MM&P President Don Marcus and Offshore Atlantic Ports Vice President Tom Larkin have written to officials in New York State and New Jersey, asking them to support efforts to provide Covid-19 vaccinations at facilities that will accommodate vessel crews, including out-of-state U.S mariners who have registered for inoculation, on short notice. Click here to read […]

The leaders of six maritime unions have written to President Biden thanking him for his support for America’s mariners and suggesting actions the administration can take to strengthen the US-flag fleet. “You have expressed strong support for the US-flag maritime industry and for the American merchant mariners who crew these vessels,” the union presidents wrote. […]

MM&P members aboard USNS TIPPECANOE were on their usual tight schedule when they were interviewed recently for an article in “MSC Sealift” about the vessel’s role in an international combat readiness exercise. The Henry J. Kaiser-class ship had been deployed in support of Operation Keen Sword to carry out underway replenishments for US and allied […]

WATCH: (minute marker 34:35) Jim Patti of MIRAID’s testimony on the impacts of Covid-19 on the American maritime industry. He presented his testimony on behalf of MM&P and the other maritime labor unions and US-flag shipping companies that belong to USA Maritime. The hearing took place before members of the House Coast Guard and Maritime […]

The men and women who crew the ships in the US-flag fleet need priority access to the coronavirus vaccine, Jim Patti, president of the Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development, told members of Congress during a hearing this morning. If not, he told a House subcommittee, “given the differences in vaccine administration procedures among […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order, “Requirement for Persons to Wear Masks While on Transportation Hubs,” which requires all persons travelling on all commercial vessels to wear a mask. The CDC order applies beyond public vessels: the only exemption is for private conveyances operated solely for personal, non-commercial use. Click here […]

The US-flag fleet is applauding an Executive Order signed by President Joe Biden on Jan. 25 that confirms his administration’s policy of strongly supporting American maritime workers and the companies serving the domestic trades under the Jones Act. “The Executive Order reiterates the President’s strong support of the Jones Act, a law that is a […]

How do experts at the National Weather Service develop the winter weather forecasts that are of critical importance to American mariners and US partners in the International Maritime Organization? How do experts at NOAA process and use the data collected by weather buoys, satellites and the vessels in the voluntary ship observing network? Videos that […]

The maritime unions and their allies continue to battle on a number of fronts to ensure merchant mariners get access to the Covid-19 vaccine in a timeframe that takes into account their importance to national security and the unique risk factors they are exposed to in the course of their work. The CDC advisory committee […]