It’s about environmental stewardship September 29, 2023: The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) is thrilled to announce its partnership with corporate member, Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE: GNK), for the celebration of International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICC). This…
Norwalk, Connecticut – The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) is pleased to report its successful collaboration with industry leader, Fairfield Chemical Carriers for the third consecutive year, as they co-hosted a local community cleanup event in commemoration of…
Celebrating 50 Years of Protecting the Marine Environment January 9, 2023— This year marks 50 years since the convention that created MARPOL in 1973. To mark the 50 years of compliance and growth in the industry, the North American Marine…
September 26, 2022 – The North American Marine Environmental Protection Association (NAMEPA) received funding from Port of Los Angeles Community Grant Program 2022-2023 to continue the Planet and Ocean Discovery Series (PODS) with the newest POD, Open Oceans! Through this…
NAMEPA attended The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) webinar on the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Maritime Industry. Here, viewers learned how not only was trade negatively impacted, but the pandemic had severe impacts on the seafarers…
The North American Marine Environmental Protection Association (NAMEPA) was excited to explore The Trouble with Lionfish Webinar with the National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series and NOAA. The lionfish is a carnivorous fish native to the Indo-Pacific, which has venous spines…
The North American Marine Environmental Protection Association (NAMEPA) joined a webinar presented by NOAA and the office of the National Marine Sanctuaries for presenting the Submerged NC: We Rescued the Monitor: How a NOAA-led Team Recovered USS Monitor’s Most Famous…
NAMEPA joined the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries webinar: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Headed in the United States. This series spotlights National Marine Sanctuaries and was incredibly informative. John Armor, Malia Evans, Andy Collins and Justin Umholtz hosted the…
The NAMEPA team set a schedule to visit members, partners and students after a hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. We met with NAMEPA members, the Port of Long Beach and the Marine Exchange of SoCal to…
With 71% of our planet comprised of water, the ever-increasing issue of marine pollution is of great concern to all life – and can only be successfully addressed by action at every level – from the individual up through global…