Volume 24… Number 11… March 12, 2019 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S.-Flag Fleet Goes to Capitol Hill to Advocate for American Ships and Crews Capitol Hill Committees Hold Hearings on U.S. Maritime Industry New Measure to Repeal the Jones Act Introduced in Congress Administration Requests Full Funding for Maritime Security Program Also: Matson Christens […]

Volume 24… Number 10… March 5, 2019 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Coast Guard Extends Credential Expiration Dates Again to Mitigate Impact of Shutdown Maersk Replacing Two Ships in the Maritime Security Program White House Announces Plan to Help Veterans Become Merchant Mariners Also: Striking Teachers in Oakland Win New Contract Job Opportunities: MITAGS-PMI East […]

Volume 24… Number 9… Feb. 26, 2019 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Coast Guard Seeks Mariner Input on Examinations Wave of Teachers’ Strikes Continues New President/Secretary-Treasurer for Sailors’ Union of the Pacific International Transport Workers’ Federation Says Australian Company “Starving Crew” on Two Ships Mark Your Calendar: Membership Meeting March 4 for United Inland Group-Great […]

Volume 24… Number 8… Feb. 19, 2019 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Issue of the MM&P Magazine Now Online Maritime Labor United in Opposition to Plan to Build Stadium at Port of Oakland Congress Appropriates Funds for New Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Also: U.S. Fines Cypriot Ship Manager for Oil Pollution Job Opportunity: SEACOR […]

Volume 24… Number 7… Feb. 12, 2019 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MV CAPE HUDSON Deploys in Support of Exercise “Cobra Gold” U.S. to Study Effectiveness of Transportation Worker Identification Card Program Key Congressional Posts for Maritime Industry Supporters MV OCEAN GIANT on Supply Mission for U.S. Antarctic Program Labor News: New Strike Vote by […]

Volume 24… Number 6… Feb. 5, 2019 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Another Fire, This Time Aboard Singapore-Flagged APL Containership Military Sealift Command’s USNS YUKON Is in the News House of Representatives Approves Pay Boost for Federal Workers ILWU Members Protest Plan to Automate Los Angeles Terminal Job Opportunity: MLL Seeks Assistant Ship Manager Also: […]

Volume 24… Number 5… Jan. 29, 2019 STORIES COVERED Post-Shutdown Update: National Maritime Center Announcement of Jan. 29 National Maritime Center Announcement of Jan. 25 Also in This Issue: AIS Transponders on Floating Gear Create Risks for Ships in East China Sea More Australian Mariners Kicked Off Their Ships As a Result of Changes to […]

Volume 24… Number 4… Jan. 22, 2019 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Government Shutdown Puts Maritime Security Program at Risk Coast Guard Personnel To Miss Second Paycheck Another Tragedy in the NEOPANAMAX Locks: Second Fatality in New Panama Canal Locks as Tug Crews Battle Exhaustion In Congress: New Senate Panel to Deal With Maritime Issues […]

Volume 24… Number 3… Jan. 15, 2019 STORIES COVERED Update on Federal Government Shutdown: Coast Guard Adds Medical Certificates to MMC Extension Transportation Unions Call for End to Shutdown Labor News: Thirty Thousand Los Angeles Teachers Out on Strike Important: Seattle Traffic Warning for PMI Students MM&P Plans Administrator Patrick McCullough on Prescription Drug Costs […]