NA RIGHT WHALE - SPEED RESTRICTIONS IN GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE

After the release of our Client Alert 12-2019 regarding the Canada Ship Safety Bulletin 11/2019 – NA Right Whale - Speed Restrictions in Gulf of St. Lawrence, we couldn't help but notice that two vessels were fined CAD 7,800 (about $6,000 USD) each by Transport Canada for speeding. We are pleased to advice that neither vessel is covered by ECM for North American compliance.

https://www.marinelog.com/news/two-ships-collect-transport-canada-speeding-tickets/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5450

As a reminder, all of our Client Alerts are available on this website.

CMA'S SHIPPING CONFERENCE 2019, IN STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT

Capt. Ricardo Alonso, chief of the Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy at Coast Guard Headquarters, came together with industry oil spill response and salvage experts on April 3, 2019 for a panel session titled, "An accident, a grounding, a collision, oil in the water, fire, people missing, news helicopters overhead – this is the stuff of nightmares" during CMA's Shipping Conference 2019, in Stamford, Connecticut.

Capt. Peter Swift, general manager of the Maritime Industry Foundation, moderated the session. The other experts joining Alonso on the panel were: Lindsay Malen-Habib, RESOLVE Marine Group; Michael Minogue, ECM Maritime Services, LLC; Jim Elliott, Teichman Group and President of American Salvage Association; Alfred Kuffler, the law firm Montgomery McCracken; and Darrell Wilson, MTI Network.

Swift led panelists through a fictional oil spill and marine casualty scenario staged in the Houston Ship Channel and each participant discussed, from their particular area of expertise, how they would handle the incident at three different phases: 1) initial notification and surge operations, 2) short term recovery operations, and 3) steady state operations.

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TABLETOP EXERCISE (IMT TTX) IN EGYPT

On October 29^th, 2018 our Michael Minogue traveled to Egypt to conduct an in-office Incident Management Team Tabletop Exercise (IMT TTX) with our long standing client National Navigation Company (NNC). During the TTX, the NNC staff was put through a series of changing situations associated with a simulated bunker spill in Tampa, Florida. The in-office TTX provided an excellent training opportunity and we are pleased to report that the NNC staff performed wonderfully.

OUR WASHINGTON OFFICE HAS MOVED TO NEW LOCATION

The new mailing and street address for the office will be:

ECM Maritime Services, LLC
Northwest U.S. Operations Office
603 Stewart Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101

SCOTT MAY PARTICIPATED IN THE SAFETY EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP (SEAL) FORUM

On September 28, 2017 our Scott May participated in the Safety Excellence And Leadership (SEAL) forum (www.sealforum.it) held at the Holiday Inn Parco de Medici Hotel in Rome. This video was played at the beginning of the forum - SEAL Video

ECM was invited by Mr. Bruno Di Lascio (BDL) of ECM Europe and Azimuth Consulting to give a presentation entitled Spill Response Leadership from Exxon Valdez to the Incident Command System. Over 40 people participated in the forum.

ECM CLIENT RECEIVES RECOGNITION FROM THE WA DEPT. OF ECOLOGY FOR THEIR QUICK RESPONSE DURING A LOSS OF PROPULSION ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER.

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ECM HAS RECEIVED FULL IMT TTX CREDIT FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

We are pleased to announce that ECM has received full IMT TTX credit from the State of California for our recently completed exercise in San Francisco. In addition to members of our staff (pictured above), 26 people from USCG Sector San Francisco and 16 representatives from the California Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) attended the exercise. The USCG and OSPR gave high marks to ECM for our performance in the drill.

OUR NORWALK OFFICE HAS MOVED!

Our Norwalk office has moved! While we have remained in the same building, we have relocated to the first floor – Suite 1C to take advantage of this beautiful view.

2016 INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TABLE TOP EXERCISE (IMT TTX)

We have completed our full scale 2016 Incident Management Team Table Top Exercise (IMT TTX) which took place in Charleston, SC. By all account the TTX was a huge success. Here is what the participants had to say:

• "Overall, a fantastic exercise and ECM personnel displayed superior professionalism (from the USCG Federal On Scene Coordinator)".
• "Well organized – well done, thanks! (State On Scene Coordinator)."
• "Super group of knowledgeable IMT members (USCG)."
• "Well executed and smooth exercise (South Carolina Dept. of Health & Environmental Control)"

Our thanks to all those who took part.

SUCCESSFUL SALVAGE OF THE F/V BRIGHT EYE IV - JANUARY 2016

On January 29, 2016 ECM Maritime Services, LLC coordinated the successful salvage of the F/V Bright Eye IV. Working closely with the USCG and the vessel's oil pollution insurance underwriters, ECM prepared and implemented a pollution prevention plan to ensure that none of the fuel and lube oil remaining onboard the vessel impacted the extremely environmentally sensitive area surrounding the sunken vessel.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT SEMINAR - JUNE 2015

ECM is once again pleased to participate in the 2015 Crisis Management Seminar held in Manila on June 2nd-4th. For several years running, our Michael Minogue has provided OPA 90 Spill Management Training for the senior officers in attendance. We extend our special thanks to those that attended and especially to Klaveness Ship Management for inviting us to participate in such a worthwhile event.

ECM GROUP ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCHING OF ECM TRAINING - MARCH 2015

ECM, the founder of ECM Maritime Services, LLC, is pleased to announce the formation of ECM Training as an adjunct to ECM Maritime Services, LLC and another ECM Group Company. ECM Training will soon offer a suite of online training courses tailored to the maritime industry; vessel owners/operators/managers, manning/training centers as well as facilities, terminals and charterers. With its extensive portfolio of online course offerings, each USCG and/or DNV certified, ECM Training makes learning convenient to seafarers and shore based staff alike. Under the guidance of ECM Maritime Services, LLC as a global provider of maritime regulatory consulting, compliance and response services, ECM Training’s courses reflect the depth of ECM Maritime's experience.

ECM ASSISTS WITH THE SUCCESSFUL REFLOATING OF A MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND VESSEL - JANUARY 2015

At the request of our client who oversees the management of the vessel, ECM was called upon to provide onsite pollution prevention and environmental expertise during the refloating operation. The vessel ran aground on a coral reef January 22, 2015 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. ECM prepared a Pollution Prevention Plan to the satisfaction of the Japanese Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command and the US Navy. The vessel safety refloated without pollution on February 3, 2015.

ECM STAFF ANNUAL COMPANY MEETING IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 2014

In April of 2014 the ECM staff gathered in San Diego, California for our annual company meeting. The annual meeting is a perfect opportunity for us to gather as a group to exchange ideas and set our goals for the future. As part of this year’s meeting we participated in a team building sailing experience aboard the former America’s Cup racing yacht the Stars & Stripes USA 11.

UNANNOUNCED SPILL MANAGEMENT EXERCISE - FEBRUARY 2014

On February 15th, inspectors from California’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response boarded the M/V Horizon Reliance at berth in the Port of Los Angeles initiating an unannounced exercise. OSPR created these 8 hour exercises for spill management teams to demonstrate their ability to staff a response. The Horizon Reliance Master started the response by calling ECM, his qualified individual. ECM took over from there. Using our network of responders, we sent an ECM responder to the exercise command post established by OSPR. ECM’s responder was on-scene within 1 hour.