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Association News At Sea & Ashore
December 2022
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Maritime Association News | Christmas At Sea - On November 18th, Executive Director, Stephen Lyman, joined the Workforce Development Implementation Team for the Annual Port Packing Day event hosted by the Seamen's Church Institute. Last year, over 5,000 gifts of handknit hats and scarves, candy, toiletries and a handmade card were distributed to seafarers calling the Port of NY & NJ over the holidays. To find out more about the program, click the link below. |
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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ("BPU" or "Board") has released the draft solicitation guidance document (“SGD”) for its third offshore wind solicitation (“Third Solicitation”).
Written comments will be accepted until Thursday, December 29, 2022
| New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), has requested US Army Corps of Engineers authorization for port upgrades including construction of bulkhead improvements, new pile supported and floating platforms, new fenders for vessel mooring, and dredging at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Bay Ridge Channel/Upper New York Bay in the Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, City of New York, New York. | The US Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments on maintenance dredging of East River, South Brother Island Channel, NY Federal Navigation Project, with subsequent placement of the dredged material at a Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS). Comments are due by January 7, 2023. | BOEM Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Analysis for Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore New York. Comments are due by January 17, 2023. | |
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that a Notice of Availability (NOA) and request for comments pertaining to Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan (ACP) guidance has been published.
This NOA presents a draft guidance document intended to establish a new, nationally consistent architecture for coastal ACPs. ACPs are required by the Clean Water Act and demonstrate the planning for oil and hazardous substance incident response at the local level. Comments are due by January 9, 2023.
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NY & NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area
Given the complexity of the NYNJHAT, the vast and populated study area, and the goal of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and non-federal partners to have maximum public engagement and input to the NYNJHAT study, the public comment period has been extended to March 7, 2023.
Read more and how to provide public comments on the study below.
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International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) provide administrative and technical support to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime and Corporate Registries. IRI has been administering maritime and corporate programs and involved in flag State administration since 1948.IRI is the world’s most experienced, privately held maritime and corporate registry service provider, recognizing the specialized needs of the shipping and financial services industries across a broad commercial and economic spectrum.
| GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. enters into agreement to sell U.S. business to CMA CGM Group | The Maritime Association is happy to share news about it's members. If your organization is receivng an award, or has other notable news get in touch with us! | | |
New York & New Jersey Harbor News | | | |
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Harbor Safety, Navigation, and Operations Committee Update | |
Captain Robert Flannery received the Certificate of Merit and Captain Andrew McGovern received the Meritorious Public Service Award from the U.S. Coast Guard for their contributions to the port's Harbor Safety, Navigation, and Operations Committee. Most recently, Captain Flannery served as the Vice-Chair of the Harbor Ops Subcommittees and Captain McGovern served as the Chair of the committee for many years.
We thank them for all of their guidance during times of crises and development of comprehensive initiatives to champion inclusiveness of all maritime stakeholders to provide a safe harbor for all users. Their innovative solutions, foresight to ensure resiliency, and expert leadership in developing guidelines has helped grow the ever evolving commercial maritime business in New York and New Jersey.
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NYCEDC Awards Conditional Designation to NorthPoint as Developer to Build Offshore Wind Facility at Rossville in Staten Island | NY Harbor and Staten Island have long been at the forefront of maritime innovation. Given its proximity to the New York Bight, it is no surprise the island continues to be a hotbed of potential to serve the critical offshore wind maritime sector. The Maritime Association of the Port of NY &NJ looks forward to the Rossville OSW site’s role in attracting maritime stakeholders and increasing maritime employment opportunities in and around the city’s waterways and working waterfront. | | |
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Since 1873, the Maritime Association has advocated, protected and encouraged trade through the commercial maritime industry in New York and New Jersey.
As a nonprofit trade association, the Maritime Association serves it's members by affecting policy change on local and national levels and promotes the regional industries maritime services at sea and ashore.
Stakeholder engagement is vital to the Maritime Association in order to ensure the security of maritime assets, the sustainability of the marine environment and grow the competitiveness of port services.
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