Yearly Archives
2015
Wheelhouse Weekly – Dec.29, 2015
Volume 20 . . . Number 52. . . Dec. 29, 2015 STORIES COVERED In this issue: Happy Holidays! Maritime Security Program Funding Boost Helps Ensure U.S. Sealift Needs Are Met, ILA President Says “Harbor Pilots Face New Challenges as Ships Get Bigger,” Wall Street Journal Reports Federal Highway Administration Re-Establishes U.S.-Flag Cargo Preference Requirement […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly – Dec. 22, 2015
Volume 20 . . . Number 51. . . Dec. 22, 2015 STORIES COVERED In this issue: MM&P Holiday Closing Schedule President Obama Signs Funding Boost for Maritime Security Program Overcapacity Continues to Exert Downward Pressure on Shipping Rates Labor News: U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez Cites American Automakers as Example of Benefits of Collective […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly – Dec. 15, 2015
Volume 20 . . . Number 50. . . Dec. 15, 2015 STORIES COVERED In this issue: MM&P Holiday Closing Schedule Maritime Labor Alliance Supports Workers at Delta Western Fuel Terminal More Attacks on Jones Act Expected in 2016, Says Hawaii State AFL-CIO The Master, Mate & Pilot Magazine Now Online Also: Unions Urge Australia […]
Read more2015 November & December MM&P Magazine
The Master, Mate & Pilot The Master, Mate & Pilot is published six times a year by the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P). The articles in the magazine are copyrighted by MM&P. For reprint permission, contact the MM&P Communications Office: communications@bridgedeck.org. Download current issue: November-December 2015 NOTE: Internet Explorer users may experience errors […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly – Dec. 8, 2015
Volume 20 . . . Number 49. . . Dec. 8, 2015 STORIES COVERED In this issue: CMA CGM to Purchase APL Parent Neptune Orient Lines Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Signed Congressman Garamendi: “Energy Transport Impacts Security” Also: Huffington Post Staff Is Largest Digital News Group to Form a Union International News: Trade Deal That Would […]
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SURVEY ON MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM FOR NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES
The Coast Guard is helping to get the word out about the importance and effectiveness of speed limits and the responsible use of the safety exception as they relate to the North Atlantic Right Whale. Some of the annual seasonal speed restrictions in the mid-Atlantic areas came into effect Nov. 1 and will remain in […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly – Dec. 1, 2015
Volume 20 . . . Number 48. . . Dec. 1, 2015 STORIES COVERED In this issue: More Containerships Idled as Trade Slows Maritime Security Program Funding Increase Signed Into Law Unions Strengthen Economies and Democracies, IMF Study Finds Sen. Patty Murray Honored for Strong Support of U.S. Maritime International News: Australia’s Maritime Unions Cheer […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly – Nov. 24, 2015
Volume 20 . . . Number 47. . . Nov. 24, 2015 STORIES COVERED In this issue: MM&P Holiday Closing Schedule APL Parent Company NOL in Buyout Talks New Study Finds Excessive Dependence on Foreign-Flag Ships Puts U.S. at Risk of “Sea Strangulation” On the Deep Ties Between the Strength of the Transportation Sector and […]
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MM&P MEMBERS AND FRIENDS HONORED AT ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA AWARDS CEREMONY
MM&P licensed deck officers were among those recognized for heroism Nov. 13 at the prestigious United Seamen’s Service Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) awards ceremony in New York City. On behalf of the officers and crew of the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry MV MALASPINA, Captain Scott Macaulay and Chief Mate Dave Turner accepted […]
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