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Trade Only Today
The National Marine Manufacturers Association testified before the U.S. Trade Representative this morning, saying that the fourth proposed list of tariffs on Chinese goods would target lifesaving equipment, critical infrastructure materials, water-sports equipment and fishing gear. “While NMMA appreciates the administration’s actions to target unfair trade practices and increase American competitiveness, we believe the sweeping imposition of high and compounding tariffs will have a detrimental impact on U.S. marine manufacturers and consumer products,” said NMMA senior vice president of government and legal affairs Nicole Vasilaros during her testimony, according to her prepared remarks.
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NMLEA
As we complete the annual Police Week throughout the country and honor our fallen officers, it is time to look at what impact we can make do drive down that number each year through actions we can take within our agencies, departments and personally. In partnership with “Below 100”, the NMLEA is looking to its membership to host an Intensive – Driving Down Line-of-Duty Deaths - Expanded Course. At no cost, this one day event for up to 30 participants will include the following subject areas:
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NMLEA
- There are new opportunities for ports and transportation entities for funding. Here is a quick snapshot:
Port Infrastructure Development Program provides a total of $92,730,000, to remain available until expended. MARAD is directed to provide grants for infrastructure improvement projects for the 15 coastal seaports that handled the greatest number of loaded twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of foreign and domestic containerized cargo in 2016. Application Deadline: September 16, 2019. Read More.
- The Maritime Administration has announced the availability of $7 million in federal grant funds for Marine Highway Projects. America’s Marine Highway Program, a U.S. Department of Transportation-led and AAPA-supported program, was designed to integrate marine highway services and ports into the nation’s surface transportation system. Application deadline is incorrect on the Federal Register, but will be updated in the next few days. Read More.
- In the Build Grant, $900 million is available to be awarded for investments in surface transportation infrastructure. There should be a 50-50 split between rural and urban grants. The maximum grant size is $25 million. For a project in a rural area, the minimum grant award is $1 million; in non-rural areas the minimum grant award is $5 million. There is no minimum award size for planning grants. Selection criteria encompass safety, economic competitiveness, quality of life, state of good repair, innovation and partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders. Application Deadline: July 15, 2019. Read More.
NMLEA
The National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) is pleased to announce the presentation of its annual National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy (NMLEA) Award for Excellence in the Field of Maritime Domain Awareness at the upcoming Maritime Security West Conference in Los Angeles/Long Beach August 5th through the 7th.
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NMLEA
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Bulletin warning that commercial vessels are being
targeted by email phishing and malware intrusion attacks.
Cyber adversaries are attempting to gain sensitive information including the content of an official
Notice of Arrival (NOA) using email addresses that pose as an official Port State Control (PSC)
authority such as “port @ pscgov.org.”
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Hellenic Shipping News
The IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) delivered initial work on a scoping regulatory exercise for autonomous shipping last week in London, and International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) published the initial report findings on the implications of autonomous vehicles on land, sea and air for ports. The IAPH has published a study conducted by Fraunhofer CML in collaboration with Hamburg Port Authority on the impact of autonomous vehicles (sea, air and land) on port infrastructure needs.
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How Stuff Works
Former Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmer Joseph "Butch" Flythe recalls one of his early rescues, in which he jumped out of a helicopter into the water 100 miles off North Carolina's Cape Hatteras to help two men whose sailboat had capsized in a squall. When it came time to help them get into the basket lift that the copter had lowered, the second man became alarmed by the copter's rotor wash.
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Security Boulevard
In November 2018 President Trump signed into law the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act (CISA), created to better protect the nation’s critical infrastructure from physical and cyber threats – a mission requiring coordination and collaboration among a broad spectrum of government and private companies. It’s still early, but not too soon to pose the question of whether CISA will amount to much.
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The Sacramento Bee
Of the last two police officers killed in the line of duty in the Sacramento, California, region, one detail stands out: how extraordinarily young they were. Two women barely out of the training academy responding to common law enforcement calls — one a traffic accident, the other a domestic violence report — that ended in their deaths. Throughout the country, law enforcement critics are questioning whether police officers are adequately trained to deal with the extreme stress of working in the field.
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The Miami Herald
On weekday mornings when Donna Blaustein walks out into her backyard, she’s greeted by quiet waters and the occasional sounds of boats zipping to their destinations. Her home sits on the Venetian Islands of Florida, less than a mile away from Flagler Memorial Island, Florida,. For her, weekday mornings are like the calm before the storm. Whenever the weekend hits — and especially holiday weekends — the island turns into “party island,” Blaustein said. As concerns about the area have heightened, the city of Miami Beach has been working to combat safety issues — starting with the area’s speed zone.
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WTKR-TV
The Coast Guard closed the Elizabeth River between Portsmouth, Virginia's, Gilmerton Bridge and High Rise Bridge to all vessel traffic recently. As a crane passed under the High Rise Bridge and recently impacted transmission lines, knocking out power for parts of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, Virginia.
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The Maritime Executive
The recent IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 101 session, featured outcomes on oil fuel safety, autonomous shipping, e-navigation and ferry. Following discussion on ship safety issues relating to the implementation of the 0.50% sulfur cap, the MSC adopted a resolution providing recommended interim measures to enhance the safety of ships relating to the use of the new blends of oil fuel expected.
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