April 10, 2025

Coast Guard Policy Change for Foreign Flagged Vessels Transiting in the Great Lakes Region

The U.S. Coast Guard is making a policy change that will allow the issuance of Captain of the Port (COTP) orders to direct vessel movements (e.g., to anchor, delay transit) in order to conduct law enforcement boardings of Canadian-bound, foreign-flagged (non-Canadian) vessels in the Great Lakes region.

April 9, 2025

Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 03-25: Interim Guidance Related to U.S. Oil Record Book

The Coast Guard recently released Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 03-25: Interim Guidance Related to U.S. Oil Record Book (CG-4602A).

March 19, 2025

Coast Guard Announces Conditions of Entry for Vessels Arriving from Cuba

The Coast Guard has announced conditions of entry for vessels arriving from the Republic of Cuba in the Federal Register.

March 18, 2025

Federal Register Notice: Gulf of America Renaming

The Coast Guard is issuing this update to replace the term “Gulf of Mexico” with “Gulf of America” where it appears in existing Coast Guard regulations in 33 CFR Chapter I and 46 CFR Chapter I. We make this change to reflect the current name of the gulf. This change is consistent with Executive Order 14172, titled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” (90 FR 8629, Jan. 20, 2025), and the name used by the Geographic Names Information System.

March 12, 2025

Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance updates fishing vessel safety website

Website Update Notification: The Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, Fishing Vessel Safety Division (CG-CVC-3) has updated the Coast Guard's Fishing Vessel Safety website found at: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Inspections-Compliance-CG-5PC-/Commercial-Vessel-Compliance/Fishing-Vessel-Safety-Division/CVC-3-Home-Page/.