The Maritime Administration has awarded Washington State Ferries a $1.5 million grant to help reduce the fleet’s carbon footprint. The grant was announced by the Department of Transportation earlier this month as part of a total of $7.5 million in awards to marine highway projects in nine different states. It goes to support the conversion […]

Civil Service mariners and Navy divers assisted a passenger ship that had run aground in a storm off the coast of Chuuk, Micronesia. USNS SALVOR, one of only two rescue and salvage vessels in the Military Sealift Command fleet and the only ship of its kind in the Far East, was in Weno Harbor when […]

Democrats in the House of Representatives said today that they had reached an agreement with the administration to enhance labor and enforcement provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, thus securing the support of the AFL-CIO. “Make no mistake, we demanded a trade deal that benefits workers and fought every single day to negotiate that deal,” […]

They attack us. They attack our programs. They attack our supporters. One thing we can say about our opponents: They never give up. Now, these so-called “free trade” groups are vowing to repeal the Jones Act before June 2020, its 100th anniversary. Their allies in government are fighting to circumvent the U.S.-flag cargo preference requirements […]

The campaign by Alaska’s Republican governor to defund and privatize the Alaska Marine Highway System will do irreparable harm to residents of coastal communities and to the state as a whole. The Maritime Alliance unions warn of the consequences of the plan—which is already being put into effect–in the November 2019 issue of their newsletter, […]

Captain William Boyce and the crew of the MV GREEN LAKE were honored by the U.S.-flag fleet and the Maritime Administration on Nov. 1 for their part in the grueling, day-long rescue of mariners who had been forced to abandon their vessel, the SINCERITY ACE, in the wake of a raging fire. During the Admiral […]

Former MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Steven Werse has been inducted into SUNY Maritime College Heritage Hall for his professional achievements and outstanding support of the college. He received the honor on the occasion of the 40th reunion of his graduating class, the SUNY Maritime Class of ’79. “Steve has been a wonderful friend to the college […]

George A. Quick, vice president of the MM&P Pilot Membership Group and an international expert on maritime law, regulations and policy, is the recipient of the 2019 Safety at Sea Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors individuals who, “over the course of their careers, have shown leadership in their area of expertise and made profound […]