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Notice to Navigators: I-40 Bridge BNM Update
USCG: BNM 0185-21 LM May 15, 2021 Industry partners, Earlier this evening we were able to clear the backlog of vessels and stood down the Memphis Information Center (MIC). Please see the below for the current broadcast. If you have any questions, please let me know. Very Respectfully, LT Paz…
Read MoreNotice to Navigators: Updated BNM for I-40 Bridge
Updated BNM for I-40 Bridge Command Center personnel, Please release the below broadcast for updated traffic management IVO the I-40 Bridge: Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your assistance. Very Respectfully, Adam J. Paz LT, USCG Adam.J.Paz@uscg.mil
Read MoreNotice to Navigators: LOMRC Call (Memphis Bridge Closure)
LOMRC Call (Memphis Bridge Closure) There are 19 boats in the queue SB with 356 barges. There are 40 boats with 685 barges in the queue NB. All priority tows have gone through. The SB tows that have cleared the lower bridges by 20:00 this evening will be allowed through. The rest of the…
Read MoreNotice to Navigators: USCG Sector Lower & Upper Command Center Merger
Sector Lower & Upper Command Center Merger Good afternoon Mid-South AMSC Members, The Coast Guard command centers at both Sector Lower Mississippi River and Sector Upper Mississippi River are merging. As a result, all command center functions previously conducted locally in Memphis will be transferred to the consolidated command center in Saint Louis,…
Read MoreNotice to Navigators: Broadcast for Reopening LMR at I40 – Update
Broadcast for Reopening LMR at I40 – Update Industry partners, In the interest of resolving some of the confusion with mariners, we have updated the broadcast to the following: THE U.S. COAST GUARD CAPTAIN OF THE PORT LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER HAS LIFTED THE RESTRICTION ON THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM MM 736…
Read MoreNotice to Navigators: Broadcast for Reopening LMR at I40
Broadcast for Reopening LMR at I40 Industry partners, As of 0900 this morning we have been given the clearance to open the waterway. Here is the current broadcast for traffic management: “1. THE U.S. COAST GUARD CAPTAIN OF THE PORT LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS ISSUING A SAFETY ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER…
Read MoreNotice to Navigators: Lower Mississippi River Update
Lower Mississippi River Update IRPT spoke with Lt. Paz, USCG Lower Mississippi River Sector, this morning. River is reopening today. Broadcast to Mariners is being prepared at this moment. Cassandra Caldwell, Arkansas Waterways Commission Director, stated that it was relayed on a LOMARC call yesterday afternoon that it was believed the congestion would be…
Read MoreNotice to Navigators: I-40 Bridge Closure
Over 700 Barges Stuck in Mississippi River From Bridge Crack Please click here to view the news article from FOX13 obtained the 911 call from the inspector who discovered the crack in the I-40 bridge and the action she demanded right away to save lives. © ARDOT Crack in the I-40 Bridge Clearly, you…
Read MoreHomeland Security, Transportation & Infrastructure Leaders Write White House National Security Advisor Sullivan on Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack
May 11, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – Today, leaders of the Homeland Security Committee and the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee sent a letter to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the national security and economic security implications of the Colonial Pipeline Company ransomware attack, which could lead to rising fuel costs and fuel shortages. In the…
Read MoreTransportation Committee Republicans: Graves and Crawford Joint Statement on Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack
Washington, D.C. – Joint statement from Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) on the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack: “Cyberattacks on our infrastructure network represent an ongoing, serious threat to our national security. However, it also highlights the continued need for projects…
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