Yearly Archives
2021
Wheelhouse Weekly, October 12, 2021
Volume 27… Number 41… October 12, 2021 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P’s Steve Werse Among Industry Leaders Honored at SIH Event NOAA Launches New One-Stop Website for Marine Navigation Resources Oil Pipe in Southern California Spill Was Likely Damaged Months Ago Seafarers Abandoned in Singapore Say Their Calls for Help Have Been Ignored Australia […]
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MM&P’S STEVE WERSE AMONG INDUSTRY LEADERS HONORED AT SIH EVENT
Master mariner and longtime MM&P official Steve Werse was among the VIPs honored by Seafarers International House last week for their dedication to the wellbeing of mariners. Werse was elected MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer in January 2013, after previously serving as Atlantic Ports Vice President. An MM&P member since 1979, he has over 30 years at […]
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Seafarers Safe Workplace
Please click here to read a very important letter from the leadership of MM&P.
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly, October 5, 2021
Volume 27… Number 40… October 5, 2021 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “Educate Yourself on the Vaccines and Choose To Get Vaccinated,” Maritime Union Presidents Tell Members Supply Chain Problems Expected To Last Into Next Year Ship’s Anchor Seen as Possible Cause of Southern California Oil Spill Rates of Crew Change and Seafarer Vaccination Continue […]
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MM&P and five other maritime unions have issued a joint statement encouraging their members to educate themselves on the vaccines and choose to get vaccinated. View the statement here.
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly, September 28, 2021
Volume 27… Number 39… September 28, 2021 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Port Backups Persist in Face of Surging Demand CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Crewmembers Latest Vaccine Requirement Information REC New York Reopens in New Location Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill To Exempt Alaska Cruises From US Cabotage Law British Maritime Rescue Group Recognizes MM&P […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly, September 21, 2021
Volume 27… Number 38… September 21, 2021 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Record Number of Vessels Waiting to Berth at Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach House Committee Approves Funding for New Great Lakes Icebreaker American Merchant Marine Veterans’ Convention Gets Underway at MITAGS Two Tanker Crewmembers Killed by Wave Off Cape Horn Plus: The Master, […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly, September 14, 2021
Volume 27… Number 37… September 14, 2021 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: President Biden Meets With Unions at White House Administration Unveils National Strategy To Fight Virus, Protect Economy Maersk CEO Asks IMO to Set “End Date for Fossil Fuels in Shipping” Important: Proof of Vaccine or Recent Negative Covid-19 Test Required To Enter MM&P […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly, September 7, 2021
Volume 27… Number 36… September 7, 2021 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: TTD and US Transportation Department Honor Frontline Workers on Labor Day Airlift of Afghan Refugees Sparks Memories of MM&P Captain’s Rescue of 14,000 in Korean War House Approval of Wind Workforce Project Opens Path to New Maritime Jobs Administration Fines Seafood Company $350 […]
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2021 FALL MM&P MAGAZINE AVAILABLE
Download the current issue: Fall 2021 MM&P Magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is published 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.
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