2021
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Clean Energy ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Green Deal ,
IMO Sulfur Cap ,
International Maritime Organization (IMO) ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
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