September 9, 2021 – Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), has announced that NAMEPA has become the newest member of the Ocean Decade U.S. Nexus. NAMEPA is proud to be a…
September 7th, 2021: The Zero Emission Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs) Madadh MacLaine, Secretary-General of ZESTAs (Zero Emission Ship Technology Association), announced that Poseidon Principle’s leaders-- Michael Parker, Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore Citigroup, and Paul Taylor, Managing Director, Global…
Educators and Students Connect via Technology during COVID Restrictions After a year of COVID restrictions, long hours, juggling personal and work responsibilities, many teachers and instructors are reaching a breaking point. Teaching is one of the most stressful occupations in the U.S., tied only with nurses. The additional stress that teachers are reporting…
The initial program to introduce inquire-based education programs and resources from NAMEPA to the communities surrounding the Port of Los Angeles through a partnership with LA’s BEST. LA’s BEST operates on the campuses of about 200 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)…
In any industry, there is a vast field of legal and financial operations keeping the wheels turning. Shipping is no different. From litigation to compliance to financial responsibilities, these firms lead the shipping industry through rough seas. For this month’s…
Like NAMEPA, the mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ( NOAA’s) Marine Sanctuary Program (Program) isto protect our precious ocean. The Program also protects historic shipwrecks and sunken historic aircraft. Sanctuaries can be designated by law or administratively…
August 16th, 2021: Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) announced that the Global Maritime Compliance Solutions (GMCS) and FuelTrust have joined NAMEPA as corporate members. Both GMCS and FuelTrust are…
August 16, 2021: Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) announces that NAMEPA is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Marine Environment Protection (MEP) Awards. NAMEPA annually recognizes companies, educators, associations,…
GLASGOW- August 15, 2021 The Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs) sees the UNFCC Climate report as a message of hope and believes the authors have made it abundantly clear that it is possible to limit further warming within the…
The Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 085-33, 8th Western Rivers, held its second quarter board meeting on July 24,2021 at the Narrows Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The meeting was an outdoor event overlooking the Missouri River. We had expected 30…