Information is Everything...
The Marine Exchange is a
member-based, non-profit organization that provides comprehensive communications
and information services to its membership 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The membership is a mix of Puget Sound based steamship agents and operators, tug
boat operators, ship chandlers, port authorities, and state and federal agencies
along with a wide range of maritime industry support businesses. Communication
and information services include a region-wide radio capability, telephone
answering services, and various real-time and historical vessel activity
reports.
The primary role of the
Marine Exchange is that of tracking and monitoring vessel movement activity and
sharing this activity information with the membership in a timely manner to
support safe, secure,
efficient and environmentally responsible maritime operations. Information to
support this capability is drawn from various sources, including a region-wide
shore-based Automatic Identification System (AIS) capability.
The Marine Exchange also
manages and operates the West Seattle mooring buoys on behalf of
BUOYS-R-US.
This includes taking reservations, maintaining and billing for use of the buoy
system. The primarily user for these buoys is the tug and barge industry. The
buoys serve as a temporary “parking lot” mostly for barges while awaiting
further movement to berth or to sea.
With a 24 hour watch
operation, the Marine Exchange provides around-the-clock answering service for
membership subscribers. While technology has certainly made other answering
services available, there is nothing as good as the voice of a live person,
particularly one who is very familiar with the maritime industry. Oil spill
reports to the Washington State Maritime Cooperative (WSMC) are answered at the
Marine Exchange.
The Marine Exchange also
provides administrative support to several maritime organizations such as
Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) – Pacific Northwest Region, the
Puget Sound Harbor Safety Committee (PSHSC), the
Washington State Maritime
Cooperative (WSMC), the Puget Sound Marine Firefighting Commission (PSMFC),
the Seattle Propeller Club and
others as needed.
The Exchange is also an agent
for receiving State of Washington required Ballast Water Reports for vessels
operating in Puget Sound and relaying those reports to the Washington State
Department of Fish and Wildlife.
For more details about the
Marine Exchange, see ABOUT US.
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Puget Sound
Harbor Safety Committee |
Pacific
Northwest
Ports Handbook |
Seattle
Propeller Club |
Washington State
Maritime
Cooperative |
Founding Member |
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Information Service of North America |
AIS |
Pacific Merchant
Shipping Association |
U.S. Coast Guard
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