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Association News At Sea & Ashore
January 2024
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It’s officially 2024! Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Maritime Association of the Port of New York & New Jersey (MAPONY/NJ)’s 30th International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
We’re excited to have leaders across the industry join us to honor an impressive list of individuals in the global maritime and transportation industry. Stay connected to us on LinkedIn for more information coming soon.
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Revised Navigation Guidelines
The Deep Draft Working Group of the NYNJ Harbor Operations Committee recently revised its Navigation Guidelines.
Please click the link below to review the new guidelines.
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Staten Island Ferry Fire: Training was Key
The rescue of almost 900 passengers and crew from the Staten Island Ferry’s Sandy Ground after an engine room fire Dec. 22, 2022, demonstrated again how quickly the New York Harbor maritime community responds in emergencies.
“These guys talk to each other regularly on the radio. It’s not the first time in New York Harbor that professional mariners have come together to respond to a rescue without having done that exact event.”-Capt. Barry Torrey
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NJEDA advises a Notice to Lease Property at the New Jersey Wind Port has been uploaded to NJEDA’s website. Scroll down to the section NOTICE FOR LEASE OF PROPERTY AT THE NEW JERSEY WIND PORT.
All questions concerning the Notice must be submitted via e-mail to njwindport@njeda.gov by no later than 11:59 PM U.S. Eastern Time, February 12, 2024.
All non-binding offers must be received by 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time, March 1, 2024. Further details on the submission process are included in Exhibit A of the Notice.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of the draft programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to analyze the potential impacts of wind energy development in six lease areas of the New York (NY) Bight. The PEIS also identifies possible changes in those impacts that could result from adopting certain avoidance, minimization, mitigation, and monitoring (AMMM) measures (the Proposed Action). This notice of availability (NOA) announces the start of the public review and comment period and the dates and times for public meetings on the draft PEIS.
Comments are due by February 26, 2024.
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The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that they are updating the user fees for seagoing towing vessels 300 gross tons or more and revising user fees for other inspected towing vessels.
This final rule is effective March 27, 2024.
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To find out more on how to become a member of the Maritime Association of the Port of NY & NJ, please click the link below. | Exports Increased in November at the Port of New York and New Jersey. | |
The Coast Guard, in conjunction with the National Transportation Safety Board, has been conducting a formal public hearing related to the fire aboard the GRANDE COSTA D'AVORIO.
The live stream link can be found below.
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New York & New Jersey Harbor News | | | |
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Offshore Wind Projects Along Hudson River Expected to Create 3,200 New Jobs | Timed to the conclusion of the first week of the UN’s COP 28 conference in Dubai, the executives of CMA CGM, Maersk, MSC, Hapag, and Wallenius Wilhelmsen called for cooperation, including an alliance with the International Maritime Organization and the definitive regulatory measures needed to create the investment conditions critical to accelerating the industry’s green transition. | | |
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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 its members by affecting policy change on local and national levels while promoting 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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