What Happens When a Racing Rule Conflicts with a Navigation Rule?
It is the last race on the last day of a series that featured wind shifts, recalls, multiple sail changes, and knockdowns. The gilded age mega-yacht Rose Bud has endowed this series with a sense of...
View ArticleNew Rules on Offshore Windpower Support Vessels
Followers of this blog know that we are watching this issue carefully. U.S. coastwise laws (aka Jones Act) could spur new business for shipbuilders as development of offshore wind power facilities in...
View ArticleMeet the Verrill Dana Maritime Group in Gloucester, MA
Please join us to network with folks from marine technology and related companies, learn about MOTN, (the Marine & Oceanographic Technology Network), its collaboration with the City of...
View ArticleOffshore Wind Energy in New England Takes Significant Step Forward
On July 2, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its Environmental Assessment (EA) for offshore commercial wind leases on the Outer Continental Shelf of Rhode Island and Massachusetts...
View ArticleABA Supports Ratification of Law of the Sea Convention
As most of our readers know, U.S. ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty would not only mean an immediate boost to business for the American maritime industry, but would also position our country to...
View ArticleOffshore Wind: Featured in Upcoming Regional Wind Energy Summit
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) will hold a Regional Wind Energy Summit, September 5-6 in Portland, Maine. The Summit includes an informative panel on the latest legal and policy...
View ArticleNew Air Quality Rules Go Into Effect
Large ships are now required to switch to low sulphur fuel when they operate within 200 miles of the U.S. Coast. The switch is not expected to impact cargo ships which spend limited amounts of time in...
View ArticleThe Polar Land Grab Continues
The ice caps are shrinking. Commercial and governmental interests are scrambling to position themselves for a time when the arctic ocean in navigable in something other than a nuclear submarine....
View ArticleSplash Protection in Practice
Ben Ford contributed an article about the U.S. Vessel Hull Design Protection Act to Professional BoatBuilder's August/September issue. The article examines the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act and its...
View ArticleFirst Chinese Ship Crosses Arctic Ocean Amid Record Melt
Economic opportunities changes presented by a warming planet are very real. This message is not lost on the Chinese government which, in its continued attempt to establish a presence in the arctic,...
View ArticleLoss of the HMS Bounty
HMS Bounty – Once again it all comes down to the quality of the decisions made by the master and ship’s owners. The article linked below succinctly puts forth the classic issues before a master in...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice and SEC Issue Guidance on FCPA
After over a year in preparation, the DOJ/SEC have finally issued their guidance document concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. It is quite comprehensive and gives a good overview of the FCPA...
View ArticleA Ship is Not a Product Under Maritime Law
Judge Eduardo Robreno, the judge who oversees the multidistrict maritime asbestos litigation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (MDL 875), recently held a ship...
View ArticleMarina Construction & Lease Inquiry
The Town of Yarmouth, MA located in Cape Cod, is seeking non-binding responses from marina developers and/or operators interested in leasing 22.5 acres of waterfront property from the Town for the...
View ArticleEducation and Ocean Robotics Come Together in Gloucester Harbor
Since late 2011, Verrill Dana and MOTN, the marine technology industry association to which we belong, have been working cooperatively with the city of Gloucester, Massachusetts in that historic...
View ArticleUpdate on Canadian Ship Building for the Arctic
$25 billion in procurement gets a lot of attention and prompts a lot of activity. See Maritime Today’s article at: http://www.marinelink.com/news/emerging-maritime-halifax351613.aspx
View ArticleCongratulations to Ecochlor, Inc.
Congratulations to Ecochlor, Inc. for receiving Product Design Assessment (PDA) Approval from ABS (American Bureau of Shipping classification society) for its full range of ballast water treatment...
View ArticleMarine Spatial Planning References
UNESCO maintains a very good website with links to U.S. and worldwide references for marine spatial planning materials/authorities. See: http://www.unesco-ioc-marinesp.be/msp_references
View ArticleMaine Wind Power Continues Move Offshore
The below article describes some of the challenges facing the Statoil project, both offshore and from ashore. http://www.pressherald.com/news/Two-Maine-offshore-wind-projects-move-closer-to-fruition.html
View ArticleEcochlor Receives US Coast Guard AMS Acceptance
Congratulations to our client Ecochlor, Inc., which announced today that it is among the first group of companies that have received US Coast Guard Alternative Management System (AMS) acceptance for...
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