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The Mariner's Blog

The is the blog of American Nautical Services. We specialize in hazmat transportation issues and we stay up-to-date with industry news. There's more to us...


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Tricky Segregation Your Software May Not Catch

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Your staff are trained, you've installed some expensive hazmat software, and operations are rolling along. Out of the blue, a load that your software told you was valid gets rejected due to invalid segregation. The shipment is put on hold, delays abound, and there is wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Want to avoid this? Put your software through the paces by applying these tricky segregation examples, and solve the problem in advance. Read more...

 

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NGA Regions 3 & 4 now unavailable

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NGA Regions 3 & 4 cover the UK, Iceland, Greenland, Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Northern RussiaCustomers looking to purchase NGA charts in regions 3 (UK, Iceland, Greenland, Western Europe in blue) and 4 (Scandinavia, Northern Russia in red) will no longer find them available to be printed on demand. Those charts are now available for military use only, which means the commercial network of printers supplying printed-on-demand charts no longer have access to charts in those regions.

All About Chart Scale

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NGA Chart 24414 is at 1:10,000,000 scale

The scale of a nautical chart is a way to convert inches on paper to inches in the real world. It's key in determining the distance between two points on a chart along a straight line. Learn all about how it works.

4 Reasons Why You Need an ACEP

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If you own a fleet of containers, you should have an Approved Continuous Examination Program (ACEP). Compared to a periodic examination program, an ACEP will eliminate the need to update CSC plates following each inspection, reduce exposure to CSC violations, and provide more consistency for examinations that improve the quality of containers in service.

Sound too good to be true? Read on...

We're on the GSA

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A portion of our products are part of our multiple award schedule with the GSA. US Federal buyers can take advantage of pre-negotiated prices and terms by placing orders with us through the GSA, and count the spending toward veteren-owned small business and ARRA spending goals.