New Interim President of OMSA Appointed

OMSA Meets with Delegation from Center for National Policy

Coast Guard Releases MSIB on Maintaining Proper Lookouts

Coast Guard Establishes a Regulated Navigation Area in Galveston Channel

CURRENT NEWS

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U.S. SHIPBUILDERS/VESSEL OPERATORS SERVICING THE OFFSHORE MARKET GENERATE $18 BILLION IN ANNUAL SPENDING AND MORE THAN 100,000 JOBS! Click here for summary. Click here for full study. 

IRS To Tax Foreign Vessels in Gulf of Mexico - 29 October 2009

The IRS posted an Industry Director's Directive (Industry Director\'s Directive #1: United
States Outer Continental Shelf Activity, LMSB-4-0909-037, dated October 28, 2009) providing
notice and direction to IRS field agents about foreign taxpayers engaged in activities related to the exploration for, and exploitation of, natural resources on the U.S. outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. For details please click link . Also "Foreign-flag operators in the Gulf of Mexico target of stepped up U.S. tax enforcement" - in Professional Mariner Magazine. For details please click link

OMSA and Coast Guard sign Partnership Agreement - 12 May 2009

The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) and the United States Coast Guard have formally executed the Offshore Support Vessel Industry Quality Partnership with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the association and the Coast Guard. Specifically, the purpose of the partnership is to promote safety and security within the offshore industry and to protect marine environments. The agreement was signed by Otto Candies, III, Chairman of OMSA, and Rear Admiral Brian M. Salerno, U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security, and Stewardship. The first meeting will be held on August 21, 2009. For details and photo please click link .