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Maritime Administration announces 2013 Small Shipyard Grant Program

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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April 15 2013

On April 10, 2013, the Maritime Administration ("MARAD") issued a Notice of Small Shipyard Grant Program, which will provide for financial assistance

EPA proposes draft technical guidance for determining quantities of PCBS in vessels subject to Marad's foreign transfer requirements

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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February 8 2013

New Development The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is seeking comments on draft guidance intended to assist shipowners in

The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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January 7 2013

The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. No. 112-213, December 20, 2012) (the " Act") was signed into law by President Obama on

Congressional failure to enact maritime legislation and the fiscal cliff

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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July 24 2012

As the November election draws closer, the main questions on everyone’s lips in Washington, DCother than who will win the election itselfare whether Congress can enact any maritime legislation and are we about to fall off a “fiscal cliff”?

Ocean tidbits

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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March 14 2012

The maritime community needs to pay attention to two recent proposals from the Obama Administration: 1) the proposed move of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) to the Department of the Interior; and 2) the issuance of a draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan to be completed this spring

Maritime Administration announces 2012 Small Shipyard Grant Program

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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December 22 2011

On December 12, 2011, the Maritime Administration (“MARAD”) issued a Notice of Small Shipyard Grant Program, which will provide for financial assistance to small shipyards (the “Grant Program”

Hope springs eternal for the US to finally ratify the law of the Sea Convention

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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September 28 2011

It has been widely reported that Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is considering bringing up the longdormant Law of the Sea Convention (“Convention”) for a vote in this Congress

MARAD exempts some newer vessels from EPA approval process and requires new self-certification for other vessels

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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July 11 2011

The Maritime Administration ("MARAD") has issued a clarification of its regulations concerning the approval process for the proposed transfer of U.S.-flag vessels over 1,000 gross tons to foreign registries

The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010

Blank Rome LLP
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USA
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April 26 2011

The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111-281, October 15, 2010) (the "Authorization Act") was signed into law by President Obama on October 15, 2010