Category: U.S. Coast Guard
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NMC: New application portal, website launching soon
NMC: New application portal, website launching soon The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC), which oversees mariner credentialing, said it will introduce a new application system called the Application Submission and Additional Information Portal (ASAP), along with a redesigned website, on January 26. ASAP will allow mariners to submit merchant mariner credential and medical…
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New USCG cybersecurity rules raise stakes for operators
New USCG cybersecurity rules raise stakes for operators As marine vessels become more modernized, they also become vulnerable to cyberattacks. Ransomware continues to pose a major threat, impacting a vessel’s entire operational networks, until a ransom is paid. According to Michael DeVolld, senior director, maritime cybersecurity, ABS Consulting and head of the ABS Cyber Center of…
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Coast Guard to invest $350 million in robotics and autonomous systems
Coast Guard to invest $350 million in robotics and autonomous systems The U.S. Coast Guard announced yesterday it will invest nearly $350 million to expand robotics and autonomous systems, a move aimed at enhancing maritime operations, improving safety, and strengthening the service’s ability to respond to emergencies along U.S. waterways and coasts. The funding, provided…
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Rear Adm. Zeita Merchant to keynote Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime Celebration
Rear Adm. Zeita Merchant to keynote Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime Celebration Rear Adm. Zeita Merchant of the U.S. Coast Guard will deliver the keynote address at Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime Celebration on December 2 at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans. The event, now in its second year as an…
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Polar icebreaker Storis commissioned, strengthening Arctic role
Polar icebreaker Storis commissioned, strengthening Arctic role The U.S. Coast Guard officially commissioned the USCGC Storis (WAGB 21) in Juneau, Alaska. The commissioning of this polar icebreaker marks a crucial step in President Donald Trump’s directive to rebuild the Coast Guard, which will include historic investments through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This vessel…
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Coast Guard monitors aground passenger vessel in Honolulu
Coast Guard monitors aground passenger vessel in Honolulu The Coast Guard is monitoring a passenger vessel that ran aground near Kewalo Basin in Honolulu on Saturday, August 9. The Discovery, a 75-foot passenger vessel that operates as a shuttle for Atlantis Adventures, is currently secured to the seawall at Kewalo Basin awaiting commercial salvage. At…
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US Coast Guard: Risk assessment now prerequisite for LNG, alternative fuel bunkering
US Coast Guard: Risk assessment now prerequisite for LNG, alternative fuel bunkering The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has proposed new guidelines to govern the transfer […] The post US Coast Guard: Risk assessment now prerequisite for LNG, alternative fuel bunkering appeared first on Offshore Energy. Sara Kosmajac Go to offshore energy biz
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U.S. Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to tug fire
U.S. Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to tug fire The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies were responding to a tug fire near Pea Patch Island on the Delaware River, Tuesday. All four crewmembers were safely evacuated from the vessel. The tug fire has since been extinguished, and the vessel is now under tow. Coast Guard Sector…
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Op-Ed: Rising to USCG’s new maritime security directive
Op-Ed: Rising to USCG’s new maritime security directive By Michael Devolld, maritime transportation system cybersecurity lead at ABS Consulting On February 22, 2024, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, updating maritime security regulations and introducing new regulations establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels,…