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NVMC NewsWelcome to the National Vessel Movement Center (NVMC) news page. 

The following passages provide details about news briefs appearing on the NVMC Home Page.  News items are sorted chronologically, with the most recent items appearing first.

NVMC Archived News 

2006
Dec. 12, 2006 Updated e-NOA/D & InfoPath enhancements
Oct. 26, 2006 New CG regulation defining "Port or Place"
June 14, 2006 New CBP contact information & User Guide
May 09, 2006 Upgrades made to the e-NOA/D application
Jan. 10, 2006 Upgrades made to the e-NOA/D application

2005
Oct. 27, 2005 Upgrades made to the e-NOA/D /InfoPath template/Business Rules
Oct. 12, 2005 Upgrades made to the e-NOA/D application
July 26, 2005 Upgrades made to the e-NOA/D application & InfoPath template
Feb 07, 2005 NVMC email receipt information
Feb 01, 2005 Homeland Security agencies improve customer service....

 12 December 2006

The following e-NOA/D and InfoPath enhancements have been added:

  • The online e-NOA/D Website, InfoPath (v4.0) template, and the e-NOA/D Business Rules have been upgraded to accept future CARICOM submissions. 

  • Third-party developers, who are supporting e-NOA/D-enabled applications, should review the new items and determine if they should be added for their user base. 

  • InfoPath users, who may have to submit CARICOM data, will need to download the new InfoPath (v4.1) template.

More information is available on the Developer Resources page under "Resource Files".  All users are required to register if they have not already done so . 

If you have any questions regarding the e-NOA/D schema and business rules, please address them directly to techsupport@nvmc.uscg.gov.

26 October 2006

New CG Regulation has been released to further define "Port or Place of destination" in 33 CFR 160 in the download section.

 14 June 2006

The following has been added to represent new CBP contact information & CBP User Guide.

 9 May 2006 

Several upgrades have been made to the online e-NOA/D website. Details of each are listed below.

  • Corrected a problem when choosing country "Congo" and port "Pointe Noire" on Last Five Foreign Ports page.
  • Added instructional verbiage on Crew page that instructs user on how to safely modify the crew list for a COPIED arrival/departure.
The following change has been implemented for offline e-NOA/D users (InfoPath or 3rd party developed e-NOA/D products):
  • If an Initial e-NOA/D contains a previously used Notice ID, the NOA/D will not be committed to the system, and an e-mail will be sent to the Reporting Party, the 24-hour Point of Contact (POC), and to NVMC Technical Support and NVMC Watch indicating that an Initial e-NOA/D was submitted using a Notice ID that was previously used.

10 January 2006 

Several upgrades have been made to the online e-NOA/D website. Details of each are listed below.

  • A new print function for the e-NOA/D has been instituted. This new print function is easier to read and allows users to export to different formats (PDF, Excel, etc).
  • The processing screen has been removed from the e-NOA/D site. The "Please Wait While We Process Your Record" screen has been removed from the e-NOA/D application in order to enhance performance.

 27 October 2005 

Several upgrades have been made to the online e-NOA/D website, the InfoPath template, and Business Rules. Details of each are listed below in the 12 October 2005 entry.

Please note: A new version (3.0) of the InfoPath template is now available. It is recommended that prior to installation of the new template, the old template is uninstalled to avoid any conflicts between the versions.

  • Version 1.0 has been phased out and is no longer supported as of 1 October 2005.
  • Version 2.0 will be phased out and no longer supported as of 1 January 2006. Please plan accordingly.
Third party Developers - The Business Rules have been updated. Please go to the Developer's Resource page to access updated documentation.

Please address any questions to techsupport@nvmc.uscg.gov.

12 October 2005

Several upgrades will be made to the online e-NOA/D website, the InfoPath template, and Business Rules on or about 25 October 2005. Details of each are listed below.

The online Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure (e-NOA/D) website will be updated on or about 25 October 2005 to include the following:

  • Removal of "US to US" selection for Departures. Reason- Many people are confused about when departure notices are necessary (currently only needed for US to Foreign trips). This change should help users select the correct choice. Although not required, recommend 3rd party developers do the same.
  • Addition of an Recognized Security Organization (RSO) list. Reason- Currently list only provides Flag Administration Countries although regulations allow for responibilities to be delegated to RSOs.
  • User feedback indicator will be included after "Submit" button is activated to indicate that the data is being submitted.
  • A new email receipt will be auto-generated and sent to Reporting Party and 24-hour contact that the e-NOA/D has been received but not yet processed. The NVMC will continue to send out the other email that you currently receive (notice has been processed.) The additional email will let the users know almost immediately that the information has been received (but not yet processed) by the NVMC. Additionally, by cc-ing the 24-hour contact (usually the agent), duplicate submissions for the same vessel/arrival should decrease. Important Note: While Departure Notices are sent to the NVMC, they are routed to CBP immediately and as such, fall outside of the USCG receipt process. We are investigating alternatives for future revisions.

A new version (3.0) of the InfoPath template will be available on or about 25 October 2005. It is recommended that prior to installation of the new template, the old template is uninstalled to avoid any conflicts between the versions. The new functionality will include:

  • Removal of "US to US" selection for Departures. See above.
  • Replacing Flag Administration Countries with Recognized Security Organization (RSO) list. See above.
  • Some minor cosmetic upgrades.
  • Complete information (including changes in Version 3.0) and instructions will be available in the Release Notes document included with the new template (.msi file).
  • A new email receipt will be auto-generated and sent to Reporting Party and 24-hour contact that the e-NOA/D has been received but not yet processed. The NVMC will continue to send out the other email that you currently receive (notice has been processed.) The additional email will let the users know almost immediately that the information has been received (but not yet processed) by the NVMC. Additionally, by cc-ing the 24-hour contact (usually the agent), duplicate submissions for the same vessel/arrival should decrease. Important Note: While Departure Notices are sent to the NVMC, they are routed to CBP immediately and as such, fall outside of the USCG receipt process. We are investigating alternatives for future revisions.
  • A conversion tool is included in this release, as XML files created with Version 1.0 will not natively work in Version 3.0. The purpose of the conversion tool is to allow users of Version 1.0 to easily convert saved Version 1.0 XML files into a format that will be accepted by Version 3.0. 
  • Note- Version 1.0 was phased out and is no longer supported as of 1 October 2005.
  • Version 2.0 will be phased out and no longer supported as of 1 Jan 2006. Please plan accordingly.

For third party Developers - The Business Rules will be updated to include the following:

  • Creation of a new Recognized Security Organization (RSO) list. See above. The new list can be used as picklist choices for the NOTICE | VESSEL | ISSC | FLAG_ADMINISTRATION section of the schema, but the prior list can be accepted as well. Please download "RSO.xml" from the Developer Resources, Resource File page. To view the list click here.
  • Several new Foreign ports added to "Foreign_Port_List.xml". New list can be substituted for old list. A list of the NEW ports only is available from Developer Resources, Resource File page, "New_Foreign_Ports.xml" . For your convenience, only the additional foreign ports are listed here.
  • Recommendation to remove "US to US" selection for Departures. See above.
  • A new email receipt will be auto-generated and sent to Reporting Party and 24-hour contact that the e-NOA/D has been received but not yet processed. The NVMC will continue to send out the other email that you currently receive (notice has been processed.) The additional email will let the users know almost immediately that the information has been received (but not yet processed) by the NVMC. Additionally, by cc-ing the 24-hour contact (usually the agent), duplicate submissions for the same vessel/arrival should decrease. Important Note: While Departure Notices are sent to the NVMC, they are routed to CBP immediately and as such, fall outside of the USCG receipt process. We are investigating alternatives for future revisions.

Please address any questions to techsupport@nvmc.uscg.gov.

26 July 2005

Several updates have been made to the online Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure (e-NOA/D) site, as noted below:

  • The displayed saved and previously submitted e-NOA/Ds records has been increased from 4 records to 10 records. Also, the total number of pages displayed on the same screen has been increased from 20 pages to 40 pages. This limits the displayed values to 400 records total for each list. (the 401st entry will push the oldest e-NOA/D from the list.)
  • Additional ID types of Govt Issued Picture ID(US) and Govt Issued Picture ID(Canada) has been added.
  • Debark Country has been removed as a required field from crew and non-crew screens.
  • Paging has been completely removed from the crew and non crew screens. Each list will now display all records on the same page.
  • Cancun and Cabo San Lucas have been added under Mexico in the picklists.
  • Willow Run Airport and Ecorse have been added under Michigan in the picklists.
  • The Submit button will be disabled (grayed out) after the first click. This will help alleviate duplicate submissions.
  • The Last 5 Foreign Ports datagrid display problem has been corrected.

In addition, a new version (2.0) of the InfoPath template is now available, which includes several of the above fixes as well as adding some new functionality. It is recommended that prior to installation of the new template, the old template is uninstalled to avoid any conflicts between the versions. The new functionality includes:

  • A conversion tool is included in this release, as XML files created with Version 1.0 will not natively work in Version 2.0. The purpose of the conversion tool is to allow users of Version 1.0 to easily convert saved Version 1.0 XML files into a format that will be accepted by Version 2.0. Complete information (including changes in Version 2.0) and instructions are available in the Release Notes document included with the new template (.msi file).  Click here to go to the downloads page. 
  • Version 2.0 improves the e-mailing process. Some users were having problems receiving attachments to e-mail messages and could not send in an update to the initial submission. To fix this issue, the Confirmation Number (aka Globally Unique Identifier [GUID]) will be e-mailed back to the submitter in the body of the Confirmation of Receipt e-mail message sent by the NVMC. If the submitter needs to update a previously submitted InfoPath e-NOA/D, they simply open the original file, change the the Notice Type field from Initial to Update, and then paste the Confirmation Number into the Confirmation ID field. Complete information (including changes in Version 2.0) and instructions are available in the Release Notes document included with the new template (.msi file). Click here to go to the downloads page. 
  • Version 1.0 will be phased out and no longer supported as of 1 October 2005. Please plan accordingly.

7 February 2005 

If you are not receiving any NVMC emails even though you are certain you're using the correct email address, it is likely that a spam-filter or junk-filter is preventing the NVMC messages from appearing in your Inbox. Several major email providers (such as Hotmail, MSN, and AOL) have built-in spam-blocking features that will intercept - and in many cases, actually delete - messages.

Please check with your mail provider and have them manually walk you through the steps necessary to make sure spam and junk filters have been disabled on your account. Due to the wide variety of email providers and spam/junk mail options, NVMC representatives cannot walk you through this directly, but the support team for your mail provider should be able to.

In addition to turning off junk filters, please add the following email addresses to your "Safe" list, "Contact" list, or the equivalent for your mail service, so that you will be guaranteed to receive any email sent from these addresses: sans@nvmc.uscg.gov , nvmc@osc.uscg.mil

1 February 2005 

Homeland Security agencies improve customer service by combining maritime industry data submission requirements. Follow this link for the official press release. Visit the Downloads page for more information about the new submission methods.