Aug. 4, 2025

Cancellation of Marine Safety Center Technical Note (MTN) 01-94: Acceptance Criteria for Pressure Vessels on Reflagged Vessels

MTN 01-94, Acceptance Criteria for Pressure Vessels on Reflagged Vessels, issued February 28, 1994, has been determined to be obsolete and has been canceled by the Marine Safety Center (MSC).

July 28, 2025

USCG Issues New Guidelines for Bunkering Vessels Using LNG and Alternative Marine Fuels

The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES) has released a new policy letter, CG-OES Policy Letter No. 01-25, which provides Captains of the Port (COTPs) updated guidelines for the bunkering of vessels using liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other alternative marine fuels. This policy letter, effective July 24, 2025, supersedes and cancels two previous policy letters, CG-OES 01-15 and 02-15, both dated February 19, 2015.

July 22, 2025

Final Rule: Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System- Frequently Asked Questions

On January 17, 2025, the Coast Guard published a final rule, Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System (MTS), in the Federal Register (90 FR 6298).

July 16, 2025

Final Rule: Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System – Implementation Timeline

The Coast Guard is implementing the final rule’s timeline as published in the final rule published in the Federal Register. The Coast Guard will also exercise its Captain of the Port authority to ensure cybersecurity requirements on foreign flag vessels entering United States ports are being met.

July 11, 2025

Notice of NVDC Change of Services

ESTOREFRONT: In alignment with the National Vessel Documentation Center’s (NVDC’s) continuous process improvement efforts, and to align with existing Executive Orders, as of October 1, 2025, NVDC’s application and submission process will be transitioned to a secure, all-electronic request system, “eStorefront."