The National Maritime Center posted a notice announcing that a review of the live chat system is being conducted, and the system may be shut down in January 2017.

In the event that Live Chat is shut down, our customer service center will continue to serve you. The same dedicated individuals who answer questions via Live Chat will continue answering phone and e-mail inquiries.

For further details on this, please view the entire notice.

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