AMO Currents - TWIC compliance dates announced for Captain of the Port Zones

AMO Currents - Posted: October 30, 2008

TWIC compliance dates announced for Captain of the Port Zones

The U.S. Coast Guard and Transportation Security Administration announced that April 14, 2009, is the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) compliance date for owners and operators of facilities located within the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Zones of Houston-Galveston, Texas; Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Guam.

The TWIC compliance date for owners and operators of facilities located within U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Zone Port Arthur, Texas, has been extended until April 14, 2009, from the original compliance date of Nov. 28, 2008. This extension was granted due to disruption of enrollment and port activities in the wake of Hurricane Ike.

Ports affected by the April 14, 2009, compliance date include, among others, San Juan, Arecibo, Mayaguez, Guanica and Ponce, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas and Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; Port Arthur, Sabine Pass, Beaumont, Orange, Houston, Galveston, Freeport, Texas City and La Porte, Texas; Lake Charles, La.; Santa Barbara, Ventura, Port Hueneme, Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Newport Bay Harbor, Calif.; and Guam.