Coast Guard Outlook 2013

The United States’ exponentially-expanding arctic presence is mostly articulated through our Coast Guard.  This link will take you to the digital version of Coast Guard Outlook 2013: http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/publications/coast-guard-outlook-2013-edition/ . 

For what is usually a holistic look at the service, note the major emphasis on and space dedicated to the Coast Guard’s arctic ops.  Also, for those of us who provide services and/or technology to DHS/USCG, the review of the Coast Guard’s cutters, boats and aircraft starting at p. 108 may be useful.

New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal Groundbreaking

Verrill Dana advised MassCEC (Massachusetts Clean Energy Center) on issues involved with the development of New Bedford’s Marine Commerce Terminal, which among other heavy-load uses will serve as Massachusetts’ support base for offshore renewable energy projects.  This week Gov. Deval Patrick keynoted the groundbreaking for the 28 acre facility.

Read more from a May 7, 2013 South Coast Today article.

Photo by Christopher W. Morris - Pictured L to R: Senator William M. Cowan, Unknown, Lt. Governor Timothy P. Murray, Governor Deval Patrick, 2nd Row: Massachusetts Fish and Game Commissioner Mary Griffin, 3rd Row: Verrill Dana attorneys Jeffrey T. Selser and Charles Katz-Leavy

Ecochlor 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 its full line of ballast water management systems. This will allow ship operators to use an Ecochlor ballast water management system in US waters to effectively manage their ballast discharges. AMS approval allows ship operators to use ballast water management systems that have been type approved outside the United States for up to five years, while the vendor of the system proceeds through the USCG type approval application process. The AMS process focuses on the biological data of foreign type-approved BWMS as well as system construction and engineering matters in order to identify any issues that might exist for ultimate type approval in the United States.  It includes an extensive review of system test results and laboratory findings, including analytical procedures and methods, quality assurance and control procedures and interpretations of results.

For more details, read the original press release from Ecochlor, Inc.