Have you submitted your application to West Virgina and are awaiting a response? Try the USCG’s new website Homeport to check its status online.
New to Homeport? Here is what it’s all about:
Homeport is the United States Coast Guard’s enterprise Internet portal. It was designed to support the secure information sharing requirements resulting from the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) and to provide information about the USCG’s primary missions.
The site can be confusing at first and many of the pages are blank or contain outdated information but buried deep inside are some very useful tools.
Here are some of our favorites:
Do you have all the documents you need to be approved? Find out by using an Application Checklist.Outside of homeport you can USCG license file for free by participating in MARAD’s Mariner Outreach System.
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In a major step for the U.S. Coast Guard’s efforts to construct its first heavy icebreaker in 50 years, the production decision by the Department of Homeland Security is expected this week.
A week after Aiviq arrived at Tampa Ship LLC in Florida a new set of photos shows the vessel fully repainted in U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker red. The transom at the stern of the ship reveals the vessel’s likely new name: Storis.
The U.S. Coast Guard has closed on the $125m fixed-price deal to acquire and convert icebreaking supply ship Aiviq from Offshore Surface Vessels LLC, part of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO).
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