Maritime Spotlight
"Information on current and recent developments, port security, government compliance, legislation and court decisions. You can access links to industry resources and organizations and archived materials on maritime matters as well."
Author: Dennis Bryant is senior counsel at Holland & Knight based out of New York City and Washington, D.C. He also publishes the electronic newsletter Haight's Maritime Items.
Blawg Related Categories: Admiralty & Maritime Law
Recent Posts from Maritime Spotlight
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Status of US Ports (5/16/08)
No significant changes in the security status of US ports have been brought to our attention in the preceding 24 hours. For a summary of maritime security requirements in the United States, access the Port…
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Australia – safe access to cargo holds
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued a reminder to masters and other involved in cargo stowage of the risks associated with restricting the means of access to and egress from a ship’s cargo…
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Bill introduced to reauthorize MARAD
Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced the Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (S. 2997) to reauthorize the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes. The bill, if enacted into law, would, among other things, address…
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Bill re Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank NMS
Senator Boxer (D-CA) issued a news release stating the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation amended and approved the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection…
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California – homeland security agreement signed
The US Coast Guard issued a press release stating that a memorandum of agreement was signed with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department delineating the specific responsibilities of each agency when responding to maritime incidents…
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Long Beach – Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project
The US Army Corps of Engineers has completed a draft environmental impact statement for the Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project in the Port of Long Beach. The project, as planned, would include four deep-water berths,…
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MARAD reauthorization bill amended and approved by committee
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation issued a press release stating that it amended and approved legislation (S. 2997) to reauthorize the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Among other things, the amended bill would…
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Marine construction project gone wrong
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a creditor with a perfected Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) security interest prevails over a creditor with a subrogated claim. In the instant case,…
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Massachusetts – petition for no-discharge zone
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice stating that it received a petition from the state of Massachusetts requesting a determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment…
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NOAA – transition of GPS user equipment
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) seeks comments on a plan to transition the installed base of codeless and semi-codeless Global Positioning System (GPS) user equipment to next-generation equipment utilizing the modernized civil…