Presented to Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee

February 8, 2013

Carleen Lyden-Kluss

NAMEPA is a maritime industry-led initiative which engages maritime businesses, government and the public to “Save our Seas” by promoting sound environmental practices. NAMEPA operates as a nongovernmental organization committed to preserving the marine environment through educating seafarers, port communities and students about the need, and strategies, for protecting this important global resource.

The Facts

• Founded in October, 2007. Modeled after the 30 year old HELMEPA

• Industry-led environmental initiative• Member based• Engaged Board of Directors• Over 130 shipping companies/individuals

members• Activities (National and World Maritime Days,

Children’s Art Contest, marine debris, response simulations, Environmental Intelligence in Maritime seminars, international coastal cleanup)

• Outreach to recreational boaters and students

Why NAMEPA?

• Responding to The Environmental Imperative

• Demonstrating maritime's commitment to protecting the marine environment

• Reaching out to seafarers, port communities and children

• Networking through aquariums and through schools to reach student curricula

• Promoting the maritime industry

Sample Members

• ABS• American Club• APL• Blank Rome• CR Weber• DNV• Eagle Bulk• Eagle Ocean• Euronav• ExxonMobil/

SeaRiver• Gallagher Marine• Genco Shipping• GenMar Shipping• Groton Pacific• Horizon Lines• Kirby Corporation

• Liberty Maritime• Lloyd’s Register• Maersk• MJLF • MSRC• Marquette

Transportation• Navios• NYC-DOT Ferry

Div.• Orion & Global• OSG• Resolve Marine• Royal Caribbean

Cruise Line• SeaGroup• Sea Research

Foundation• Skuld• Statoil• TBS Shipping• Teekay Shipping• Torm USA• Tsakos Energy

Navigation• T&T Bisso• Titan Marine• Valles Steamship• Veson Nautical• Watson Farley

Williams

• Held 6 Environmental Intelligence in Maritime events (Houston, San Francisco, New Orleans, Washington DC, Athens Greece, Anchorage, New York) featuring issues important to our industry and the marine environment.

• Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Coast Guard

• Produced and distributed 120,000 marine debris posters with the USCG Auxiliary.

• Launched our MARPOL/Marine Science seafarer training program.

• Partnered with Sea Research Foundation and the USCG on this year’s Student Drawing Contest.

• Represented NAMEPA at 24 maritime events.• In partnership with the American Salvage Association, conducted

a Student Science Fair.• CELEBRATED OUR 5TH ANNIVERSARY!!!

In 2012 we achieved many milestones:

NAMEPA ActivitySeafarers:• Through its relationship with the North American

Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA), we distributed over 12,000 copies of the American Club’s environmental crimes poster.

• Again, through NAMMA, we distributed 2,500 copies of NAMEPA’s Marine Debris poster to ships calling on North American ports.

• Developed a MARPOL/Marine Science seafarer training program which has been disseminated throughout ports in North America including the Caribbean.

• Provide environmental information in seafarer centers throughout North America.

Port Communities:• NAMEPA hosts industry seminars and conferences with regional orientation to suit the local community’s interests/concerns.  These seminars, entitled “Environmental Intelligence in Maritime” present panels composed of industry, regulatory and environmental interests to bring a complete discussion to the table.  EIM seminars to date have occurred in San Francisco, Houston, New York, Washington DC, Long Beach, Anchorage, and New Orleans.

• NAMEPA has hosted both the National Maritime Day and World

Maritime Day for seven years.  These large events address the broader environmental and safety interests of the maritime community.

NAMEPA Activity (continued)

• NAMEPA has been a sponsor of Green Shipping, Green Ports, Sustainable Shipping, and other events that share our commitment to “Save our Seas”.

• NAMEPA contributed its marine debris poster to a country-wide cleanup effort in Grenada.

• NAMEPA has participated in 5 international beach clean ups.

NAMEPA Activity (continued)

MARPOL/Marine Science Booklet

Students:• NAMEPA sponsors an annual children’s drawing contest

featuring a theme of environmental protection (marine debris, save our seas, the seafarer, etc).  This year’s contest reached over 1,500,000 students.

• NAMEPA is developing a K-12 marine debris education program, and will be partnering with the USCG/NOAA to bring this curriculum into schools nationally and internationally.

• NAMEPA is sponsoring a science contest amongst Harbor Schools, maritime academies, and universities around marine environment protection.

• NAMEPA is sponsoring a cadet award for commitment to marine environment protection.

NAMEPA Activity (continued)

2013 promises to be a productive year as well, with many events and strategic alliances brewing:

•January 16th EIM- 2013 Regulatory Updates - Houston

•February 4th Environment Panel - Cayman Islands

•February 28th Senior Leadership Roundtable - Queen Mary,

Long Beach

•March 18-20th CMA Shipping Conference - Stamford, CT

•April EIM- Great Lakes

•May 21st National Maritime Day & AMVER Awards – D.C.

•August 8th EIM Senior Leadership Roundtable- Anchorage

•Sept. 14th International Coastal Cleanup

•October 30th EIM/American World Maritime Day Observance

•November EIM- Oil Spill Response Collaboration Vancouver,

BC

Thank you !

For more information, please visit:

www.nampa.net

www.facebook.com/marineprotection