COVID-19 Updates

USCG MSIB's

• MSIB 02-21: COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System: Change-3

• MSIB 205-21: COVID-19 - Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System CH - 2

• MSIB 07-21: COVID-19: Spotlight on the Mental Health of Mariners

• MSIB 02-20 COVID 19 - Actions for Vessels Arriving in U.S. Ports – Update (Change 7)

  • Related Presidential Executive Order.

• MSIB Number: 13-20, Change 3. COVID 19 – Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) Operations

• MSIB: COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System: Change-1 

• MSIB Number: 04-21: COVID-19 Crew Change Issues

• MSIB Number: 02-21: COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System

• MSIB 13-20 COVID 19 – Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) Operations - Update (Change 2) 

• MSIB Number: 08-20 COVID-19 Mariner Credentials - Update (Change 5) 

• MSIB Number: 02-20 Novel Coronavirus - Update (Change 5) 

• Sector Virginia: MSIB Number: 20-124 COVID-19: Port and Facility Operations - UPDATE 2

• MSIB : 07-20, Change 2 - COVID 19 – Port and Facility Operations - Change 2

• MSIB 02-20 Novel Coronavirus - Update (Change 4) 

• MSIB : 07-20, Change 1 - COVID 19 – Port and Facility Operations - Change 1

• MSIB 03-20 - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Temporary Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Card Expiration Exemption 

• MSIB 01-20 - Marine Transportation System COVID-19 Precautions

• MSIB 14-20 - COVID-19: Ballast Water Management (BWM) Extensions 

• MSIB 13-20 COVID 19 – Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) Operations

• MSIB 10-20 COVID-19 Guidance for Maritime Operators on Compliance with Federal Drug Testing Requirements

• MSIB 11-20 Maintaining Maritime Commerce and Identification of Essential Maritime Critical Infrastructure Workers

• MSIB 09-20 Vessel Inspections, Exams, and Documentation

• MSIB 08-20 Novel Coronovirus – Mariner Credentials  

• MSIB 07-20 Novel Coronavirus – Port and Facility Operations

• MSIB 06-20 Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death

• MSIB 02-20 Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 3)

• MSIB 02-20 Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 1)

• MSIB 02-20 Novel Coronavirus Precautions

• MSIB 01-20 Novel Coronavirus Precautions

State of Maryland

• Governor Hogan's Executive Orders

• Maryland Department of Health 

• MDOT Maryland Port Administration (MPA)

• Sector Maryland NCR HOMEPORT

• Maryland Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information for Business

• Comptroller of Maryland

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

• CSMS #42421561 - COVID-19 – Payment Instructions for 90-Day Postponement of Payment for the Deposit of Certain Estimated Duties, Taxes, and Fees

• CSMS #42423171 - COVID-19 – 90 Day Postponement of Payment for the Deposit of Certain Estimated Duties, Taxes, and Fees

• CSMS # - Entry Summary, Payment and Post-Release Processing of Trade Activities Due to COVID-19

• CSMS #42272898 Information for Filing Personal Protective Equipment and Medical Devices During COVID-19

• CSMS #42168200 - Information for Filing Personal Protective Equipment and Medical Devices During COVID-19

World Health Organization

• Operational Considerations for Managing COVID-19 Cases and Outbreaks On Board Ships 

Additional Resources

Web Site News for BME members

Members may still view our static "PDF reports" after logging in to the BME website however we encourage you to try our new web based reports by hovering over the "Near Real Time BME Data Reports" header and then selecting one of the options in the drop down menu, such as "Maritime Report", "In Transit" or "Arrivals".

We welcome your input and suggestions as you use and review the beta test web reporting options . Feel free to provide input via e-mail to dispatch@balmx.org. 

If you are not yet a member of the BME and would like to see a sample of the reports available on our website or reports we make available at fixed intervals daily via EMAIL please contact the BME at manager@balmx.org or by phone at (410) 342-6610 for additional information.

MISNA and the BME

The BME is proud to be a member of MISNA, the Maritime Information Service of North America. MISNA is an association of thirteen non-profit Marine Exchanges which together track over 85% of all commercial vessel traffic in the US and Canada.

For more information of MISNA members and services visit the MISNA website at www.misnadata.org

Links and Downloads

This page is being worked on and updated. Click on the links below to view the latest news from USCG and CBP, access to the NVMC 96 hour e-NOA or refer to the Port of Baltimore Directory.

NVMC e-NOA Page

Port of Baltimore Directory