Welcome Wednesday!

Another week has passed and more ships have enrolled in the Amver system. We are proud to share this list with you. We hope this acknowledgement of the shipping communities commitment to safety at sea will serve as encouragement for other companies to join Amver. Now, help us welcome the latest members of the Amver safety network.

• ALMIRANTE SABOIA
• BAHRI JAZAN
• BOB FRANCO
• CHILOE ISLAND
• COMANDANTE TORO
• CONNOR BORDELON
• DATO SUCCESS
• EAGLE VERONA
• ELBFEEDER
• FAIRCHEM SWORD
• GL COLMENA
• JERICHO BEACH
• ODYSSEA DUKE
• ODYSSEAS
• PANVISION
• PETKUM
• POLARCUS AMANI
• RIN YO
• SEAGLORY
• SEAHORSE P
• VANTAGE

Photo credit: Fotolia

Amver awards in The Bahamas

On September 30, U.S. Charge d'Affaires John Dinkelman and Lieutenant Commander Doug Jannusch, the U.S. Coast Guard Liaison Officer to The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, officially recognized award winning Bahamian flagged vessels and their companies for their strong participation in the Amver system. Attended by representatives of registered companies and government ministries, the award ceremony also provided an opportunity to redouble vigilance regarding search and rescue, recreational boater safety, and aids to navigation.

Three companies were recognized during this year's ceremony held at the U.S. Embassy. Bahamas Ferries Limited, Campbell Shipping Company Limited and Clipper Group.

Congratulations and thank you to these companies for a job well done!

Photo credit: U.S. Embassy Bahamas

Welcome Wednesday!

Now that the Federal shutdown has ended we're please to bring you the weekly update of what vessels have enrolled in the Amver system. Since we last posted in September over 100 ships have joined! Help us welcome them.

• ALAM SAYANG
• ALAM SETIA
• ALGOMA EQUINOX
• ALMI MARINER
• ANANGEL COURAGE
• ANANGEL NOBILITY
• APL CHARLESTON
• ATLAS
• BALCHEN
• BEAGLE
• BESIKTAS GH
• BOSSA NOVA SPIRIT
• BROADWAY
• BULK GENIUS
• CAPE DREAM
• CARLO MARTELLO
• CHRISTIANNA
• CHRISTINA DEBORA
• CINDY MOZEL
• CLIPPER LOTUS
• CSAV RECIFE
• DATO LUCKY
• DEAN EDWARD TAYLOR
• DELTA STAR
• DENSA PANTHER
• ELINCA
• FEDERAL TWEED
• FENG HUANG FENG
• FREJA PHOENIX
• FU RONG FENG
• FUJI HORIZON
• GAS SERENITY
• GASLOG SYDNEY
• GAZELA
• GDF SUEZ GHENT
• GLOBAL ROUND
• GRACE DAHLIA
• GRAIN PEARL
• GREAT HOPE
• GUNGA
• HAPPY LADY
• HERMES ISLAND
• HIGH CURRENT
• HOKKAIDO BULKER
• HOS RED ROCK
• HYUNDAI DUBAI
• HYUNDAI MASAN
• INFINITY 9
• JO REDWOOD
• JONA
• JUBILANT FUTURE
• KEY MISSION
• KING CANOLA
• KINGS ROAD
• KONSTANTINOS II
• LENA RIVER
• MAY OLDENDORFF
• MCP HAMBURG
• MEPHISTO
• MILLENNIUM FALCON
• MOL QUARTZ
• MSC CARINA
• MSC PALOMA
• NAVE CAPELLA
• NINGBO SEA LION
• NORD MUMBAI
• OCEAN HEAVEN
• OCEAN HOPE 3
• OMIROS L
• OOCL BANGKOK
• PACIFIC CALM
• PACIFIC HARMONY
• PACIFIC HERO
• PACIFIC VULCAN
• PAGOLA
• PEACE PEARL
• REBECCA SCHULTE
• RICKMERS SAVANNAH
• RIO CHOAPA
• ROBIN WIND
• SAINTY VOGUE
• SEAWAYS 22
• SIKULIAQ
• SIMURGH
• SKANDI MAROY
• STAR LOEN
• STX AMBER
• SUSE
• TATRY
• TAURUS
• THALASSA HELLAS
• THORCO AMBER
• TRADING FABRIZIA
• TRENLAND
• UBC CYPRUS
• UNITED CROWN
• VALENCE
• VIKING EMERALD
• VIKING OCEAN
• VIKING ODESSA
• VIKING SEA
• WHALE SONG
• WUCHANG
• ZHONG XIN PEARL

Photo credit: Fotolia

National Maritime Center operations during shutdown

For Amver participants and mariners who want to know the status of the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center this is from CAPT Jeffrey Novotny, NMC Commanding Officer.

This notice serves to notify the maritime industry that Government has officially shutdown. The National Maritime Center (NMC) is authorized to maintain a very small cadre of personnel to support National Security emergent issues. The NMC will:

• Maintain the  Customer Service Call Center. 888-IASKNMC will be open and monitored from 0800 until 2000 hours Eastern Time Monday through Friday. Regional Exam Center and NMC phones will not be monitored.
• Maintain the website. We will attempt to keep the industry up to date on our status via the website.
• Regional Exam Centers will be closed.
• Exam appointments will be cancelled and must be rescheduled after the shutdown is lifted. On-line scheduling will be disabled.
• Appointments to drop off applications will be cancelled and must be rescheduled after the shutdown is lifted. On-line scheduling will be disabled. 
• There will be no walk-ins.
• Applications may continue to be mailed or emailed and will be processed when the shutdown is lifted.

The NMC recognizes the shutdown will have an impact on the maritime industry. We will do whatever we can to minimize the impact and recovery as quickly as possible once the shutdown is lifted.

Amver office is open

While the lapse in appropriations continues and the U.S. Government remains closed, the Amver office is open with limited operations.

Vessels and crews may still enroll in the Amver system and Amver reports will still be received and processed.

Rescue coordination centers can still request Amver Surface Picture information to manage search and rescue cases.

The Amver system remains operational during this temporary lack of funding.

Amver offices are closed

Due to a lack of funding this blog will not be maintained and the Amver office staff are unavailable. Vessels and crews may still enroll in the Amver system and Amver reports will still be received and processed. Our social media sites will not be updated.

Rescue coordination centers can still request Amver Surface Picture information to manage search and rescue cases.

The Amver system will remain operational during this temporary lack of funding.

We appreciate the support and dedication of the world's seafarers and look forward to serving you again soon.