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# Bridgedeck

International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots

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- [Please Participate - Survey for Shipmasters’ Experience with Bridge Alerts](https://bridgedeck.org/please-participate-survey-for-shipmasters-experience-with-bridge-alerts/) - The IFSMA is collecting information on the experience of Shipmasters and Deck Officers with bridge alerts. The information will be used to help inform IFSMA’s consideration of bridge alert management in discussions at the IMO Navigation, Communications and Search & Rescue (NCSR) Sub-Committee. SURVEY LINK: click here.
- [2026 Summer Edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot Mag Online!](https://bridgedeck.org/2026-summer-edition-of-the-master-mate-pilot-mag-online/) - Click here to view a pdf copy of the spectacular Summer 2026 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine.
- [Republican Congressional: End Jones Act Waiver](https://bridgedeck.org/republican-congressional-end-jones-act-waiver/) - GOP LEADERS IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ASK PRESIDENT TO END JONES ACT WAIVER - Click here to view the PDF version of the letter. Key Republican decision-makers in the House of Representatives have asked President Trump to allow the administration’s sweeping 150-day Jones Act waiver to expire on Aug. 16. The waiver—which was first imposed
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 16, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-16-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 24, June 16, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: US and Iran Agree to 60-Day Ceasefire to End Hormuz Crisis Three Killed When US Strike Hits Engine Room of Palau-Flag Tanker Navy Plan to Build Warships in Foreign Shipyards Meets Opposition in Congress Transportation Labor Slams Jones Act Waiver Christening of MSC’s
- [June 2026 Global Seafarer Online Now!](https://bridgedeck.org/june-2026-global-seafarer-online-now/) - Please CLICK HERE to view a pdf version of June 2026 edition of The Global Seafarer.
- [Savannah Docking Pilots](https://bridgedeck.org/savannah-docking-pilots/) - Savannah Docking Pilots are pictured following negotiations and reaching a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. Through the solidarity of the membership, the Bargaining Committee worked diligently to secure an agreement that protects and advances the interests of the pilots while recognizing the professionalism and dedication they bring to their work every day. The Committee also
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 9, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-9-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 23, June 9, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Transportation Unions Call for New Policies to Strengthen Maritime Somali Piracy Returns—Dozens of Seafarers Kidnapped Administration Removes Ocean Research Instruments Russian Authorities Discover Magnetic Mines on Hull of Tanker at Port of Ust-Luga Union Plus Credit Card: No Annual Fee, US-Based Customer Service
- [MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Lars Turner Supports Resolution 17 at the AFL-CIO 30th Constitutional Convention](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-international-secretary-treasurer-lars-turner-supports-resolution-17-at-the-afl-cio-30th-constitutional-convention/) - On June 9, MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Lars Turner addressed delegates at the AFL-CIO’s 30th Constitutional Convention in support of Resolution 17: Revitalizing Domestic Shipbuilding, Ship Repair, and Maritime Industries. In his remarks, Secretary-Treasurer Turner emphasized his support of the amendment, while highlighting the importance of shipbuilding and the Jones Act to all mariners across the
- [LaborNotes: OSG ATC - Employer Contract Stalling](https://bridgedeck.org/labornotes-osg-atc-employer-contract-stalling/) - The original article, written by Daniel Ginsberg-Jaeckle, a senior organizer with the International Organization of Masters Mates & Pilots, can be found here: https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2026/06/oil-tanker-mates-fight-first-contract-against-familiar-employer-stalling-tactics Imagine sleeping each night above more than a million barrels of oil while navigating the open ocean, maneuvering through narrow channels, and passing beneath bridges in some of the country’s most
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 2, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-2-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 22, June 2, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: American Maritime Partnership Launches Campaign Opposing Jones Act Waiver Merchant Mariners Honored on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery Mariners Working in the Gulf After Feb. 28 Asked to Respond to a Brief Survey NMC Extension Policy Update: Extension of Merchant Mariner Credentials
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 26, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-26-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 21, May 26, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Congressmen Larsen and Carbajal Demand Answers From White House on Jones Act Waiver Rep. Norcross Secures Votes Necessary to Bring Faster Labor Contracts Act to Floor National Maritime Day Commemoration Held in Washington, DC One Year On, Crewmembers of Liberia-Flag Ship That Sank
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 19, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-19-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 20, May 19, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: More Than 100 Maritime Leaders Urge Congress to Let Jones Act Waiver Expire MARAD Honors Officers of the American Merchant Marine Veterans Association SOCP Releases SASH Desk Reference Guide for Maritime Personnel US Files Criminal Charges in Francis Scott Key Bridge Case Middle
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 7, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-7-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 14, April 7, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: American Merchant Marine Veterans Convene at MITAGS Board of Pilot Commissioners for San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun Opens Applications Middle East Conflict: Forty Countries Meet to Discuss Reopening Strait of Hormuz Bloomberg Reports Iran Has Implemented a Formal Toll System for Ships
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 14, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-14-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 15, April 14, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: US Navy Blockades Iranian Ports Mariner Training and Retention Are Focus of MITAGS Conference NMC Guidance on Issues Commonly Encountered With E-Medical Certificates Global Piracy Drops to Lowest Level in Decades Maryland Settles Claim With Shipowner/Operator for 2024 Bridge Collapse News From the
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 21, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-21-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 16, April 21, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Sail-In to Focus on Coast Guard Funding, Maritime Revitalization Unions and Employers Warn: “Lapse in Government Funding Is Interfering With Critical Maritime Operations” DoD Terminates Collective Bargaining Agreements Covering Most Employees: MM&P Members Protected as Legal Case Plays Out US Navy Seizes Iran-Flag
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 28, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-28-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 17, April 28, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: JONES ACT ALERT—SPECIAL EDITION National Maritime Center Resumes Some Functions PCS Wins MSC T-AGOS Bid US-Flag Fleet Goes to Capitol Hill to Advocate for American Ships and Crewse DoD Terminates Collective Bargaining Agreements at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard More Middle East Turmoil as Iran
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 5, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-5-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 18, May 5, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P-Crewed Alliance Fairfax Safely Transits Strait of Hormuz Coast Guard Funding Resumes--NMC Update Anti-Jones Act Forces Push to Gain Ground Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Asks President to Repeal Waiver Cargo Ship Evades Armed Attackers in Gulf of Aden Mark Your Calendar: Atlantic
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 12, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-12-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 19, May 12, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: US Fleet Honors Rep. Salud Carbajal With Salute To Congress Award Jones Act Waiver Causing “Massive Uncertainty” Among Cadets Stalemate in the Persian Gulf Continues: US Pauses Military Escorts of Merchant Ships; Iran Seeks to Formalize Strait of Hormuz Tolls Crew of USS
- [Winter 2025 MM&P Magazine Online](https://bridgedeck.org/winter-2025-mmp-magazine-online/) - Please click this link to view a PDF version of Winter 2025 The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine.
- [March-April 2026 Global Seafarer](https://bridgedeck.org/march-april-2026-global-seafarer/) - Please click here to view the pdf version of the March-April 2026 Global Seafarer.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 31, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-31-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 13, March 31, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: AFL-CIO: “Unnecessary, Ineffective Jones Act Waiver Puts Foreign Corporations Ahead of America’s Workers” Iran Says Strait of Hormuz “Open to Non-Hostile Vessels” US Maritime Authorities Advise Turning Off AIS in Houthi Risk Area The Spring 2026 Issue of the MM&P Magazine Is Now
- [2026 Pilot Trainee Training Exam](https://bridgedeck.org/2026-pilot-trainee-training-exam/) - The Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun (BOPC) is seeking eligible mariners for its Pilot Trainee Training Exam—your gateway to qualifying for the BOPC’s training program, the pathway to become a BOPC licensed pilot. Please note the deadline of May 15, 2026. Please click here to view
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 24, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-24-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 12, March 24, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Breaking News: NLRB Rules in Favor of OSG and ATC Licensed Deck Officers Seeking MM&P Representation Maritime Labor Expresses “Deep Concern” Over 60-Day Jones Act Waiver NMC Experiencing Temporary Outage of Application Submission Portal Third Maritime Academy Training Ship, State of Maine, Delivered
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 17, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-17-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 10, March 17, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maritime Unions Respond to Administration’s Suggestion That It Might Waive the Jones Act Administration Explores Ways to Restore Strait of Hormuz Traffic MSC Christens New Expeditionary Sea Base Australia Detains Liberia-Flag Ship After Repeated Breakdowns Maritime Unions Join Farmers in Asking Congress to
- [Spring 2026 Edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot](https://bridgedeck.org/spring-2026-edition-of-the-master-mate-pilot/) - Please click here to view the pdf version of the Spring 2026 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine.
- [Washington State Bill Passed in Favor of Maritime Port Jobs](https://bridgedeck.org/washington-state-bill-passed-in-favor-of-maritime-port-jobs/) - Celebrating a 1st of its kind in the nation! SB 5995 - 2025-26 was signed into law preventing public monies from being used for automation of maritime port jobs. MM&P leadership worked with ILWU, Teamsters and other maritime unions to bring this bill across the finish line. MM&P Secretary-Treasurer J. Lars Turner (left) and MM&P
- [4-Minute Interview on NPR](https://bridgedeck.org/4-minute-interview-on-npr/) - War with Iran strands about 20,000 seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jacqueline Smith of the International Transport Workers' Federation about the roughly 20,000 seafarers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz in the midst of the Iran war. To listen to the 4-minute interview, please click here.
- [Joint Letter to President Trump March 12, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/joint-letter-to-president-trump-march-12-2026/) - Please click here to view a pdf version of the joint letter sent to President Trump on March 12, 2026.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 10, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-10-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 10, March 10, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Victory for MM&P Licensed Deck Officers! APL Arbitration Award Update Impacts on Shipping Increase as War Spreads Captain Jim Staples on Fox News Congressional Coalition Formed to Defend Federal Workers’ Rights Maritime Unions Join Farmers in Asking Congress to Boost Funding for
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 3, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-3-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 9, March 3, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: 91st MM&P Convention Call Aug. 3-5 Iran War Spreads: Unions Working to Support Members in Conflict Zone Six US Service Members Killed in Action; Iran Strikes Five Tankers, Killing Two Seafarers US-Flag Tanker Struck in Attack on Port in Bahrain Maritime Administrator Stephen
- [MM&P Jurisdiction- APL Arbitration Award Update](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-jurisdiction-apl-arbitration-award-update/) - Subject- MM&P Jurisdiction- APL Arbitration Award Update MM&P received excellent news today that protects Licensed Deck Officer jurisdiction with contracted employer APL. Arbitrator Randi H. Abramsky concluded in her Award on March 4, 2026, that American President Lines, LLC and its affiliate APL Marine Services, Ltd. violated the CBA when the Company did not crew
- [Captain Jim Staples on Fox News](https://bridgedeck.org/captain-jim-staples-on-fox-news/) - Captain Jim Staples explains the danger Iran poses to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6390394798112
- [Special Invitation - 20th Anniversary Maritime Labour Convention](https://bridgedeck.org/37821-2/) - Special Invitation - Event March 10, 2026, 12:30-14:30 GMT (Please note - that's GMT - when planning to watch/attend via Zoom!) The ILO is holding a high-level commemorative event, marking the twentieth anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention. Nautilus Federation director, Mark Dickinson, is one of the panellists, alongside Sascha Meijer and other seafarer, shipowner
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 24, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-feb-24-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 8, February 24, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: US-Flag Coalition Expresses Gratitude to White House for Maritime Action Plan US Moves Vessels Into Place in Preparation for Possible Strikes on Iran NMC Mitigation Efforts—Credential Extensions Union Membership in the US Grows to 16-Year High VW Workers in Tennessee Celebrate First Union
- [Maritime Union of Australia's Protest Against AI & Automation](https://bridgedeck.org/maritime-union-of-australias-protest-against-ai-automation/) - Click here to view the reel posted to Maritime Union of Australia's (MUA) Facebook page.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 17, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-feb-17-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 7, February 17, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Announces First Food for Peace Shipment by USDA: US-Flag Fleet Welcomes Restoration of a Key Source of Cargo Lapse in Appropriations and Government Shutdown Administration Releases America’s Maritime Action Plan US-Flag Cargo on Great Lakes Declined in 2025, With Lower Water Levels
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 10, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-feb-10-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 6, February 10, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Six-Year Sentence for Master of Ship That Struck US-Flag Tanker in 2025 Crew of Pasha Hawaii’s MV George II Interviewed in Professional Mariner Magazine Maersk-Hapag Alliance to Send Ships Through the Red Sea With Naval Escorts US Shoots Down Drone in Strait of
- [IFSMA February 2026 Newsletter Online](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-february-2026-newsletter-online/) - The newest edition of the IFSMA newsletter for February 2026 is now online. Click here to view a pdf version.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 3, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-feb-3-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 5, February 3, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Lapse in Appropriations and Government Shutdown MM&P Members Back at Work After Courts Allow Offshore Wind Projects to Restart USCG Navigation Center Launches New Home Page Seafarer Abandonments Up Sharply in 2025 Two Years After Bridge Collapse, MV Dali Officers Still Detained in
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 27, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-jan-27-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 4, January 27, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Breaking News: More Than Half of American Mariners Intend to Leave Their Jobs in the Next Five Years House–Senate Conferees Agree to Fund MSP at Level Advocated by US-Flag Fleet CMA CGM to Resume Routing Ships Via Cape of Good Hope Soo Locks
- [WMU Sea-Life Balance Report PDF Available](https://bridgedeck.org/wmu-sea-life-balance-report-pdf-available/) - Please click here to view the World Maritime University report In Search of a Sea-Life Balance in an Adverse Environment Understanding Seafarers’ Life, Work and Turnover. This is a highly relevant report for all mariners.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 20, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-jan-20-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 3, January 20, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Guidelines Include Stronger Protections Against Seafarer Criminalization As Suez Traffic Restarts, Houthis Make New Threats Congressional Ferry Caucus Meets in Washington New Leadership Team Appointed to Head US Merchant Marine Academy New Federal Maritime Commissioner Sworn In Very Important: Make Sure Your
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 13, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-jan-13-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 2, January 13, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maritime Labor Calls for US-Flag Shipping Requirement on Venezuelan Oil Imports MAERSK DENVER Makes First US-Flag Transit of Bab el-Mandeb Straits in Two Years NMC Will Launch New Application Submission Portal on Jan. 26 New Documentary Short Focuses on the San Francisco Bar
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 6, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-jan-6-2026/) - Volume 32… Number 1, January 6, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New York Times Reports: “Sanctioned Tankers Flee Venezuela After US Military Operation” New Issue of the MM&P Magazine Now Online Temporary Reduction of Service at REC New Orleans Police in Australia Find Cocaine Hidden in Refrigeration Unit of a Shipping Container New San
- [Statue City Cruises Job Fair Jan. 28, 2026](https://bridgedeck.org/statue-city-cruises-job-fair-jan-28-2026/) - Statue City Cruises will be holding a job fair on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at the Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, New Jersey. Please click here to view the poster with complete information.
- [STCW Review](https://bridgedeck.org/stcw-review/) - Please click here to see the STCW review.
- [Maritime Labor Letter to Administration on Venezuelan Oil](https://bridgedeck.org/maritime-labor-letter-to-administration-on-venezuelan-oil/) - Please click here to read a pdf version of the Maritime Labor Letter to the Administration on Venezuelan Oil.
- [Global Seafarer Newest Online!](https://bridgedeck.org/global-seafarer-newest-online/) - Click here to view a PDF version of the December 2025 edition of Nautilus Federation's The Global Seafarer.
- [IFSMA January 2026 Newsletter Online](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-january-2026-newsletter-online/) - The newest edition of the IFSMA newsletter for January 2026 is now online. Please click here to view a pdf copy.
- [Article Featuring Pasha Hawaii's GEORGE II](https://bridgedeck.org/37464-2/) - Please enjoy an article on Pasha Hawaii's George II from the January 2026 edition of Professional Mariner, available in pdf format. Select pages from the full edition of the magazine are accessible by clicking here.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 30, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-dec-30-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 52, December 30, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Holiday Greetings New Zealand’s Government Rejects Plan to Waive Cabotage Law Senate Confirms New Coast Guard Commandant Navy Accepts Delivery of Newest Fleet Oiler Women in Maritime Conference in Vallejo in March News From the MM&P Plan Office: MM&P Vacation Plan—Last Day for
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 23, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-dec-23-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 51, December 23, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Holiday Greetings Senate Confirms Stephen Carmel as 21st US Maritime Administrator US Stops Second Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela ITF Condemns Newest Black Sea Ship Attacks: “Targeting Seafarers Is Completely Unacceptable” Are You Looking to Take the Chief Mate Ops Course or the
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 16, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-dec-16-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 50, December 16, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Restore Union Rights to Federal Workers; Attention Now Shifts to the Senate Administration Strips Airport Security Officers of Their Union Rights US Seizes Shadow Fleet Tanker NTSB Issues Final Report on Fatal Baltimore Bridge Strike New Pilot
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 9, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-dec-9-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 49, December 9, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: NMC Announces Website Changes to Streamline MMC Application Process Security Team on Turkish Ship Exchanges Fire With Skiffs in Red Sea ITF Adds Three Countries to Its Flag-of-Convenience List Federal Workers Alliance Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Restoring Union Rights to DOD
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 2, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-dec-2-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 48, December 2, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maersk Says It Has No Specific Timeline for Returning to Suez Canal Transits CSA Honors Mariners and Ships for Environmental Excellence More Countries Adopt Cabotage Laws Like the Jones Act Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson Assumes Command of MSC 2026 Mariners for America Conference
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Nov. 25, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-nov-25-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 46, November 25, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Bipartisan Majority Moves to Force House Vote on Bill to Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights NTSB Says Loose Wire Led to Fatal Baltimore Bridge Strike MLL Executive Moves One Step Closer to Confirmation as Maritime Administrator Iran Releases Tanker Seized in Gulf of
- [Holiday Greetings!](https://bridgedeck.org/holiday-greetings/) - Wishing you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year. For all of those at sea, especially those in the contentious waters, may you and your shipmates endeavor to remain out of harm's way and incur smooth voyages. May 2026 bring peace, happiness and prosperity to all. Please click here to view our
- [IFSMA December 2025 Newsletter Online](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-december-2025-newsletter-online/) - The newest edition of the IFSMA newsletter for December 2025 is now online. Please click here to view a pdf copy.
- [NTSB Final Report Online](https://bridgedeck.org/ntsb-final-report-online/) - NTSB Final Report: Contact of Containership Dali with Francis Scott Key Bridge On December 10, 2025, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its final report on the Contact of containership Dali with Francis Scott Key Bridge and subsequent bridge collapse. The Board met on November 18, 2025, to adopt the final report. The accident occurred
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Nov. 18, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-nov-18-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 456, November 18, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Houthis Say They Will Stop Red Sea Attacks Iran Seizes Tanker in Gulf of Oman Resumption of Service at NMC Regional Examination Centers Piracy Rises in First Nine Months of 2025 Navy Awards General Dynamics the Contract for Two More John Lewis Class
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Nov. 11, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-nov-11-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 45, November 11, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: One in Four Seafarers Get No Shore Leave at All MM&P Pledges Support for Global Alliance to Protect Port Workers’ Jobs US Salutes Merchant Mariners on Veterans Day Suspension of Port Fees on China-Linked Ships 50th Anniversary of the Sinking of the SS
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Nov. 4, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-28-2025-2/) - Volume 31… Number 44, November 4, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maritime Industry Salutes Mariners, MM&P Plans Trustee and MLL Executive Unions Reiterate Support for SHIPS Act in Testimony for Shipbuilding Hearing SLNC STAR Saves Crew of Drifting Fishing Boat US and China Suspend Reciprocal Port Fees for a Year Unions Call on Administration
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 28, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-28-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 43, October 28, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: White House Nominee for Maritime Administrator Testifies Before Senate Committee “MM&P and APA Members Share a Mission and an Immense Responsibility,” MM&P President Says STCW Dispensations to Mitigate Impact of Government Shutdown US Navy Lays Keel for New Navajo-Class Towing, Rescue and Salvage
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 21, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-21-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 42, October 21, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P Licensed Deck Officers Take Command of CMA-CGM PHOENIX New USCG Update on NMC Efforts to Mitigate Impact of Government Shutdown Members of Congress Call for Reconstitution of Safety Advisory Boards International Carriers React to China’s Reciprocal Port Fees MM&P Expresses Solidarity With
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 14, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-14-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 41, October 14, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Stand With MM&P! Tell OSG and ATC to Respect the Union Rights of MM&P Licensed Deck Officers MSC Awards Civilian Service Achievement Medal to MM&P Member Nicholas Rossi Coast Guard Update on NMC Efforts to Mitigate Impact of Government Shutdown Watch: Interview With
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 7, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-7-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 40, October 7, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Victory for Unions in Fight to Restore Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights Government Shutdown’s Impacts on Mariners USCG Safety Alert on High-Pressure Water Mist Nozzles Finland Drops Case Against Officers of Tanker That Severed Undersea Cables MM&P Atlantic Maritime Group Endorses Vito Fossella
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 30, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-sept-30-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 39, September 30, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: AFL-CIO Upholds MM&P’s Jurisdiction Over Licensed Deck Officer Jobs Aboard CMA-CGM/APL Vessel NLRB Issues Complaint Against APL for Violating Its Legal Obligation to Bargain With MM&P Unions Call for Passage of Bill to Give Transport Workers Overtime Tax Deduction Second Officer Charged in
- [IFSMA Oct 2025 PDF Available](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-oct-2025-pdf-available/) - Please click here to view the October 2025 edition of the IFSMA Newsletter.
- [September 2025 IFSMA Online](https://bridgedeck.org/september-2025-ifsma-online/) - New Online IFSMA Newsletter Please click here to view a pdf version of the September 2025 IFSMA Newsletter.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 23, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-sept-23-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 38, September 23, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Faster Labor Contracts Act: Bipartisan Bill Would Make Employers Come to Table to Negotiate a First Contract Shipmasters Advocacy Group Urges Action to Protect Mariners’ Safety and Rights The Fall 2025 Issue of the MM&P Magazine Is Now Online Unions Applaud Senate Introduction
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 16, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-sept-16-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 37, September 16, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Cargo Safety Report Finds More Than One in 10 Shipments Is Mislabeled Ports Call on Congress to Restore Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Allocations India to Blacklist 86 FOC Ships and Order Immediate Repatriation of Indian Seafarers Dozens of Containers Fall Off Vessel in
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 9, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-sept-9-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 36, September 9, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Marine Insurers Update Guidance on EV Shipping Error on Medical Certificates Issued Between 7-25 and 9-3, 2025 Dutch Freighter Runs Aground in Northwest Passage Finland Seeks Jail for Officers Soak Up Exclusive End-of-Summer Savings With Union Plus! The MM&P Disaster Relief Fund Is
- [Fall 2025 MM&P Magazine Online](https://bridgedeck.org/fall-2025-mmp-magazine-online/) - Newest MM&P Magazine is Online! Please click here to view the PDF version of the Fall 2025 magazine, The Master, Mate & Pilot.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 2, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-sept-2-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 35, September 2, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Fires All Members of Maritime Safety Advisory Committees US to Begin Applying Fees to China-Linked Ships in October In Surprise Move, Turkey Releases Croatian Captain Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Cocaine in Cargo Explosion in Cargo Hold of Liberia-Flag Bulker
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Aug 26, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-aug-26-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 34, August 26, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Fires All Members of Maritime Safety Advisory Committees US to Begin Applying Fees to China-Linked Ships in October In Surprise Move, Turkey Releases Croatian Captain Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Cocaine in Cargo Explosion in Cargo Hold of Liberia-Flag Bulker
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Aug 19, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-aug-19-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 33, August 19, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Fires All Members of Maritime Safety Advisory Committees US to Begin Applying Fees to China-Linked Ships in October In Surprise Move, Turkey Releases Croatian Captain Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Cocaine in Cargo Explosion in Cargo Hold of Liberia-Flag Bulker
- [August 2025 ISFMA Newsletter Available](https://bridgedeck.org/august-2025-isfma-newsletter-available/) - Please click here to view a pdf version of the IFSMA Newsletter for August 2025.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Aug 12, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-aug-12-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 32, August 12, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Nautilus Interviews MM&P VP Tom Larkin on Fight for Union Rights at OSG/ATC Matson Begins Construction of Next-Gen LNG-Powered Ships Houthi Rebels Issue New Threats Against International Shipping Piracy Surged in Asian Waters in First Six Months of 2025 Singapore-Flag Maersk Ship and
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Aug 5, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-aug-5-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 31, August 5, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: AFL-CIO Impartial Umpire Rules That CMA-CGM PHOENIX Licensed Deck Officers Fall Within MM&P Jurisdiction and That American Maritime Officers (AMO) Violated Article XX, Sections 2 and 3 By Taking MM&P Work Unions Go to Court to Restore Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights Transportation
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 29, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-29-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 30, July 29, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Unions Push to Make Transportation Workers Eligible for New Overtime Tax Deduction Senate Committee Advances Funding for Maritime Security Program MM&P Licensed Deck Officers Profiled in US Ocean Publication National Maritime Center Announces New Web-Based Application Status and Credential Verification Tools “Saints of
- [July/Aug Global Seafarer - MM&P Page 7](https://bridgedeck.org/july-aug-global-seafarer-mmp-page-7/) - Please click here to view the July/August edition of the Global Seafarer. Nautilus Federation writes about MM&P's Offshore struggle with the Alaska Tanker Company (ATC) and Overseas Shipping Group (OSG) - see page 7: Fight for union recognition continues for US deck officers despite historic mandate.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 22, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-22-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 29, July 22, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Act Now! You Can Help Restore Union Rights to Federal Workers! Citing Risks of Lithium-ion Batteries, Matson Suspends Shipping EVs Fiscal Year 2026 House of Representatives MSP Appropriations Update ITF Sounds the Alarm on Surge in Seafarer Abandonment MM&P and MITAGS Tout Benefits
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 15, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-15-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 28, July 15, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Towards an “America First” Food Aid Program: Unions and Farmers Fight to Save PL 480 Cargo Eleven Crewmembers Unaccounted for After Houthis Attack Liberia-Flag Bulker New Congressional Caucus Seeks More Federal Funding for Ferry Systems National Hurricane Center Offers Twice Weekly Briefings for
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 8, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-8-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 27, July 8, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Middle East Conflict: ITF Seeks “Warlike Operations Area” Designation for Militarized Waterways Crew Abandons Liberian-Flagged Bulker Attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea Unions Oppose White House Nominee to Key Labor Department Post: “His Confirmation Would Put the Rights of Millions of Workers
- [July 2025 IFSMA Newsletter](https://bridgedeck.org/july-2025-ifsma-newsletter/) - The July 2025 edition of the monthly newsletter of the International Federation of Ship Masters (IFSMA) is available - click here! MM&P is a member of IFSMA which is primarily concerned with representing the interests of serving shipmasters in bodies such as the International Maritime Organization, the International Labor Organization, and other relevant international and
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 1, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-1-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 26, July 1, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Coast Guard Announces New Policy for Crediting Sea Service on ATB Combinations MM&P Members at Great Lakes Towing Free Cement Carrier Lodged in Cuyahoga River Unions and Businesses Urge President Trump Not to Shut Down Job Corps Please Respond to the University of
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 24, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-24-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 25, June 24, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Middle East: Israel and Iran Continue to Exchange Strikes After US Declares Ceasefire MM&P Members Aboard Staten Island Ferry SAMUEL NEWHOUSE Honored for Bravery Unions Urge the Senate to Remove Ban on State-Level AI Laws From Budget Reconciliation Bill The New Issue of
- [MM&P Summer 2025 Magazine ONLINE!](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-summer-2025-magazine-online/) - Please click here to view a PDF version of our Summer 2025 magazine, The Master, Mate & Pilot.
- [Two MM&P Members Featured](https://bridgedeck.org/two-mmp-members-featured/) - Check out the newest VOYAGES publication from US Ocean While we think the whole publication is wonderful, we loved seeing Crew Spotlights for CM Monique Watanabe (p.16) and Captain Kevin Franssen (p17)!
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 17, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-17-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 24, June 17, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Boost Cargo Preference National Weather Service Adding New Hires After Reductions in Staff MM&P Members at Grand River Navigation Ratify New Contract White House Names Sang Yi as Acting Head of the Maritime Administration Debris From Burning
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 10, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-10-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 23, June 10, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Leading Maritime Organizations Urge Congress to Ensure Full Funding for Critical Navigation Safety Systems Salvors Arrive at Site of Burning PCTC Off Aleutian Islands Pirates Board Cargo Ship in Gulf of Guinea and Kidnap Injured Crewmember NTSB Releases Audio Transcript From MV DALI
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 3, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-3-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 22, June 3, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Fatigue Remains an Intractable Problem for Seafarers, New Study Shows Abandoned Seafarers Tell Their Stories With Help From the ITF Sen. Mark Kelly Honored by US Shipbuilders With Maritime Leadership Award Adm. Kevin E. Lunday Nominated to Be New Coast Guard Commandant NTSB
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 27, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-27-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 21, May 27, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Bipartisan Legislation Would Modernize Merchant Mariner Credential Exam FMC to Investigate Impact on US Shipping of Flags of Convenience, Open Registries Police in Norway Arrest Officer of the Watch After Ship Runs Aground in a Garden New Global Minimum Wage Set for International
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 20, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-20-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 20, May 20, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Rep. Rick Larsen Receives Salute to Congress Award for Leadership on Maritime Issues Mexican Navy Tall Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge, Killing Two Members of Crew Defense Department to End Prepositioned Ship Program ILO and IMO Formally Adopt New Guidelines on Fair Treatment of
- [House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Boost Cargo Preference to 100 %](https://bridgedeck.org/house-of-representatives-passes-legislation-to-boost-cargo-preference-to-100/) - House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Boost Cargo Preference to 100 Percent The House of Representatives has passed HR 2035, bipartisan legislation to increase the US-flag cargo preference shipping requirement to 100 percent for all cargoes procured, furnished or financed by the Department of Transportation. The bill was sponsored by Congressman Salud Carbajal, Ranking Member
- [Nautilus Report](https://bridgedeck.org/nautilus-report/) - Please click here to view the pdf NATO Member States' National Merchant Fleet & Seafarers report on Implications for Maritime Security and Resilience.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 13, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-13-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 19, May 13, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Nominates MLL Executive as Maritime Administrator TTD President on MSP: “A Bipartisan, Cost-Effective Program That Should Be Fully Funded” Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Federal Workers Who Are Also Military Reservists in Long-Running Pay Dispute Unmanned Boat Rams Merchant Vessel Off
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 29, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-29-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 17, April 29, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Workers’ Memorial Day: Remembering Workers Who Have Lost Their Lives on the Job Judge Temporarily Blocks Order Taking Union Rights Away From Federal Workers at Several Agencies Inexperience and Distraction Contributed to 2024 Ohio River Barge Accident Austal USA Christens New Navajo-Class Vessel No
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 6, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-6-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 18, May 6, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Landmark Legislation to Revitalize US Maritime Is Reintroduced in Congress House Republicans Draft Cuts to Federal Employee Pension System Budget Reconciliation Bill Calls for New Navy Warships and MSC Support Vessels Multiple Sources Confirm Houthis Detaining Foreign Vessels in Ras Isa, Yemen MSC
- [USNS SISLER is MSC's Ship in the Spotlight](https://bridgedeck.org/usns-sisler-is-mscs-ship-in-the-spotlight/) - Please click here to view The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command "Ship in the Spotlight: USNS SISLER"
- [IFSMA Newsletter - May 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-may-2025/) - Please click here to access a pdf version of the IFSMA May 2025 Newsletter.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 22, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-22-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 16, April 22, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Shipping Industry Recognizes Seafarers as “Key Workers” Nautilus Federation Study Explores Recruitment and Retention Problems in Maritime UN Warns of Growing Risks of Jamming and Spoofing MSC Ships Will Be Outfitted With Security Cameras as Sexual Assault Deterrent USACE Partners With Kings Point
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 15, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-15-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 15, April 15, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Message to All Members of the MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group US-Flag Fleet Goes to Capitol Hill to Advocate for American Ships and Crews Executive Order Aims to Boost Shipbuilding and Increase Demand for US Vessels US Secretary of Transportation Vows to Help
- [Nautilus Federation Publication](https://bridgedeck.org/nautilus-federation-publication/) - Please click here to access the pdf Recruitment and Retention of Seafarers, March 2025, provided by the Nautilus Federation.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 8, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-8-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 14, April 9, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “ATC and OTC Must Come to the Table and Bargain a Fair Contract”: Strong Support From Labor Organizations for MM&P Members at Saltchuk Impact on Shipping of Sweeping New Tariffs Remains Unclear DC Circuit Court Rules NLRB Board Member Must Be Reinstated Pending
- [Executive Order to Restore American Maritime Dominance](https://bridgedeck.org/executive-order-to-restore-american-maritime-dominance/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Contact: pressoffice@dot.gov U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Applauds President Trump’s Plan to Restore American Maritime Dominance USDOT Will Help Lead the President's Vision to Reinvigorate U.S. Shipbuilding and Revitalize the Merchant Marine Academy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today applauded President Trump’s Executive Order
- [FEMG & Trump's EO 14251](https://bridgedeck.org/femg-trumps-eo-14251/) - MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE MM&P FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MEMBERSHIP GROUP – POSTED 4-15-2025 EO 14251, signed by President Trump on March 27, 2025, attempts to eliminate CBAs with our federal employers. We currently have CBAs in effect and employers are obligated by law to honor them. However, MM&P members working with our federal employers
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 1, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-1-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 13, April 1, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Joint Union Statement on President Trump’s March 27 Executive Order Marine Society Honors C. James Patti for 50 Years of Service to the US-Flag Fleet White House Nominates Navy Veteran to Be Maritime Administrator Administration to Cut Another 10 Percent of NOAA Workers
- [Trump's Firing of NLRB Gwynne Wilcox](https://bridgedeck.org/trumps-firing-of-nlrb-gwynne-wilcox/) - President Trump’s firing of National Labor Relations Board Senior Board Member Gwynne Wilcox, means the NLRB—the independent agency tasked with protecting the rights of working people—has been unable to rule on any cases because it no longer has a quorum. Under Supreme Court case law dating back to 1935, NLRB members are appointed for set
- [April 2025 IFSMA Newsletter Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/april-2025-ifsma-newsletter-now-online/) - Please click here to view the April 2025 edition of the IFSMA Newsletter.
- [March/April 2025 Global Seafarer Available Here](https://bridgedeck.org/march-april-2025-global-seafarer-available-here/) - Please click here to access the March/April 2025 edition of the Global Seafarer.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 25, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-25-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 12, March 25, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Seeks to Limit Federal Unions’ Role As It Prepares for More Layoffs NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations on Risks to Bridges of Vessel Strikes The New Issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot Is Now Online National Maritime Center’s Web-Based Tools Unavailable
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 18, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-18-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 11, March 18, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Walks Back Plan to Fire Thousands of USACE Employees TTD Congratulates Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer on Senate Confirmation US Strikes Houthis Over Threats to Shipping US Could Bar Ships From Countries Responsible for “Maritime Chokepoints” More GPS Disruptions Reported in Strait of Hormuz
- [First Issue of 2025 Magazine Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/first-issue-of-2025-magazine-now-online/) - The newest issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine is now online. Please click here to view a PDF copy of the magazine.
- [IFSMA Newsletter #86 - March 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-86-march-2025/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #86 - March 2025 Edition.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 11, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-11-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 10, March 11, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Announces Sweeping Overhaul to Reinvigorate Maritime Industry Bipartisan Legislation Requiring 100 Percent Cargo Preference for DOT Cargo Is Introduced in Congress CMA CGM to Invest $20 Billion in US Over Four Years Court Reinstates National Labor Relations Board Member Gwynne A. Wilcox
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 4, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-4-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 9, March 4, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P Captain Files Whistleblower Claim Against American President Lines and Subsidiaries After Retaliation for Reporting Rest Period Violations and Other Protected Activity Maritime Unions Call on New Hampshire Lawmakers to Reject Anti-Jones Act Bill ILA Members Ratify New Six-Year Contract Administration Fires Hundreds
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 25, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-25-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 8, February 25, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Sandy Hook Pilots Respond to Boating Accident US Proposes Steep New Port Fees on Chinese Ships Unions Ask Congress to Restore Maritime Safety Committees Eliminated by Administration Secretary of Defense Fires Chief of Naval Operations China’s Delay in Warning of Live-Fire Exercise Concerns
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 18, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-18-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 7, February 18, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Lawmakers From Farm States Try to Save Food for Peace Program, a Major Source of Cargo for the Merchant Marine Unions Sue Federal Agencies Over Access to Americans’ Private Data SS UNITED STATES, a Liner Once Crewed by MM&P LDOs, Departs on Final
- [Columbia River Bar Pilots Seeking Applicants](https://bridgedeck.org/columbia-river-bar-pilots-seeking-applicants/) - APPLY NOW! COLUMBIA RIVER BAR PILOTS SEEKING APPLICANTS: DEADLINE MARCH 15! The Columbia River Bar Pilots are actively seeking applicants to fill expected vacancies. Applicants must have at least one year of sea time as Master on commercial ships over 5,000 GT and two years of sea time. The Pilots are an equal opportunity organization
- [Seattle Advocacy Continues](https://bridgedeck.org/seattle-advocacy-continues/) - MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer J. Lars Turner spoke before the Seattle City Council: Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee Special Meeting on February 24, 2025. To view the video clip, please CLICK HERE. The clip should start at the 1:09:41 mark as Lars begins to address the Council.
- [PLEASE HELP - MM&P PETITION](https://bridgedeck.org/please-help-mmp-petition/) - Dear Brothers and Sisters of Masters, Mates & Pilots, The Licensed Deck Officers (LDOs) at Alaska Tanker Company (ATC) and Overseas Shipping Group (OSG) voted in a free and fair election to be represented by Masters, Mates, and Pilots (MM&P), effective January 1, 2024, and October 22, 2024, respectively. Despite their legal obligation to negotiate
- [MM&P Secretary-Treasurer's Seattle Op-Ed](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-secretary-treasurers-seattle-op-ed/) - Please take a few minutes to read the Op-Ed co-written by MM&P Secretary-Treasurer J. Lars Turner regarding industrial land zoning in Seattle. https://publicola.com/2025/02/19/the-citys-maritime-industrial-area-is-no-place-for-housing/
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 11, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-11-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 6, February 11, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Study Shows Most Seafarers “Adjust” Records of Their Work/Rest Hours Maritime Infrastructure Hearing Touches on Wide Range of Issues MM&P Pledges Support for MSC’s Ambitious 95 Percent Manning Goal: “But Attracting and Retaining CIVMARS Will Require Improvements in Compensation and Working Conditions,” FEMG
- [IFSMA Newsletter #85 - February 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-85-february-2025/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #85 - February 2025 Edition.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 4, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-4-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 5, February 4, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Firings of Key Officials at NLRB Block Its Ability to Rule on Any Cases Transportation Labor Statement on Mid-Air Collision in Washington, DC LONE STAR STATE, the Newest NSMV, Is Launched US Army Corps of Engineers Celebrates 250 Years of Service Panama Canal:
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 28, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-28-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 4, January 28, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Operation Deep Freeze: MM&P Licensed Deck Officers at the Conn of OCEAN GIANT Administration Issues Executive Orders Relevant to AFL-CIO Affiliates Houthis Release Crew of Hijacked Car Carrier Suspicious Military Craft Seeks to Divert US-Flag Ship Into Iranian Waters Coast Guard Commandant Relieved
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 21, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-21-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 3, January 21, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Houthis Say They Will Lift Red Sea Blockade Following Ceasefire Agreement APL Flags In the Last of the Newbuilds, PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON Maritime Coalition Endorses US Transportation Secretary Nominee, Applauds His Support for the Jones Act Soo Locks Close for Seasonal Maintenance
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 14, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-14-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 2, January 14, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Stronger Together: America’s Second Largest Union Rejoins the AFL-CIO Longshore Workers Reach Tentative Agreement With Ports and Shippers Global Seafarer, a Publication of the Nautilus Federation, Is Now Online Chinese Ship Suspected of Damaging Cable Off Taiwan Had Two AIS Devices NASSCO Lays
- [Diversity at Sea Survey - Please Participate](https://bridgedeck.org/diversity-at-sea-survey-please-participate/) - Please take a few moments to complete the Diversity at Sea survey. The Global Maritime Forum’s Diversity@Sea project is entering a critical stage, and needs your insights to ensure that real, industry-wide improvements are made. Click the link, scan the code, take the survey! Thank you!
- [Staten Island Ferry Video on YouTube](https://bridgedeck.org/staten-island-ferry-video-on-youtube/) - Check out the video about Staten Island Ferry created by Flint Gennari at FlintFotos CLICK HERE!
- [New Global Seafarer Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/new-global-seafarer-now-online/) - Please click here to view a pdf version of the December 2024/January 2025 Global Seafarer.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 7, 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-7-2025/) - Volume 31… Number 1, January 7, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: The Master, Mate & Pilot Is Now Online ILA and US Maritime Alliance Are Set to Resume Negotiations Navy Accepts Delivery of Newest Fleet Oiler Congress to Continue Investigating Allegations of Sexual Assault and Harassment at Coast Guard Academy CIVMARS Bring Christmas Cheer
- [Winter 2024 MM&P Magazine Online](https://bridgedeck.org/winter-2024-mmp-magazine-online/) - The Winter 2024 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine is available to view online. Please click here to view a PDF version. 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
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 31, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-31-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 52, December 31, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Year’s Greetings Coast Guard Inspectors in Baltimore Discover Counterfeit Pilot Ladders Maritime Administrator Ann Phillips to Step Down in View of Presidential Transition Mariner Credentialing Program Transformation Final Rule World News: Finland Says Ship Suspected in Cable Sabotage Dragged Anchor for 50
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 24, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-24-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 51, December 24, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Holiday Greetings! “Ships for America Act” Introduced in Congress to Revitalize US Maritime Senate Approves Social Security Fairness Act Requirement to Submit MMC User Fees via the Pay.gov Website Do You Know a Retired Mariner With Demonstrated Financial Need Who Could Use Some
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 17, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-17-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 51, December 17, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Holiday Greetings! Unions Call on Senate to Restore Fair Treatment for Retirees Transportation Labor Backs Inquiry Into Spain’s Denial of Entry to US-Flag Ships MM&P Member Honored by Crowley for Helping to Save the Life of a Shipmate Exciting News From MM&P Plans!
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 10, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-10-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 50, December 10, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P 2024 Election Results Pending Legislation Includes Provisions Important to the Merchant Marine Navy’s Afloat Accident Rate Rises Webinars for Blue Water Mariners This Thursday and Friday UK’s Civil Service Mariners Vote to Strike for Second Time This Year Union Plus Can Make
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 3, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-3-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 49, December 3, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: ITF Affiliates Meet With Regulators to Fight Criminalization of Mariners Navy Destroyers Defend Three US-Flag Ships From Houthi Attacks in Gulf of Aden Crewmembers of Panama-Flag Bulker Protest Year-Long Detention in India Coast Guard Update: Calculators for Mariner Credentialing Examinations NAVCEN Launches Updated
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, November 26, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-november-26-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 48, November 26, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Navy Will Take 17 MSC Ships Out of Service Because of CIVMAR Shortage Cal Maritime Will Merge With Another School Australia Bans Dutch Cargo Ship for Six Months Retirement Benefits Seminar for Offshore Members and Applicants Investigation Into August 2024 Sinking of Mega-Yacht:
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, November 19, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-november-19-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 47, November 19, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: National Labor Relations Board Bans Captive Audience Meetings APL Continues Fleet Renewal Without Regard to Safety of Life at Sea St. Lawrence Seaway Donates Historic Tug to Great Lakes Maritime Academy Maritime Unions Tell Congress: “US Should Encourage America’s Youth to Join the
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, November 12, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-november-12-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 46, November 12, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P and Nautilus Warn NATO: “Decline of Merchant Navies Poses Severe Risks” Message on the Election Results From AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Merchant Mariners Honored on Veterans Day MM&P Members at McAllister in San Juan Ratify New Contract SF Bay Ferry Wins $55.3
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, November 5, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-november-5-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 45, November 5, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler: “This Election, the AFL-CIO Is Running Clear Through the Finish Line” Global Seafarer, a Publication of the Nautilus Federation, Is Now Online Rep. Debbie Dingell Named Great Lakes Legislator of the Year Four Stowaways Found on Rudder of MSC
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, October 29, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-29-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 44, October 29, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Breaking News: Licensed Deck Officers at OSG Vote for MM&P Representation! MM&P President Don Marcus: “The APA and State-Licensed Pilots Will Always Have MM&P’s Full Support” Award for Heroism to MM&P Members Aboard Staten Island Ferry DOROTHY DAY APL Continues Fleet Renewal Without
- [Licensed Deck Officers at OSG Vote for MM&P Representation](https://bridgedeck.org/licensed-deck-officers-at-osg-vote-for-mmp-representation/) - MM&P Celebrates Largest Licensed Deck Officer Organizing Win in U.S. Merchant Marine in at Least 50 Years! Licensed Deck Officers at OSG Vote for MM&P Representation Licensed deck officers at OSG have voted to be represented by the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots. OSG chief mates, floating chief mates, second mates, and third
- [September-October Global Seafarer Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/september-october-global-seafarer-now-online/) - Please click here to view a pdf version of the September/October The Global Seafarer.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, October 22, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-22-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 43, October 22, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Delegates to ITF Congress Pledge to Continue the Fight to Defend the Rights of Transport Workers AFL-CIO Warns That Trump’s Policies Would Make It Harder to Win Contract Gains Future Navajo-Class Towing Vessel Will Honor Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island News From the
- [MM&P Leadership at ITF Congress in Marrakesh](https://bridgedeck.org/35824-2/) - Please check out the video linked below, featuring MM&P Vice President J. Lars Turner. The video takes you to the Nautilus YouTube channel. Nautilus created this video, reporting from the International Transport Workers' Federation Congress in Marrakesh. The ITF is a global body that incorporates transport unions from across the globe and ensures that workers
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, October 15, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-15-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 42, October 15, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Workforce Development Key to Reinvigorating Maritime, Rep. John Garamendi Says US Transportation Command Welcomes New Commander California Governor Vetoes Diesel Particulate Filter Safety Bill Drownings of Two Navy SEALs Were Preventable, Investigation Finds A Message From Cigna: Resources to Keep in Mind on
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, October 8, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-8-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 41, October 8, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Operations Resume at East and Gulf Coast Ports After Strike Ends US Strikes Houthi Weapon Sites Unapproved Courses at Gulf Coast Maritime Academy California Is Latest State to Ban Captive Audience Meetings The MM&P Tampa Hall Has Moved Curious About a Pilotage Career
- [IFSMA Newsletter #81 - October 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-81-october-2024/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #81 - October 2024 Edition.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, September 24, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-1-2024-2/) - Volume 30… Number 39, September 24, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Important: Attention Vessel Masters Nominee to Head USTRANSCOM Tells Congress: “US-Flag Sealift Capability Is Critically Important to Our Mission” Court in Turkey Sentences Captain and Chief Mate of Panama-Flag Ship to 30 Years for Cocaine in Cargo Keel Is Laid for USNS LANSING,
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, October 1, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-1-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 40, October 1, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: ILA Members Out on Strike: Maritime Unions Pledge Solidarity With Longshore Workers New Issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot on Bridgedeck.org American Pilots’ Association Celebrates 140th Anniversary Captain of FOC Tanker Gets Eight Months in Prison for Oil Dumping Important: MM&P Tampa
- [The Fall Edition of the Magazine is Online](https://bridgedeck.org/the-fall-edition-of-the-magazine-is-online/) - Please click here to view a PDF of the new Fall edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine.
- [Click here - A Message of Solidarity from Maritime Labor](https://bridgedeck.org/a-message-of-solidarity-from-maritime-labor/) - Please Click here to read the message of solidarity from Maritime Labor for the International Longshoremen's Association. “MM&P has a long record of solidarity with the ILA,” said MM&P President Don Marcus. “Terminal operators and ocean carriers are bringing in record profits.” “Under cover of ‘automation,’ on the docks and aboard ship, these employers are
- [Click here - White House Biden Message on Negotiations Between USMX & ILA](https://bridgedeck.org/35741-2/) - Statement from President Joe Biden on the Negotiations Between USMX and the International Longshoremen’s Association Briefing Room - Statements and Releases Below please see a statement from President Biden on the negotiations between USMX and the ILA. "Collective bargaining is the best way for workers to get the pay and benefits they deserve. I have
- [Summer 2023 Magazine Edition Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/summer-2023-magazine-edition-now-online/) - Please click here to view a PDF version of the Summer 2023 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, September 17, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-september-10-2024-2/) - Volume 30… Number 38, September 17, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Acts to Ensure All US-Funded Projects Include Strong Labor Standards New Federal Grants for Ferries in Alaska and San Francisco Mark Dickinson Elected President of Britain’s Trade Union Congress Federal Labor Relations Authority Back at Full Strength After Senate Vote St. Lawrence
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, September 10, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-september-10-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 37, September 10, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Five MSC Support Ships Commended for Red Sea Service Port of Green Bay Will Expand Thanks to Federal Grant Mariner Aboard FOC Ship Died of Heat Exhaustion PATRIOT STATE, Mass Maritime’s New Training Ship, Is Christened Register for the Webinar on Falsification of
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, September 3, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-september-3-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 36, September 3, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Important Notification: Attention Vessel Masters “Union Approval Rating” Continues to Climb ILWU Pledges Solidarity With ILA as Contract Deadline Nears USNS BURLINGTON Completes Operation Continuing Promise Thousands of Hotel Workers Strike Over Low Pay, Service Cuts Mark Your Calendar: Atlantic Maritime Group Membership
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, August 27, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-august-27-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 35, August 27, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MV PRESIDENT BUSH Joins APL Fleet Navy Secretary Tells Maersk CEO the Company Should Order US-Built Ships Number of Confined Space Deaths Continues to Rise Containers Offloaded From Ship That Struck Baltimore Bridge in March Crew of Greek-Flag Tanker Forced to Abandon Ship
- [A Culture of Adjustment - from WMU](https://bridgedeck.org/a-culture-of-adjustment-from-wmu/) - A Culture of Adjustment, Evaluating the Implementation of the Current Maritime Regulatory Framework on Rest and Work Hours, is an important report from the World Maritime University's Maritime Commons. The report is available for download by clicking here.
- [Quantifying An Inconvenient Truth - from WMU](https://bridgedeck.org/quantifying-an-inconvenient-truth-from-wmu/) - Quantifying and Inconvenient Truth: Revisiting a Culture of Adjustment on Work/Rest Hours, is an important report from the World Maritime University's Maritime Commons and is available for download by clicking here.
- [SOCP Updated Guide Available for Download](https://bridgedeck.org/socp-updated-guide-available-for-download/) - Please click here for the updated Best Practices Guide for SOCP Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention.
- [IFSMA Newsletter #80 - September 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-80-september-2024/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #80 - September 2024 Edition.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, August 13, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-august-13-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 33, August 13, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for President Crew of Staten Island Ferry NEWHOUSE Responds to Medical Emergency Navy Christens USNS POINT LOMA Gap Between CEO Salaries and Workers’ Wages Continues to Grow Also: New E-mail Submission Instructions for MMC and MMC-Related Documents
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, August 6, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-august-6-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 32, August 6, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “Panama Canal Tug Captains Working 10-12-Hour Days With No Relief”: Unions Ask IMO Secretary-General to Urge the Panama Canal to Comply With International Conventions on Hours of Work and Rest Nautilus Federation News Magazine Now Live on Bridgedeck.org Temporary Closure of REC Charleston
- [July-August Global Seafarer Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/july-august-global-seafarer-now-online/) - Please click here to view a pdf version of the July/August The Global Seafarer. ---> Check out Page 7 - MM&P's Government and Fleet Representative Randi Ciszewski was honored for defending mariner rights at the Seafarers International House in New York City.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 30, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-30-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 31, July 30, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Jones Act in the Crosshairs: Project 2025 Calls for Repeal or Overhaul of America’s Cabotage Law ITF Inspector Finds “Disgraceful Conditions” Aboard Flag-of-Convenience Ship Workers at First Unionized Apple Store in the US Reach Historic Tentative Agreement Soo Lock Project Continues on Schedule,
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 23, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-23-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 30, July 23, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Statement From AFL-CIO Officers on President Biden’s Announcement AFL-CIO Unanimously Endorses Kamala Harris for President MM&P-Contracted Blue and Gold Fleet Launches First Hydrogen-Powered Ferry PRESIDENT REAGAN Joins APL Fleet GLT Christens New Tug; Cleveland-Based Steel Producer Acquires Steel Products Company Fire Aboard Time-Chartered
- [AFL-CIO UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSES KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT](https://bridgedeck.org/afl-cio-unanimously-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president/) - AFL-CIO UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSES KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT Following a vote of its Executive Council, today the AFL-CIO unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election. “From day one, Vice President Kamala Harris has been a true partner in leading the most pro-labor administration in history,” said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. “At
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 16, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-16-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 29, July 16, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P Deckhands at Staten Island Ferry Extinguish Dock Fire MAERSK SENTOSA Targeted by Flying Object in Gulf of Aden MT ALLIED PACIFIC Participates in RIMPAC 2024 The Seaman’s Protection Act Protects Mariners From Retaliation for Reporting Violations of Safety Laws ILWU Member Runs
- [How to Find a Counselor - Explained in Brief Video](https://bridgedeck.org/how-to-find-a-counselor-explained-in-brief-video/) - Trying to find a counselor but unsure of the steps? MM&P's Mental Health Committee leader Miriam Anthony has created a video to help you navigate our website and locate the provider directory under the Resources section. To view the instructional video, please click here.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 9, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-9-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 28, July 9, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Nautilus Federation Unions Issue Call to Action: “NATO Must Reverse the Decline in the Number of Merchant Mariners” The Master, Mate & Pilot Is Now Online PRESIDENT GRANT Joins APL Fleet ITF Adds Two Ship Registries to Its Flag-of-Convenience List Navy Christens Newest
- [IFSMA Newsletter #78 - July 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-78-july-2024/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #78 - July 2024 Edition.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 2, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-2-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 27, July 2, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P Convention Wrap-Up: Nominations for Elected Positions USCG Honors Charleston Harbor Pilot for Handling of Ship That Lost Propulsion Control Marshall Islands-Flag Bulk Carrier Encounters Flotilla of Suspicious Boats Off Yemen After Multiyear Battle, ILA and Port of Charleston Negotiate Plan to Share
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 25, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-25-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 26, June 25, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P 90th Convention Now Underway Industry Leaders Call on Countries With Influence in the Region to Help Stop Red Sea Attacks Charleston Harbor Pilots Save the Day When Outbound Ship Loses Propulsion Control 2,000 Seafarers Abandoned in 2023, the Worst Year on Record
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 18, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-18-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 25, June 18, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Houthis Escalate Attacks on Merchant Ships in the Red Sea AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler: “Heat Events Are a Labor Rights Issue” Captain of Panama-Flag Tanker Faces Prison in Oil Dumping Case Illinois State Legislature Approves Bill Banning Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings PLUS: WSF 2025
- [Summer 2024 Edition The Master, Mate & Pilot Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/summer-2024-edition-the-master-mate-pilot-now-online/) - Please click here to view and download a copy of the Summer 2024 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 11, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-11-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 24, June 11, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Memorial to the American Merchant Marine Unveiled in Normandy Baltimore Shipping Channel Reopens to Full Operation Two Cargo Ships Catch Fire in Gulf of Aden After Missile Strikes NLRB Under Biden “Consistently Supports the Right to Form Unions” NTSB Urges Coast Guard to
- [IFSMA Newsletter #77 - June 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-77-june-2024/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #77 - June 2024 Edition.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 4, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-4-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 23, June 4, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maritime Labor, Contracted Companies, Fight Army Proposal to Decommission Prepositioned Supply Ships MM&P Pacific Ports Coast Agent Visits Crew of APL Newbuild JOHN QUINCY ADAMS MSC Takes Delivery of Newest Fleet Replenishment Oiler Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seek to Turn Maritime Revitalization Plan
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 28, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-28-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 22, May 28, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Update on MM&P Tanker Organizing Campaign: OSG Licensed Deck Officers To Vote in Representation Election New York Can’t Slash Retiree Health Care Benefits, Appeals Court Rules Full Reopening of Baltimore Channel Pushed Forward to June 7 Atlantic Hurricane Season To Set New Records
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 14, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-14-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 20, May 14, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Release Plan To Revitalize Maritime Sector U.S.-Flag Maritime Industry Honors Congressman Sam Graves Living Conditions Aboard Liberia-Flag Bulker “Unbearable,” Unions Say Sad News: MM&P Mourns Captain Mike Murray: Friend, Mentor and Union Brother Bridge Update: Unified Command Prepares To
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 21, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-21-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 21, May 21, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Transportation Labor Demands Stronger Global Safety Standards for Cargo Ships MV DALI Refloated Unions Show Support for Crew Plus: Get a Free Copy of PowerShips Magazine! Mark Your Calendar: Offshore Membership Meeting in Norfolk Union Hall on May 22 Atlantic Maritime Group Quarterly
- [Women Offshore Podcast with MM&P's Chelsea Patterson](https://bridgedeck.org/women-offshore-podcast-with-mmps-chelsea-patterson/) - Check out this podcast! In this episode of Women Offshore, join MM&P's Chelsea Patterson as she talks about the impact of motherhood in the maritime industry. Please click here for the podcast.
- [Maritime TV Interviews MM&P's Chelsea Patterson](https://bridgedeck.org/maritime-tv-interviews-mmps-chelsea-patterson/) - Dave Gardy with Maritime TV interviews Chelsea Patterson, MM&P's Women's Caucus Committee East Coast Liaison. Please click here for the video.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 7, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-7-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 19, May 7, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: President Biden Reestablishes Labor-Management Partnerships at Federal Agencies MV DALI To Be Moved From Baltimore Bridge Site in Coming Days Dive Boat Captain Sentenced to Four Years in Prison Over 2019 Fire Reuters Reports That Iran Has Freed Crew of Ship Seized Last
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 30, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-30-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 18, April 30, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Crew of CIRCLE LINE MANHATTAN Pulls Kayaker From Treacherous Waters of Hell Gate First Ship Enters Port of Baltimore; City Sues Owner and Operator of MV DALI Union Election Petitions Are Up 35 Percent, But Congress Continues to Flat-Fund the National Labor Relations
- [IFSMA Newsletter #76 - May 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-76-may-2024/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #76 - May 2024 Edition.
- [Newest Edition of The Global Seafarer Online](https://bridgedeck.org/newest-edition-of-the-global-seafarer-online/) - The newest edition of The Global Seafarer is available online as a downloadable pdf. Click here to view and download. https://www.nautilusfederation.org/en/global-seafarer/
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 23, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-23-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 17, April 23, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P Government Group Representative Randi Ciszewski Honored for Defending Mariners’ Rights MAERSK KINLOSS Helps Dozens of People Drifting in Inflatable Boat Off Morocco Biden Administration Announces $316 Million in New Grants for Ferry Systems Negotiations Underway To Secure Release of Crew Aboard Ship
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 16, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-9-2024-2/) - Volume 30… Number 16, April 16, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S.-Flag Fleet Goes to Capitol Hill to Advocate for American Ships and Crews Maritime Coalition Honors Friends of the Merchant Marine in Congress FBI Opens Criminal Investigation Into Crash That Brought Down Baltimore Bridge Also: April 28 Is Workers Memorial Day Flag State
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 9, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-9-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 15, April 9, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Goal Is to Restore Full Access to Port of Baltimore by End of May Maritime Labor Opposes Premature Jones Act Waiver for Baltimore Bridge Recovery Food Aid Proponents Call on Congress to Increase Funding for Key Programs Court in Australia Fines Shipowner and
- [IFSMA Newsletter #75 - April 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-75-april-2024/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #75 - April 2024 Edition.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 2, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-2-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 14, April 2, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Statement of MM&P President Don Marcus on the Francis Scott Key Bridge Tragedy Contractors Remove First Piece of Bridge Wreckage; Temporary Channel Now Open to Smaller Vessels SEACOR/Waterman Continues Fleet Renewal The Spring 2024 Issue of the MM&P Magazine Is Now Online Also:
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 26, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-26-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 13, March 26, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Being Struck by Cargo Ship Unions Tell Congress Not to Weaken Mariner Protections in Anti-Harassment Law Australia Bans Derelict Liberia-Flag Ship Coast Guard Pilot Program Alerts Vessels to Whale Sightings in the Salish Sea News From MM&P Plans: A
- [Spring 2024 Magazine Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/spring-2024-magazine-now-online/) - Please click here to see the online version of the 01 Spring 2024 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 19, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-19-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 12, March 19, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Crew of Washington State Ferry SAMISH Rescues Six Boaters Consolidated Appropriations Act Funds Key Maritime Programs Maritime Authorities Advise Turning Off AIS in Regional Conflict Areas India’s Navy Rescues Crew of Malta-Flag Cargo Ship; Pirates Hijack Another Vessel Military Sealift Command’s USS HERSHEL
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 12, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-12-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 11, March 12, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: NLRB Adopts and Expands on Critical Federal Appeals Court Decision in Case Brought by MM&P Sen. Roger Wicker, a Strong Advocate tor the U.S. Fleet, Rebuts Anti-Jones Act Op-Ed International Maritime Organization Releases Plans for 2024 Day of the Seafarer and World Maritime
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 27, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-feb-27-2024-2/) - Volume 30… Number 9, Feb. 27, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P Conventions: 90th Convention Call MM&P Conventions: Constitutional Convention Call New Merchant Mariner Credential Format No Damage to U.S. Tanker in Houthi Missile Attack Accused Arms Smugglers Face Trial in Case That Led to Death of Navy SEALs White House Plan Would Bring
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 5, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-feb-27-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 10, March 5, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: NLRB Adopts and Expands on Critical Federal Appeals Court Decision in Case Brought by MM&P Belize-Flag Bulker Sinks in Red Sea Two Weeks After Houthi Missile Strike New ITF Index Names Companies That Deny Seafarers’ Human Rights MITAGS Designated as Center of Maritime
- [IFSMA Newsletter #74 - March 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-74-march-2024/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #74 - March 2024 Edition.
- [New Look to Your Merchant Mariner Credential](https://bridgedeck.org/new-look-to-your-merchant-mariner-credential/) - Information about the new Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) is posted below, or click here to see a pdf version. For more information, visit www.uscg.mil/nmc/
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 20, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-feb-20-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 8, February 20, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Houthis Attack More Merchant Ships; U.S. Allies Beef Up Security Forces New Dollar Coin Honors Merchant Mariners’ World War II Servicep Labor Strikes Surged Last Year Also: Navy Introduces New Confidential Sexual Harassment Reporting Option
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 13, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-feb-13-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 7, February 13, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P Captain Delivers Weather Seminar While Under Way Construction Begins on Fifth New Maritime Academy Training Ship Turkish Pilot Dies in Transfer Accident Labor Market Grew 353,000 in January, Soaring Past Expectations Also: Houthis Target Marshall Islands-Flagged Cargo Ship News From the MM&P
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 6, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-feb-6-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 6, February 6, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: CMA CGM Suspends Red Sea Transits After More Ships Targeted Pilot Associations Join MM&P in Dedicating Building on MITAGS Campus to Captain George Quick U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of First EPF With Added Medical Afloat Capabilities U.S.-Flag Great Lakes Shipping Up 6.5 Percent
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 30, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-jan-30-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 5, January 30, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maersk Suspends U.S.-Flag Red Sea Transits After Houthis Target MAERSK DETROIT and MAERSK CHESAPEAKE TRANSCOM Pledges To Increase Communications To Protect Mariners and Ships Indian Navy Helps Crew Extinguish Fire After Missile Strike ALSO: ITF Backs Strikes by Argentina’s Unions Over Anti-Worker Policies
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 23, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-jan-23-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 4, January 23, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Breaking News!Licensed Deck Officers at Alaska Tanker Company Vote for MM&P Representation Unions Tell TRANSCOM: Information Sharing Is Critical to the Safe Transit of Merchant Ships U.S. and Allies Conduct Another Wave of Strikes Against Houthis Two Navy SEALs Missing in Weapons Interdiction
- [Union Letter to USAF General Van Ovost](https://bridgedeck.org/union-letter-to-usaf-general-van-ovost/) - Please click here to read the letter sent to General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, USAF, United States Transportation Command, from the American maritime labor unions.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 16, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-jan-16-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 3, January 16, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Houthis Strike U.S.-Owned Vessel, Threaten More Attacks Ongoing Search for Two Navy SEALs Missing Off the Coast of Somalia Crewmembers of Tanker Seized by Iran Are Safe, Shipowner Says Soo Locks Closed for Seasonal Repair and Maintenance Plus: Global Seafarer, a Publication of
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 9, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-jan-9-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 2, January 9, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S.-Led Coalition Warns Houthis of Consequences Unless Attacks Cease India Deploys Commandos To Intercept Hijacked Ship APL Continues Fleet Renewal Friends of the Merchant Marine in Congress Seek To Increase Size of U.S.-Flag Fleet Two Dead, One Injured, in Ship Fire at Port
- [IFSMA Newsletter #72 - January 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-72-january-2024/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #72 - January 2024 Edition.
- [IFSMA Newsletter #71 - December 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-71-december-2023/) - Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #71 - December 2023 Edition.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Jan. 2, 2024](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-jan-2-2024/) - Volume 30… Number 1, January 2, 2024 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Shipping Companies Delay Return to Red Sea After Weekend Attacks by Houthis Crew of Ship Carrying Cargo of Lithium-Ion Batteries Safely Extinguishes Fire Navy Divers Aboard USNS SALVOR Recover Pieces of Wreckage of Downed Aircraft Off Japan AFL-CIO Mourns the Passing of Former
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 26, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-dec-26-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 52, December 26, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Holiday Greetings! New Issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot Now Online AFL-CIO: “2023 Has Been a Great Year for the Labor Movement” Keel-Laying for Future Texas A&M Maritime Academy Training Ship International: Maersk Prepares To Resume Red Sea Shipping International: Chemical Tanker
- [MLK, Jr. on Civil Rights Unionism - 1962 Speech](https://bridgedeck.org/34712-2/) - Martin Luther King’s teachings on the link between unionism and civil rights assume particular relevance as the nation prepares to celebrate his birthday on January 15. This material was published in All Labor Has Dignity, an anthology of his writings that was published by Beacon Press in 2012, edited and with an introduction by Michael
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 19, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-dec-19-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 51, December 19, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Pentagon Announces Multinational Coalition to Protect Merchant Ships International Transport Workers’ Federation Issues Call to Protect Seafarers Confined Space Accidents Aboard Ships Claim Eight Lives in One Week India’s Navy Negotiates Release of Injured Crewmember From Hijacked Bulker Plus: The Shortage of Mariners
- [Winter Edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/winter-edition-of-the-master-mate-pilot-magazine/) - As we celebrate the end of the year and various holidays, we hope that you will take a moment to check out the most recent edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine. We appreciate our members, friends, and families and share our wishes for a safe season ahead.
- [](https://bridgedeck.org/34674-2/) - Please click here to read a statement from MM&P President Don Marcus: The Shortage of Mariners Willing to Work for Less.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 12, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-dec-12-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 50, December 12, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Secretary of the Navy Renews Call for National Maritime Strategy U.S. Seeks To Build Coalition To Safeguard Shipping in the Red Sea Support Grows for Swedish Strikers in Battle With Tesla Ship Crane Wire Rope—Coast Guard Warns of Potential Safety Risks MM&P Member
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 5, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-dec-5-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 49, December 5, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “Attacks on Commercial Ships and Innocent Seafarers Must Stop” White House Sends Millions More in Funding to Nation’s Ferry Systems UK’s Civil Service Mariners Set To Go on Strike Plus: Support Ethical Employers With Labor 411’s New Holiday Gift Guide! MM&P Member News:
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Nov. 28, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-nov-21-2023-2/) - Volume 29… Number 48, November 28, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Attackers Flee Hijacked Vessel When U.S. Warship Intervenes 1 Dead, 12 Missing, After Comoros-Flag Ship Sinks in Aegean Sea Corroded Davit Caused Lifeboat Accident on UK Research Vessel Foreign Car Makers in Southern States Boost Wages To Fend Off UAW Organizing Drive USCG
- [Great Lakes Towing Buys Former Cleveland Fireboat](https://bridgedeck.org/great-lakes-towing-buys-former-cleveland-fireboat/) - Great Lakes Towing Buys Former Cleveland Fireboat PRESS RELEASE, Cleveland, OH – The Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) a leader in specializedmarine services, including harbor towing, ice breaking, emergency response, vessel repair andconstruction, and machine shop services, has announced the acquisition of the FireboatANTHONY J. CELEBREZZE, formerly owned by the city of Cleveland, OH. The
- [The Oct-Nov GLOBAL SEAFARER Is Online](https://bridgedeck.org/the-oct-nov-global-seafarer-is-online/) - The October-November 2023 edition of the Global Seafarer magazine from Nautilus Foundation is now online. To view a pdf copy of the magazine, click here.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Nov.21, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-nov-21-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 47, November 21, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Houthi Rebels Hijack Car Carrier in Red Sea MM&P-Contracted Companies Recognized for Environmental Excellence NTSB Says Explosion of Lithium-Ion Battery in Handheld Radio Led to 2022 Fire on Oil Tanker Drought Leads to More Cuts in Panama Canal Vessel Transits Great Lakes Towing
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Nov. 14, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-nov-14-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 46, November 14, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P World War II Veteran Among Mariners Honored at Historic Ceremony China Continues To Block Philippine Supply Ships in South China Sea MM&P Northern California Regional Rep Tells State Legislators: “Air Resources Board Proposal Would Put Our Members’ Safety at Risk” Mark Your
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Nov. 7, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-nov-7-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 45, November 7, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: King County Water Taxi Diverts Drifting Barge in Elliott Bay -- “Without Them, Things Could Have Been a Lot Worse” Maritime Administration Awards $653 Million to Ports RNewbuild GREEN OCEAN Replacing GREEN RIDGE in SEACOR/Waterman Fleet Senate Confirms Adm. Lisa Franchetti To Lead
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 31, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-31-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 44, October 31, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MV MAHIMAHI Teams Up With SF Bar Pilots To Rescue Man Overboard The Agency That Protects Federal Workers’ Labor Rights Is Running Out of Funding Rep. John Garamendi Introduces Bill To Close Jones Act Loopholes St. Lawrence Seaway Reopens Plus: Auto Workers Win
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 24, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-24-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 43, October 24, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Celebrating the Life of Captain George Quick: “Mentor, Sage, and Irreplaceable Friend” Maritime Unions Slam Proposal To Allow U.S.-Flag Ships To Hire Foreign Crews Strike Shuts Down St. Lawrence Seaway Italian Court Convicts Three Crewmembers on Multiple Charges for Fatal 2014 Ferry Fire
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 17, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-17-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 42, October 17, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Coast Guard FAQs on Reporting Sexual Misconduct or Harassment ITF Recovers Almost $120 Million in Seafarers’ Unpaid Wages Shipping Companies Recognized for Limiting Vessel Speeds to Protect Whales Truck Used in Loading Operation Caused Fatal Fire in Port Newark, Shipowner Says Piracy and
- [IFSMA  November 2023 Edition 70 - Online Now](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-november-2023-edition-70-online-now/) - To view the 70h edition (November 2023) of the IFSMA newsletter, please click here.
- [Support for ILWU](https://bridgedeck.org/support-for-ilwu/) - Please click here to view the MLA Letter of Support for the ILWU.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 10, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-10-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 41, October 10, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: ITF Condemns Escalation of Violence in Gaza and Israel: “All Sides and the International Community Must Act for Peace” The Master, Mate & Pilot Is Now Online WALLA WALLA Grounding Caused by “Fungal Growth” in Fuel System Advisory on GPS Interference and AIS
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 3, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-oct-3-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 40, October 3, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Secretary of the Navy Calls for New Maritime Strategy: “We Must Strengthen Our Merchant Fleet, the Navy, and U.S. Shipbuilding” Plus: Biden Is First U.S. President to Join Union Members on a Picket Line Crew of USACE YAQUINA Pulls Drowning Woman From Columbia
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 26, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-sept-26-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 39, September 26, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Pending Food Aid Bills Would Prioritize American Ships and American Farmers ITF Negotiates Significant Pay Increase for 250,000 Seafarers CMA CGM and Maersk Join Forces To Speed Industry Decarbonization Chief Engineer of Liberian-Flag Ship Gets Jail Sentence for Dumping Oily Bilge Water Nautilus
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 12, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-sept-12-2023-2/) - Volume 29… Number 37, September 12, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Twenty-Two Years After 9/11: America Salutes the Heroes of the Lower Manhattan Boatlift Patriot Wins Bid To Operate USNS SEAY and USNS PILILAAU Patriot Wins Fuel Transport Bid for HAINA PATRIOT Kudos to Crew of AMHS Ferry COLUMBIA for Quick Response to Electrical
- [Contributions on Behalf of George Quick, USMMA '51](https://bridgedeck.org/contributions-on-behalf-of-george-quick-usmma-51/) - For those would like to make donation in memory of MM&P Vice President George Quick, the family suggests the USMMA, Kings Point Alumni fund. Contributions can be made on behalf of George Quick, Class of ’51. Please follow the link below: https://cms.usmma.edu/about/gift-policy
- [CREW OF USACE YAQUINA PULLS DROWNING WOMAN FROM COLUMBIA RIVER](https://bridgedeck.org/crew-of-usace-yaquina-pulls-drowning-woman-from-columbia-river/) - The crew of USACE YAQUINA saved a woman who had been swept into the Columbia River on Aug. 24. “YAQUINA responded to a person in the water struggling to stay afloat and crying for help,” reported Captain Jane E. Favors. “The crew deployed the fast rescue boat, pulled the victim out of the water, and
- [The Fall 2023 Edition of the Master, Mate & Pilot Magazine is ONLINE!](https://bridgedeck.org/the-fall-2023-edition-of-the-master-mate-pilot-magazine-is-online/) - Please click here to view the Fall 2023 edition of our spectacular magazine, The Master, Mate & Pilot.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 19, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-sept-12-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 38, September 19, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “No Government Shutdown!” MM&P Joins Hundreds of Other Organizations in Calling on Congress To Fund the Government MM&P Crewing Up Tanker To Assist in Removing Fuel From Red Hill Storage Facility Crowley, SEACOR To Create New Company Through Integration of Jones Act Tank
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 5, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-sept-5-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 36, September 5, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Update on MM&P Tanker Organizing Campaign: NLRB Clears Way for Representation Election at ATC Two-Thirds of Americans Support Unions, Polling Shows ILWU Members Approve Six-Year Contract Crew of AMHS Ferry AURORA Serves as Coast Guard’s “Comms Platform” in Tour Boat Grounding Marine Insurers
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Aug. 29, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-aug-29-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 35, August 29, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P and Baydelta Slam Plan To Require Retrofitting Tugs With Untested Filters Unions in the UK Sound Alarm Over Bill That Would Require Mariners To Detain Migrants Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Names Rep. Pete Stauber Legislator of the Year MARAD Warns That
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Aug. 22, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-aug-22-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 34, August 22, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S.-Flag Coalition Comes Out in Force in Support of Cargo Preference Seafarers on FOC Ships Report Growing Discontent Over Workloads, Lack of Shore Leave Derelict Yemeni Oil Tanker Has Been Emptied Crew of USNS MILLINOCKET Aids Vessel in Distress MV OCEAN GIANT Returns
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Aug. 15, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-aug-15-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 33, August 15, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maui Wildfire Response: MM&P Employee Assistance Program Offers Crisis Support Hotline Maui Wildfire Response: AFL-CIO Union Community Fund Collecting Donations for Maui Residents Maui Wildfire Response: Matson Navigation and Pasha Hawaii Assisting in Relief Efforts Also in This Issue: U.S.-Led Coalition Urges Ships
- [INTERNATIONAL STUDY IDENTIFIES 15 KEY “PAIN POINTS” FOR WOMEN IN MARITIME](https://bridgedeck.org/international-study-identifies-15-key-pain-points-for-women-in-maritime/) - Researchers who conducted anonymous interviews with 115 female seafarers have compiled a list of the problems most often cited as impediments to pursuing a career in maritime. The study was conducted by two non-governmental organizations, The Global Maritime Forum and a group that it funds, the All Aboard Alliance, which represents 36 member companies. The
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Aug. 1, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-aug-1-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 31, August 1, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Pasha Hawaii Containership Makes Inaugural Call at Port of Long Beach Disabled Car Carrier Towed Away From Dutch Shipping Lanes Mandatory Wage and Work Standards Needed in UK Ferry Sector Second National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Launched Newark Mayor Wants To Create Specialized
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, Aug. 8, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-aug-8-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 32, August 8, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S. May Deploy Marines to Commercial Vessels to Deter Iran From Seizing Ships Navy Accepts Delivery of Newest Fleet Oiler Great Lakes Towing Christens Two New Tugs “We Need to Reinvent the Lifeboat,” Safety Experts Say International Study Identifies 15 Key “Pain Points”
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 25, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-25-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 30, July 25, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Food Aid, Cargo Preference, Under Attack President Biden Nominates Adm. Lisa Franchetti To Lead the Navy Construction of Second EPF With Advanced Medical Capabilities Now Underway International Maritime Organization Council Elects New Secretary-General Plus: MM&P General Executive Board Appoints Captain Kip Carlson as
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 18, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-18-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 29, July 18, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Pasha Hawaii Announces Delivery of Second LNG-Fueled ‘Ohana Class Vessel Coast Guard To Review Handling of Sexual Violence Reports at USCG Academy ILWU Canada Reaches Tentative Deal With British Columbia Port Employers Christening of First New Maritime Academy Training Ship Also: Resurgence of
- [IFSMA Edition 65 Online Now](https://bridgedeck.org/34272-2/) - To view the 65th edition (June 2023) of the IFSMA newsletter, please click here.
- [IFSMA July 2023 Edition (#66) Online Now](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-july-2023-edition-66-online-now/) - To view the 66th edition (July 2023) of the IFSMA newsletter, please click here.
- [Loan Repayment Program for CIVMARS](https://bridgedeck.org/loan-repayment-program-for-civmars/) - Loan Repayment Program for CIVMARS Under certain conditions, MSC will pay off, or the US will forgive, $10,000 annually or a lifetime total of $60,000 in certain education loans for certain CIVMARS it employs full-time. To find out more, click here.
- [USNS SISLER Images](https://bridgedeck.org/usns-sisler-images/) - Captain Wilbur Dahn III shared the following information and images from the USNS SISLER which was "somewhere off the coast of Honduras recently:" 3M Nicholaus Pehr is in white flight vest. CM Tamara Becker was HCO (in tower), 3M Noah Barto was Fire Team 1 Leader, 2M Elizabeth Livi was keeping the ship in the
- [Aloha from Horizon SPIRIT](https://bridgedeck.org/aloha-from-horizon-spirit/) - Aloha from HORIZON SPIRIT with MM&P members from left: 2M Alan Arsenault, CM Christian Ranosa, Captain Chris Kluck, and 3M Shane Haggerty.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 11, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-11-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 28, July 11, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: The Passing of MM&P Vice President George A. Quick. MM&P Mourns a Mentor, a Friend, and an Unwavering Advocate for Mariners Growing Support for Canada’s Striking Longshore Workers Global Seafarer, a Publication of the Nautilus Federation, Is Now Online Chinese Ship Comes Within
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 4, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-4-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 27, July 4, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Senators Demand Answers: Investigation Into Allegations of SA/SH at Coast Guard Academy “Went Undisclosed for Years” Chamber of Shipping of America Recognizes MM&P-Contracted Companies for Safety ILWU Canada on Strike at British Columbia Ports “The First Ship I Had Torpedoed”: Captain George Worsham
- [MM&P Mourns](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-mourns/) - MM&P Pilots Membership Group Vice President George Quick died at his home in Jarrettsville, Md., on July 11. He was 93 years old. “Captain George Quick set an example for all of us and leaves a legacy of achievement that won’t be forgotten,” said MM&P President Don Marcus. “He was a wonderful person, a friend
- [Work on Soo Lock - Blasting Restrictions](https://bridgedeck.org/work-on-soo-lock-blasting-restrictions/) - Phase 3 construction of the New Lock at the Soo is underway. Blasting activities will take place from late July through the remainder of the year on a semiregular basis. Phase 3 work includes excavation and installation of a shaft and tunnel scheduled for this year. Click here to view article.
- [PUBLICATION GLOBAL SEAFARER IS NOW ONLINE](https://bridgedeck.org/publication-global-seafarer-is-now-online/) - GLOBAL SEAFARER, A PUBLICATION OF THE NAUTILUS FEDERATION, IS NOW ONLINE! Click here for publication. In the new issue of Global Seafarer, the quarterly publication of the Nautilus Federation: -- almost 800,000 seafarers will need to be “reskilled” by 2050 as the industry transitions to low and zero carbon fuels; -- the Maritime Just Transition
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 27, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-27-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 26, June 27, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Unions Back Bill To Prioritize US-Grown Commodities for Food Aid Numerous Investigations Opened Into Submersible Accident 661 Containers Lost at Sea in 2022, the Lowest Number in 12 Years List of Congressional Candidates Who Support the Merchant Marine Posted on MM&P Website ILWU
- [ILWU on Tentative Agreement - VIDEO](https://bridgedeck.org/ilwu-on-tentative-agreement-video/) - Following news of a tentative agreement between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Officer Mario Cordero talks with ILWU International President Willie Adams. To watch the video, click here:
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 20, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-20-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 25, June 20, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: ILWU and PMA Announce Tentative Contract Maritime Industry Salutes Sen. Maria Cantwell for Strong Support of U.S. Fleet AFL-CIO Endorses Joe Biden for President Tropical Storm Bret Expected to Strengthen Into First Hurricane of 2023 San Francisco Ferry System Takes Further Steps To
- [MITAGS 50th Anniversary Celebration Speech by Don Marcus](https://bridgedeck.org/mitags-50th-anniversary-celebration-speech-by-don-marcus/) - The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a Gala on June 6, 2023. "Like Masters, Mates & Pilots itself, MITAGS is not a business or a profit-making engine. It is an institution where the skills and knowledge of one generation are passed on to another all within the fraternal
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 13, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-13-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 24, June 13, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Transportation Labor Calls for “Aggressive Strategies” to Address Mariner Shortfall MLL Fleet Goes Full Year Without a Lost Time Incident International Day of the Seafarer Is June 25 Lightering Operation To Start on Derelict Yemeni Oil Tanker Sign the Petition, Make the Call:
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 6, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-6-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 23, June 6, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Navy Proposes Numerous Policy Changes To Improve Sailors’ Quality of Life U.S. Issues Warning to China After Risky Encounter in Taiwan Strait APL EAGLE Flagged-In by American President Lines MSC Captain Roshenda Josephs Named to New USMMA Advisory Council Filipino Mariners Will Soon
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 30, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-30-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 22, May 30, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Patriot Wins Time Charter Contract To Operate HAINA PATRIOT Crew of USNS YUMA Wins MSC Maritime Excellence Award White House Allocates Millions More in Funding for Ferry Systems Pending Bill Would Harm Maritime, U.S.-Flag Coalition Tells Congress NOAA Forecasts Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 23, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-23-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 21, May 23, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Always There, in Peace and War: MM&P President Tells FOX Audience What People Should Know About the Merchant Marine National Maritime Day Commemoration and Presidential Proclamation World War II Mariners To Be Honored at National Memorial Day Concert Weeks Marine Takes Delivery of
- [Maritime Labor Alliance Supports ILWU](https://bridgedeck.org/maritime-labor-alliance-supports-ilwu/) - Please click here to see the pdf version of this letter. After two years of a global pandemic and unprecedented profits for container terminal operators on the West Coast, longshore workers from California to British Columbia have earned the right to fair and equitable collective bargaining agreements...(read more)
- [Mapping a Maritime Just Transition for Seafarers](https://bridgedeck.org/mapping-a-maritime-just-transition-for-seafarers/) - Please click here to view a pdf version of this publication.
- [SF Bar Pilot & Pasha's GEORGE III Take Center Stage](https://bridgedeck.org/sf-bar-pilot-pashas-george-iii-take-center-stage/) - Take a moment (or 8:43 minutes to be exact) to enjoy this well-done coverage of MM&P's San Francisco Bar Pilot Captain Zachary Kellerman as he guides Pasha's GEORGE III into the open sea. Ed Washburn, the Senior Vice President of Fleet Operations for Pasha, and Captain Anne McIntyre, San Francisco Bar Pilots Business Director are
- [MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND MARITIME EXCELLENCE AWARD](https://bridgedeck.org/military-sealift-command-maritime-excellence-award/) - Congratulations to Captain Gommo and his crew of the USNS YUMA. The letter read, in part: Congratulations on winning the CY22 Military Sealift Command Maritime Excellence Award. Your ship and crew's recognition with this award is a direct reflection of your determined leadership and readiness to execute smartly and professionally during whatever comes your way.
- [MM&P President Don Marcus on Fox News for National Maritime Day 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-president-don-marcus-on-fox-news-for-national-maritime-day-2023/) - MM&P President Don Marcus speaking with Fox News about National Maritime Day 2023. Please click the link below. (Expect an unavoidable short commercial first - the wait is worth it though!) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6328022701112
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 9, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-9-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 19, May 9, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Six Crewmembers Kidnapped by Pirates Are Now on the Way Home New Edition of IFSMA Newsletter Posted on Bridgedeck.org Contaminated Fuel Caused MV WALLA WALLA Grounding Keel-Laying Ceremony for Third Maritime Academy Training Ship Iranian Navy Seizes Panama-Flagged Tanker in Strait of Hormuz
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 16, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-16-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 20, May 16, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Unions Call on Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling Without Preconditions Federal Employees Could Be Fired for Any Reason Under New Bill Two Mariners Have Surrendered Their USCG Licenses in Midshipman-Y Sexual Assault Case Plus: MITAGS Seeks Lead Manager for Navigation Skills Assessment Program
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 2, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-2-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 18, May 2, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “U.S. Wind Farms Should Employ U.S. Mariners,” Unions Tell Congress Unions Pledge To “Fight Like Hell for the Living” on Workers Memorial Day Iran Seizes Chevron-Chartered Tanker in Gulf of Oman Cargo Vessel Veers Miles Off Course and Strikes Wind Turbine Plus: May
- [IFSMA Newsletter #64, May 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-64-may-2023/) - To view the newest edition of the IFSMA newsletter, please click here.
- [Crew of GRN's H LEE WHITE](https://bridgedeck.org/crew-of-grns-h-lee-white/) - Great Lakes & Gulf Region VP Tom Bell shared this crew photo from his recent visit to the H. Lee White in Erie, PA. Left to right: Tristan Nelson, Conveyorman, Terrance Drayton, Assistant Conveyorman, and Nathaniel Allen, Assistant Conveyorman.
- [Hugh Mulzac Featured on Smithsonian Channel](https://bridgedeck.org/hugh-mulzac-featured-on-smithsonian-channel/) - Hugh Mulzac, a World War II hero and the first Black American to sail as master of an American Merchant Marine ship in modern times, is recognized in the Smithsonian Channel clip linked below, which is part of a combat ship series recently broadcast. While the Smithsonian Channel requires a subscription, there is an option
- [GRN's ATB VICTORY/MAUMEE Crew](https://bridgedeck.org/grns-atb-victory-maumee-crew/) - Great Lakes & Gulf Region VP Tom Bell visited the ATB VICTORY/MAUMEE of Grand River Navigation in Ashtabula, Ohio in early April. From L-R: Andre’ Willard-2M, Blaine Smith-Bosun, Ryan Taylor-1M, Joshua Davis-Assistant Conveyorman, Tyler Savant- Conveyorman, Danaryl Nealy-OS. Bottom: Layne Doyle-OS.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 5, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-5-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 14, April 4, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S.-Flag Fleet Goes to Congress to Advocate for American Ships and Crews Mariner Shortfall “Incredibly Alarming,” House Readiness Subcommittee Chair Says Pirates Kidnap Six Members of the Crew of Hijacked Danish Tanker Attention All Mariners: Well-Paying Jobs Offering Permanent Employment Are Available With
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 28, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-28-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 13, March 28, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Pirates Attack Danish Ship in Gulf of Guinea; Crew Takes Refuge in Safe Room MM&P and MIRAID Join Broad Coalition Asking Congress To Boost Food Aid Funding Unions That Represent Maersk Employees Voice Issues of Concern at Annual Meeting Maritime Labor Alliance Unions
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 21, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-21-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 12, March 21, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: The Master, Mate & Pilot Is Now Online Matson to Convert KAIMANA HILA to LNG in 2024 MSC Accepts Delivery of Sixth Expeditionary Mobile Base Platform ITF Launches Wave of Inspections Targeting Substandard Ships in the Mediterranean National Maritime Center Notice on Credentials
- [Spring 2023 MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/spring-2023-mmp-magazine/) - The Spring 2023 issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine is available to read online. Please click here to view a pdf version.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 14, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/33712-2/) - Volume 29… Number 11, March 14, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: President Biden’s Budget Would Fully Fund the Maritime Security Program and the Tanker Security Program “Near Miss” on the Panama Canal Reignites Debate Over Supply Chain Risks and Safety Master of USS HERSHEL “WOODY” WILLIAMS Reports on Humanitarian Mission to Türkiye Watch: New
- [Near-Miss On Panama Canal](https://bridgedeck.org/near-miss-on-panama-canal/) - “Near Miss” Reignites Debate Over Worker Safety and Supply Chain Risks on the Panama Canal A video that shows a POST-PANAMAX containership crowding a tugboat towards a closed lock gate on March 5 has reignited the debate over safety on the Panama Canal. Voices in the background express shock as the tug, which carries a
- [IFSMA Newsletter No. 61, Feb. 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-no-61-feb-2023/) - Please click here to read the Febuary 2023 edition of the IFSMA Newsletter.
- [UPDATED PASSPORT RENEWAL PROCEEDURES](https://bridgedeck.org/updated-passport-renewal-proceedures/) - Please see the attached US DEPARTMENT OF STATE: UPDATED NOTICE TO MARINERS WITH INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES, Effective January 22, 2023 by clicking here.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 21, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-21-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 8, Feb. 21, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Remembering Visionary Labor Leader Tom Donahue, a Friend to MM&P Global Seafarer, a Publication of The Nautilus Federation, Is Now Online CGIS Stands Ready To Investigate All Allegations of Sexual Misconduct in Maritime International Transport Unions Launch Solidarity Fund for Earthquake Survivors MM&P
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 14, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/33643-2/) - Volume 29… Number 7, Feb. 14, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Coast Guard Highlights Changes to Law on Reporting Sexual Misconduct 2022 Was “Exceptionally Strong Year,” Maersk Says, But There Are Challenges on the Way in 2023 U.S.-Flag Fleet Coalition Calls on MARAD To Issue Cargo Preference Rules SIU President Michael Sacco Retires; David
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 7, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-7-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 6, Feb. 7, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: ITF and Affiliates Stand Ready To Help After Devastating Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria TTD Tells Congress: “To Protect the Supply Chain, Support the U.S.-Flag Fleet” Winter Maintenance Underway on the Great Lakes Video Game Developers Are Newest Tech Workers To Join Unions
- [USCG Highlights Changes to Law for Sexual Misconduct](https://bridgedeck.org/uscg-highlights-changes-to-law-for-sexual-misconduct/) - Reporting Sexual Misconduct on US Vessels - OPEN THIS LINK The Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin regarding reporting sexual misconduct on U.S. vessels. The MSIB highlights recent changes to the law that require the responsible entity of a vessel—defined as the owner, master, or managing operator—to report to the Coast Guard
- [Women's Caucus Meeting Dates 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/womens-caucus-meeting-dates-2023/) - Meeting Dates for Women's Causus - 2023 Join Our Next Meeting The Women’s Caucus Committee meets at regular intervals throughout the year to share information and move our mission forward. Email womenscaucus@bridgedeck.org if you are interested in joining and want to be sent a meeting link. The meetings are typically held at 1000PST/1300EST. Upcoming Meeting Dates in 2023 are: March 07
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 13, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-13-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 50, Dec.13, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maritime Security Program and Tanker Security Program Fully Funded in House-Passed Bill Maersk Appoints New Chief Executive Officer Work Begins on New John Lewis–Class Oiler Make Your Voice Heard: Ask Your Senators To Fully Fund the NLRB Also: MM&P Closed for Christmas and New
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 31, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-31-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 5, Jan. 31, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: DOT Awards Millions of Dollars to Ferry Systems USNS EARL WARREN Is Christened Man Dies After Fall Aboard Maersk EINDHOVEN UK’s Conservative Government Takes Aim at Right to Strike as Walkouts Spread News From MITAGS: New MITAGS Director Mark Heward Is Expert in
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 24, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-24-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 4, Jan. 24, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: National Maritime Center Now Accepts E-Signatures Millions of Dollars in Development Funding Heads to Great Lakes Region Steel-Cutting Ceremony for Texas A&M’s New Training Ship Union Membership Grew in 2022 Plus: National Hurricane Center’s New Tropical Atlantic Weather Briefing Now Online Sad News:
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 17, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-17-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 3, Jan. 17, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Congress Starts Selecting Leaders of Committees Important to Maritime Pilot Dies in Transfer Accident in Britain’s Humber Estuary New International Shipboard Medical App Now Available NLRB Certifies Amazon Labor Union and Requires Company to Bargain MM&P Sends Condolences to the Family of
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 10, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-10-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 2, Jan. 10, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Senators Demand Changes to Naval Dry-Dock Policy After Suicides Aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON Kiewit Corporation Buys Weeks Marine New Edition of IFSMA Newsletter Posted on Bridgedeck.org Plus: Tampa Bay Pilot Carolyn Kurtz Profiled in Marine Log’s “Top Women in Maritime” Issue Mark Your
- [IFSMA Newsletter No. 59, Nov. 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-no-59-nov-2022/) - Please click here to read the November 2022 edition of the IFSMA Newsletter.
- [IFSMA Newsletter No. 60, Jan. 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/ifsma-newsletter-no-60-jan-2023/) - Please click here to read the January 2023 edition of the IFSMA Newsletter.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 27, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-27-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 52, Dec.27, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot Now Online Omnibus Law Addresses Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in Maritime Industry New Great Lakes Heavy Icebreaker Authorized in NDAA Also: Mariner’s Weather Hazards Workshop March 14-16 Plus: Deadline To Apply for a Union Plus
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 3, 2023](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-3-2023/) - Volume 29… Number 1, Jan. 3, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Hundreds Evacuated in Fire Aboard Staten Island Ferry Crew of USNS JOHN LEWIS Rescues Man From Sinking Sailboat $3.29 Billion Funding Authorization for New Lock at the Soo Operation Deep Freeze Gets Underway National Hurricane Center Begins Offering Five-Day Tropical Atlantic Marine Weather
- [Agenda for National Hurricane Center Mariner's Weather Hazard Workshop March 14-16](https://bridgedeck.org/agenda-for-national-hurricane-center-mariners-weather-hazard-workshop-march-14-16/) - Click here to view the agenda for National Hurricane Center Mariner's Weather Hazard Workshop March 14-16.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 20, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-20-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 51, Dec.20, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Holiday Greetings From MM&P Unions Hail Two Decisions Issued by National Labor Relations Board Bipartisan Bill With Maritime Priorities Heads to President Biden’s Desk Plus: National Labor Relations Board Gets $25 Million Funding Infusion Member News: Last Day for Processing Vacation and PRO Payments
- [Happy Holidays from MM&P](https://bridgedeck.org/happy-holidays-from-mmp/)
- [Winter 2022 MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/winter-2022-mmp-magazine/) - The Winter 2022 Master, Mate & Pilot magazine is available to read online. Please click here to view a pdf version.
- [STATEMENT BY THE GENERAL ELECTION BOARD](https://bridgedeck.org/statement-by-the-general-election-board/) - Statement by the General Executive Board on the MM&P Political Contribution Fund Background Historically, contributions to individuals running for election to the House of Representatives and the Senate have been predicated on an individual’s support for the programs and policies important to the U.S.-flag maritime industry and to the jobs of the members of MM&P.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 6, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-6-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 49, Dec. 6, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Blaming the Jones Act for High Energy Prices “Flatly Wrong,” AMP Tells Governors of Six States Chamber of Shipping of America Honors Companies and Crews for Environmental Excellence “Happiness Survey” Shows General Improvement in Life at Sea With Easing of Pandemic Plus: Your
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, November 29, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-november-29-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 48, Nov. 29, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Former Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby Suggests Expanding USMMA Class Size To Help Address Mariner Shortfall Two MM&P Members Recognized for SPIRIT OF NORFOLK Rescue ITF Demands Nigeria Free Unjustly Accused Tanker Crew Mark Your Calendar: Winter Weather Webinars for Blue Water Mariners Also:Tis
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, November 22, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-november-22-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 47, Nov. 22, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: AMP Honors Puerto Rico Representative Jennifer González-Colón as Champion of Maritime Australia Bans Panama-Flag Bulker for Under-Paying Crew and Denying Them Shore Leave U.S. Blames Iran for Nov. 15 Drone Attack on Tanker in Gulf of Oman Missing Indonesian Cargo Ship and 16-Person
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, November 15, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-november-15-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 46, Nov. 15, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Los Angeles TV Station Airs Veterans Day Broadcast on American Mariners Rear Adm. Joanna M. Nunan Named USMMA Superintendent International News: Liverpool Longshore Workers Win Fight Over Pay and Work Rules Indonesian Cargo Ship and 16-Person Crew Reported Missing Off New Guinea Belarus
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, November 8, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-november-8-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 45, Nov. 8, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Matson Orders Three New LNG-Powered Containerships MM&P Officers, Maritime Industry VIPs, Among Those Honored at AOTOS Sen. Wicker Calls Jones Act Waivers for Puerto Rico “Unnecessary” and “Unlawful” Port of Baltimore Getting a New Container Terminal AFL-CIO: “Big Increase in Interest Rates Is
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, November 1, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-november-1-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 44, Nov. 1, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Protect Your Job: Vote for Candidates Who Support the American Merchant Marine Administration Announces Over $703 Million in Grants to Improve Port Infrastructure USNS COMFORT in Guatemala for New Humanitarian Mission Danish Company Says Its Sensor System Can Predict Parametric Rolling Australian Unions
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, October 25, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-25-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 43, Oct.25, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Crew of ALLIANCE FAIRFAX Helps Migrants in Straits of Florida Bipartisan T&I Committee Leaders Question Jones Act Waivers International Survey Finds Widespread Discrimination Against Female Seafarers DOT and NY State To Share Jurisdiction Over Crimes on USMMA Property Also: Containership Drifts for 30 Hours
- [Sandy Hook Pilots Charitable Foundation](https://bridgedeck.org/sandy-hook-pilots-charitable-foundation/) - MM&P is proud to share information about the Sandy Hook Pilots Charitable Foundation in honor of the late Captain Timothy Murray, who strongly advocated community involvement both locally and within the maritime industry. Please click HERE to view a larger version of the information panels.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, October 18, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-18-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 42, Oct. 18, 2022 STORIES COVERED Nautilus: Nautilus Seeks To Boost the Public’s Knowledge of Maritime: Interview With Captain Richard Phillips, Who Was Kidnapped by Somali Pirates, Launches New Podcast Series Also In This Issue: Men Who Belong to a Union Make $1.3 Million More in Their Lifetimes Than Men Who Are
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, October 11, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-11-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 41, Oct.11, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: AFL-CIO: “Freedom Is on the Ballot on Nov. 8” New Issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot Now Online Credentials Lost Due to Hurricanes Fiona and Ian ITF Inspectors Recover More Than $37 Million Owed to Seafarers Plus: Mental Health Resources Available EyeMed Offers
- [VP Lars Turner & President Don Marcus in Tacoma](https://bridgedeck.org/vp-lars-turner-president-don-marcus-in-tacoma/) - Great image of two vessels crewed by MM&P members. Crowley's Tug Protector with Seacor's Green Ridge. MM&P Offshore members on the Seacor Green Ridge: Captain Thaddeus Grohoski, CM Peter Pizzarelli, 2M Patrick Boudreaux, 3M Christopher Lyons, 3M Sudrius Pasvenskas, 3M Jorge Salas Santos, 3M Jamese Early, and 3M Justin Storrs. MM&P members on Tug Protector:
- [MM&P VP Tom Bell visits MV American Mariner](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-vp-tom-bell-visits-mv-american-mariner/) - MM&P Vice President Great Lakes & Gulf Region Tom Bell visited the MV AMERICAN MARINER in Toledo. From left: Hannah Anderson, OS Jahmad Lavoile-McLeod and Conveyorman Darryl Blackshear.
- [Fall 2022 The Master, Mate & Pilot Magazine is Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/fall-2022-the-master-mate-pilot-magazine-is-now-online/) - The Fall 2022 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot is available by clicking here. 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.
- [Panama Canal Fly-Over with MM&P Secy-Treasurer](https://bridgedeck.org/panama-canal-fly-over-with-mmp-secy-treasurer/) - MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Don Josberger and MM&P Representative Eduardo Iglesias got a birds-eye view of the Panama Canal yesterday. The audio is helicopter noise, not dialog. The image above, left to right: Pilot Alvaro Alvarez, Don Josberger, Eduardo Iglesias, and Pilot Boris Arjona We look forward to more information about the visit, but for now,
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, October 4, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-october-4-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 40, Oct. 4, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S.-Flag Fleet Slams “Illegal, Unnecessary” Jones Act Waiver: “It Undermines Dedicated US Supply Chain for Puerto Rico and Should Never Be Repeated” Bipartisan Legislation Would Enhance Cargo Preference, Strengthen Merchant Marine Under Pressure From Unions, “Europe’s Worst Employer” Withdraws From Ferry Conference TS
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, September 27, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-september-27-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 39, Sept. 27, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S.-Flag Fleet Pushes Back Against Calls to Waive Jones Act in Wake of Hurricane Fiona MARAD Announces New Initiatives To Support Cargo Preference Compliance Friends of Maritime in Congress Work To Boost Funding for Ferry Systems Ships Warned Over Gas Leaks From Nord
- [Seattle Unions to Greet ‘most hated man in Britain’ Monday](https://bridgedeck.org/seattle-unions-to-greet-most-hated-man-in-britain-monday/) - After a public outcry from the international labor movement and elected officials, P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite will no longer be attending the Interferry Conference in Seattle. Read the full story - Seattle Unions to Greet 'most hated man in Britain' Monday In March 2022, Hebblethwaite fired nearly 800 workers — represented by Nautilus International and
- [AMP President Releases Statement on Jones Act Waiver](https://bridgedeck.org/amp-president-releases-statement-on-jones-act-waiver/) - The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) has released a statement on the recent Jones Act waiver. To view the statement, click here.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, September 20, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-september-20-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 38, Sept. 20, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Unions Tells Congress: “America Depends on the Merchant Marine–and the Merchant Marine Depends on Cargo Preference” “Personal Locator Beacons Should Be Required for All Vessel Personnel,” National Transportation Safety Board Says Liverpool Dock Workers Go Out on Strike Hurricane Fiona Heads Towards the
- [Joint Letter to Congress - Request to Halt NOAA Plan](https://bridgedeck.org/joint-letter-to-congress/) - THE NOAA PLAN TO EXTEND WHALE PROTECTION SPEED LIMITS TO PILOT BOATS WOULD PUT LIVES AT RISK, HAMPER PORT OPERATIONS MM&P has joined forces with the American Pilots Association and other major maritime groups in a bid to halt a plan by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to extend marine mammal protection speed limits
- [GREAT LAKES REGION - JOB OPPORTUNITIES](https://bridgedeck.org/great-lakes-region-job-opportunities/) - JOB POSTING: GREAT LAKES REGION There are jobs for licensed and unlicensed personnel at Grand River Navigation and jobs for licensed officers at Key Lakes. If you are interested, please contact MM&P Vice President Great Lakes & Gulf Region Vice President Tom Bell, tbell@bridgedeck.org, or (216) 776-1667.
- [Northern Lights from MV MAUNALEI](https://bridgedeck.org/northern-lights-from-mv-maunalei/) - Northern lights in April of this year, sent to us from Captain Lee Townsend, on Matson's MV MAUNALEI in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The crew included: Captain Lee Townsend, Chief Mate Francis Meier, 2M Michael Parenteau, 3M Nicholas Martinez, and 3M Francis Loziere.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, September 6, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-september-6-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 36, Sept. 6, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Insurer Issues New Warning About Risks of Shipping Lithium-Ion Batteries Gallup Poll: Pro-Union Support Highest Since 1965 Also: Adm. Al Herberger, a Champion of the U.S.-Flag Fleet, Dies at 91 Suez Canal Briefly Blocked After Singapore-Flag Tanker Grounds Judge Dismisses Indictment of Dive
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, August 30, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-august-30-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 35, Aug. 30, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Study Shows Jones Act Provides Substantial Benefits to Puerto Rico Dock Workers’ Unions Stand United Behind the ILWU Labor Department Opens New Resource Center To Promote Unions Military Sealift Command Inactivates Fleet Ocean Tug USNS APACHE Swedish Ferry Safely in Port After
- [Alaska AFL-CIO President Joelle Hall & MM&P](https://bridgedeck.org/alaska-afl-cio-president-joelle-hall-mmp/) - MM&P Vice President-Pacific Ports J. Lars Turner said, "We have an important alliance with the Alaska AFL-CIO that helps protect our work with the Alaska Marine Highway System, Matson, Dunlap towing and DeForge Maritime towing." MM&P's Mike Murray, left, is pictured with Joelle Hall, President of Alaska AFL-CIO, and J. Lars Turner.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, August 23, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-august-23-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 34, Aug. 23, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: See How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Benefiting Your State Court in Dubai Fines Seafarers Over Container Explosion Longshore Workers Strike at UK’s Biggest Port Vendor Touts New Tool for Fighting Container Fires Your Feedback Needed for a Survey on Workloads and Hours
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, August 16, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-august-16-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 33, Aug. 16, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “Inflation Reduction Act a Momentous Victory for Working Families,” AFL-CIO Says Mariners Can Now Renew Their TWIC Cards Online USCG Recognizes Crew of CGA CGM HERODOTE for Rescue of Fishermen Off Japan Women Make Up Less Than 2 Percent of Seafaring Workforce, IMO
- [SLNC GOODWILL Replenishment Drill](https://bridgedeck.org/32790-2/) - SLNC GOODWILL completed its first underway replenishment with the USNS PECOS during RIMPAC 2022 exercises in Hawaii. The fuel transfer involved a six-hour connection while underway. Consolidated cargo replenishment at sea (CONSOL) tanker ops are a large part of the Navy's plans for logistical support going forward and a way to maintain supply chains in
- [Women's Caucus Makes AFL-CIO Daily Brief](https://bridgedeck.org/womens-caucus-makes-afl-cio-daily-brief/) - MM&P was honored with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler as a speaker during the 89th Regular Convention last week. Further honored to see that the AFL-CIO Daily Brief shared the message that the Women's Caucus presented at the Convention. Message from President Liz Shuler
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, August 9, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-august-9-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 32, Aug. 9, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Pasha Takes Delivery of MV GEORGE III After Drifting for Days, Jet Skier Plucked From Water by Crew of MAERSK TENNESSEE MM&P’s Mexico Affiliate and Workers at Boluda Tug Win Big! Plus: Questions About Your Membership Status??? Direct Submission of Medical Certificate Applications
- [Discussion Panel with the Women's Caucus at the Convention](https://bridgedeck.org/discussion-panel-with-the-womens-caucus-at-the-convention/) - Members of the MM&P Women's Caucus discuss Expanding Resources as We Build a Respectful Maritime Workplace during the afternoon session of the 89th Regular Convention.
- [President of the AFL-CIO, Liz Shuler is in the House!!](https://bridgedeck.org/president-of-the-afl-cio-liz-shuler-is-in-the-house/) - MM&P is extremely honored to have AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler as a guest speaker today at the 89th Regular Convention!
- [MM&P 89th Convention Afternoon Begins with RADM Buzby](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-89th-convention-afternoon-speakers-on-stage/) - The afternoon of the 89th Regular Convention has opened with RADM Mark Buzby, Former US Maritime Administration USN(Ret.) at the podium.
- [MM&P 89th Regular Convention is Underway](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-89th-regular-convention-is-underway/) - RADM Michael Alfultis, Ph.D., President SUNY Maritime College and RADM Ann C. Phillips, Administrator, Maritime Administration (MARAD) are honored speakers at the MM&P Convention.
- [Christening of the Pilot Boat NEW YORK](https://bridgedeck.org/christening-of-the-pilot-boat-new-york/) - Christening of the Pilot Boat NEW YORK. Pictured: MM&P Representative Paulina Czernek, MM&P Vice President - Atlantic Maritime Group Mike Riordan, and MM&P Vice President - Offshore Atlantic Ports Tom Larkin.
- [Moran Yard Photos](https://bridgedeck.org/moran-yard-photos/) - We love that MM&P Representative Paulina Czernek always captures great images of the vessels and crew of the Atlantic Maritime Group. Thanks, Paulina!
- [PRESIDENT WILSON Crew Back Home](https://bridgedeck.org/president-wilson-crew-back-home/) - Looks like June 15th was a good day for PRESIDENT WILSON.
- [Captain Cutten Retires from Buchanan Marine](https://bridgedeck.org/captain-cutten-retires-from-buchanan-marine/) - After 28 years with Buchanan Marine, Captain Tom Cutten is retiring. This is his last hitch on the Buchanan 12. Congratulations, wishing you the best of your retirement! Left to right: James Hearne (deckhand), Eric Gundersen (deckhand), Tom Cutten (captain), Steve Sandland (Mate) and Joseph Miller (Engineer)
- [TUG LINCOLN on the Columbia River](https://bridgedeck.org/tug-lincoln-on-the-columbia-river/) - Shaver Transportation's TUG LINCOLN with Captain Scott Becker on the Columbia River earlier this summer. Deckhand Sean Malloy is pictured on the barge tow.
- [GOOD NEWS FOR SOO LOCKS](https://bridgedeck.org/good-news-for-soo-locks/) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $1.068 billion contract to Kokosing Alberici Traylor (KAT) for Phase 3 of the Soo Locks upgrade project. Read more from GCaptain with the link: https://gcaptain.com/usace-awards-1-billion-contract-for-soo-locks-phase-3-upgrade/
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, July 5, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-july-5-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 27, July 5, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Randall Rockwood Retires as VP of Federal Employees Membership Group; David Gommo To Assume Leadership Role Until Next Election Shipbuilders Council of America Honors Alaska Republican Sen. Murkowskie ITF Rallies in Support of Victims of Chlorine Explosion in Port of Aqaba US Navy
- [SUMMER EDITION MM&P MAGAZINE AVAILABLE ONLINE](https://bridgedeck.org/summer-edition-mmp-magazine-available-online/) - The Summer 2022 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot is available by clicking here.
- [MITAGS West Visit](https://bridgedeck.org/mitags-west-visit/) - From left in picture: Ray Church, Facilities Manager, Ben Sleister, Marine Safety Programs Manager, and MM&P Vice President - Pacific Ports Lars Turner. Turner met with Eric Friend, Director (not pictured), Church and Sleister to discuss training opportunities and developments at MITAGS-West. Turner said, "I was great to meet with part of the MITAGS-West team
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 28, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-28-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 26, June 28, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Jones Act Coalition Rejects Calls for Waivers in Response to High Gas Prices Seafarers Are Still Being Abandoned—Thousands Waiting To Get Home Number of Containers Lost at Sea Grew in Winter 2020-21, World Shipping Council Reports Also: Apple Store Workers Make History With
- [MOKIHANA Crew & A Bonus Double Rainbow](https://bridgedeck.org/mokihana-crew-a-bonus-double-rainbow/) - We appreciate the great crew image shared by CM Christian Ranosa, plus the awesome double rainbow selfie. MM&P LDOs from left to right: Capt. James Hill, Chief Mate Christian Ranosa, 2nd Mate Kirk Mueller and 3rd Mate Tony Tweed.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 21, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-21-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 25, June 21, 2022 STORIES COVERED AFL-CIO Convention Wrap-Up: Delegates Overwhelmingly Adopt Resolution in Support of Jones Act MM&P President Highlights Importance of Young Members, Honors Achievements of World War II Veterans “It’s Good To Be Home,” President Biden Tells Delegates Also in This Issue: Australia’s New Government Wins Mandate To Establish
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 14, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-14-2022-2/) - The Masters, Mates & Pilots Wheelhouse Weekly Bridging the Information Gap With E-News You Can Use Volume 28… Number 24… June 14, 2022 AFL-CIO Convention: -- Liz Shuler Elected to Four-Year Term as President, Vows To Lead Nationwide Organizing Drive; Fred Redmond Elected Secretary-Treasurer Also in This Issue: -- CNO Pilot Responds to Ferry Boat
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, June 7, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-june-7-2022/) - The Masters, Mates & Pilots Wheelhouse Weekly Bridging the Information Gap With E-News You Can Use Volume 28… Number 23… June 7, 2022 In This Issue: -- International Propeller Club of the United States Honors Congressman Joe Courtney -- Unions Express Support for Principles Embodied in EMBARC Guidelines -- Gen. Stephen Lyons Appointed New White
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 31, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-31-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 22, May 31, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: NTSB Finds Incorrectly Installed Fuel Tubing Caused 2021 Fire on PRESIDENT EISENHOWER/a> TTD and AMP Tell Congress To Reject Resolutions That Would Waive Cargo Preference Rules FLRA Expected To Return to Traditional Role of Overseeing Collective Bargaining in Government Journalist Seeks To Interview
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 24, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-24-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 21, May 24, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: National Maritime Day Commemoration and Presidential Proclamation World War II Merchant Mariners Receive Congressional Gold Medal National Maritime Center Warns of Credential Application Surge Mandatory Internet Access Included in Updates to the Maritime Labor Convention MM&P Captain Reunites With Vietnamese Refugees He Rescued
- [How a Sailor Reunited with the Vietnamese Refugees He Rescued After the Fall of Saigon](https://bridgedeck.org/how-a-sailor-reunited-with-the-vietnamese-refugees-he-rescued-after-the-fall-of-saigon/) - Fantastic story ***LINKS AT THE END OF THIS POST*** Georg Pedersen is a friend, former shipmate and mentor of MM&P President Don Marcus, who said, "Georg is my image of the finest captain I ever worked for... True blue MM&P." Great to see the MM&P logo proudly worn in the news piece. Check out the
- [Shaver Transportation & Matson's Newest Barge](https://bridgedeck.org/shaver-transportation-matsons-newest-barge/) - Members of MM&P's Pacific Maritime Region working aboard Shaver Transportation's DESCHUTES and VANCOUVER assisting with the launch of Matson's newest barge. The HALEAKALA is a container barge that will include Matson's work between Honolulu and other islands in Hawaii. Many of the containers it will carry are transported between the mainland and Hawaii by members
- [#WomenInMaritimeDay](https://bridgedeck.org/womeninmaritimeday/) - On International Day for Women in Maritime, Chief Mate Cassandra Clark and 2nd Mate Katelyn Hart are hard at work on MAERSK COLUMBUS in Duqm, Oman. The vessel is currently at Oman Drydock Company (ODC) for shipyard maintenance and drydocking. The two of them are playing key roles in smooth operation, inspection, repair and safety
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 17, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-17-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 20, May 17, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ann Phillips Confirmed as Maritime Administrator Admiral Linda Fagan Confirmed as Coast Guard Commandant MM&P UIG–PMR Vice President Tim Saffle Announces His Retirement CAMM’s Spirit of the Seas Award to Captain William Boyce for 2018 Rescue ILWU Reaches
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 10, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-10-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 19, May 10, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Two Senators Seek To Tie Cargo Preference Waiver to Ukraine Aid ITF Expresses Solidarity With West Coast Longshore Workers as Contract Negotiations Begin Maersk Registers Record High Results Across All Business Lines Matson Launches New Container Barge “Haleakala” Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine Claims Successful
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, May 3, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-may-3-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 18, May 3, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MIRAID’s Jim Patti and the ITF’s Jacqueline Smith Named “Outstanding Friends of Seafarers” Seafarers Say Their Satisfaction With Job Is at an Eight-Year Low Belarus Jails Union Leaders Who Openly Condemned Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Mark Your Calendar: Atlantic Maritime Group Online Meeting
- [MAERSK SENTOSA & MAERSK SELETAR](https://bridgedeck.org/maersk-sentosa-maersk-seletar/) - CM Kyle Grant shared images of the MAERSK SELETAR, foreground, and MAERSK SENTOSA. Second photo is MAERSK SENTOSA after shipyard taken by the MAERSK SELETAR.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 26, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-26-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 17, April 26, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Coast Guard No Longer Enforcing Mask Mandate White House Bans Russian-Linked Ships From American Ports Maersk Building Global Green Methanol Production Network Preventing Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (SASH): Please Respond to the SOCP Survey on Achieving a Respectful Onboard Culture Workers’ Memorial
- [Aloha!](https://bridgedeck.org/aloha/) - Sharing a beautiful image from MM&P member Fred Holm in Hononlulu.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 19, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-19-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 16, April 19, 2022 STORIES COVERED Russia-Ukraine War: Vast Majority of Foreign Seafarers Have Escaped Ukraine, But Some Remain Trapped Ukraine Sinks Russia’s Black Sea Flagship Major Shipping Lines Suspend Bookings to Russia; Maersk To Sell All Russian Assets Also in This Issue: Meteorologists Predict Seventh Consecutive Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season White
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 12, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-12-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 15, April 12, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Transportation Labor Calls on Congress and the Administration to Expand U.S.-Flag Fleet TTD Unions Honor Senator Sherrod Brown With Larry Willis Leadership Award Nominee To Lead Coast Guard Is Expert on Marine Safety, Port and Flag State Issues UK Opens Criminal Investigation Into
- [Eagle Eye View](https://bridgedeck.org/eagle-eye-view/) - This awesome image was taken by CM Elizabeth Marconi of a visitor on the HORIZON ANCHORAGE in Dutch Harbor, Alaska last month.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, April 5, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-april-5-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 14, April 5, 2022 STORIES COVERED UK In This Issue: Glen Paine Honored by The Marine Society of the City of New York President’s 2023 Budget Will Fully Fund Key Maritime Programs Critics Say Ocean Shipping Reform Act Misses Root Causes of Supply Chain Congestion New Name for MLL Ship Navy to
- [GRN Fit Out Crew of MV AMERICAN COURAGE](https://bridgedeck.org/grn-fit-out-crew-of-mv-american-courage/) - MM&P VP Great Lakes & Gulf Tom Bell send us this shot of the Grand River Navigation's fit out crew of the MV AMERICAN COURAGE. From the left: Chelsea Lawrence, Ahmed bhakari, James Simpson, Konstantine Morris, Reggie Washington, Anthony Robinson (green sweet shirt-standing), Tim Robinson, Alex Trifanov, Sam Norris, Ryan McDonough, and John Buzinsky.
- [GRN Fit Out Crew for MV CALUMET](https://bridgedeck.org/grn-fit-out-crew-for-mv-calumet/) - Fit out crew for the M/V Calumet with Grand River Navigation in Ashtabula, OH before the vessel sailed this season. Left to right: Captain Jake Christopher, Torrence Bonsell, Tom Banar, Mike Nerychel, George Finley (red hoodie), Chris Kloss, Kaleb Deming, Shannon Christman-Kreps, Brian Harvey (red hoodie sitting), Craig Bisson, Drew Bossu, and Steve Hammond.
- [GRN Fit Out Crew for MV SAM LAUD](https://bridgedeck.org/grn-fit-out-crew-for-mv-sam-laud/) - Tom Bell, MM&P VP Great Lakes & Gulf, sent us this picture from Toledo, Ohio: Grand River Navigation fit out crew for the MV SAM LAUD, (left to right) Captain Roger Rykman, Frank Leal, Dan Jasmund, Mike Mullen, Khayman Bacon, Dan Landry, Dan Roose, Liam Kilcoyne (green hat), and Nick Marchion.
- [Good Day for an A Book](https://bridgedeck.org/32230-2/) - Fred Holm stopped by to pick up his A Book and we made him slow down long enough to snap a picture. Congrats, Fred! (Pictured at HQ with MM&P's International Secretary-Treasurer Don Josberger.)
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 29, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-29-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 13, March 29, 2022 STORIES COVERED UK Government Responds to Mass Firings at P&O Ferries: “Replacement Crews Lack Training,” Coast Guard Says Parliament To Set Minimum Wage for Ferry Workers Russia-Ukraine War: Foreign Crews Blocked Aboard Ships in Ukraine’s Ports Are Running Low on Supplies Ukraine Sinks Russian Landing Vessel at Port
- [Spring 2022 The Master, Mate & Pilot Magazine is Now Online](https://bridgedeck.org/spring-2022-the-master-mate-pilot-magazine-is-now-online/) - The Spring 2022 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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.
- [](https://bridgedeck.org/32161-2/) - Watch standing LDOs on board the MLL MAERSK KANSAS which was flagged-in to replace the MAERSK IDAHO. From left to right: 2M Shea Donnelly, CM Mike Clifford, 3M Mike Green. Not pictured is the Captain Jason Edwards.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 22, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-22-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 12, March 22, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Hundreds of British Ferry Workers Fired Over Zoom: “Your Final Day of Employment Is Today” New Issue of the MM&P Magazine Now Online Bipartisan Spending Legislation Funds New Cal Maritime Training Ship American Maritime Partnership Pushes Back Against Jones Act Waiver Requests U.S.-Flag
- [All-Female Deck Officers Aboard POTOMAC EXPRESS](https://bridgedeck.org/all-female-deck-officers-aboard-potomac-express/) - All-female deck officers aboard the POTOMAC EXPRESS: Devon Klingman (3/M), Katherine Rastallis (2/M) center and Brittany Bergmann (C/M) on the left.
- [Nuku’alofa Aid Mission - Matson's MV KOAMKUIKI](https://bridgedeck.org/nukualofa-aid-mission-matsons-mv-koamkuiki/) - Article printed in the Spring 2022 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot and written by David Kris Kopra, Master Matson Kamokuiki. MV Kamokuiki Crew Photo (Front row, left to right) Dan Marks, Robert Chung, Antonio Respicio, Kris Kopra; (second row, left to right) Kim Sterritt, Kris Skorodynski, Kwaku Addae, Ali Ali, Heath Heller; (third
- [Great Lakes LAP Course - Record Number of Participants](https://bridgedeck.org/great-lakes-lap-course-record-number-of-participants/) - This year, the Great Lakes License Advancement Program recorded the highest number of participants ever, says instructor Chris Edyvean. The average class size is four to six, but this time, there were 12 mariners in attendance. The license type breakdown was typical he said, ranging from Original 1600-Ton Mate to Original Great Lakes Mate Any
- [Maryland Pilots in Class at MITAGS](https://bridgedeck.org/maryland-pilots-in-class-at-mitags/) - Members of the Association of Maryland Pilots were at MITAGS in January to attend a matrix of courses that included Bridge Resource Management and ECDIS-ENAV. (Left to right) Eric Pickett, Noah Seiple, MITAGS instructor Richard Madden, Michael Lavin, Timothy Arey, Nicholas Nastasi, Eric Shea, Kevin Hanna, Christopher Leach and Harry Scott. The Association of Maryland
- [CHIMACUM Captain Hails Crew for Rescue](https://bridgedeck.org/chimacum-captain-hails-crew-for-rescue/) - The crew of the Washington State Ferry MV Chimacum rescued a woman who had gone overboard on Thanksgiving Day while the vessel was on its regular run from Bremerton to Seattle. There was no information on how the passenger ended up in the water. When she was spotted off Duwamish Head near West Seattle, the
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 15, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-15-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 11, March 15, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Full Funding for Maritime Security Program and Tanker Security Program Evergreen Containership Runs Aground in Chesapeake Bay New Pressures on Global Supply Chain As China Tightens Pandemic Lockdowns Russian-Ukraine War: U.S. Seagoing Labor Supports “Strongest Possible Economic Responses” to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
- [New U.S. Coast Guard cutter heading to work Great Lakes](https://bridgedeck.org/new-u-s-coast-guard-cutter-heading-to-work-great-lakes/) - News from Michigan Live which writes: LAKE SUPERIOR - More than a year after it arrived at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore for a scheduled maintenance overhaul to prep it for its Great Lakes assignment, the 225-foot cutter Spar is on its way to its new home port in Lake Superior. Below is
- [Your Shipmates Are Counting on You: Building a Respectful Maritime Workplace](https://bridgedeck.org/your-shipmates-are-counting-on-you-building-a-respectful-maritime-workplace/) - Your Shipmates Are Counting on You: Building a Respectful Maritime Workplace The MM&P Women’s Caucus has published a resource guide to further its mission of effecting change to assure equal rights, respect and safety for all mariners and workers in the maritime industry. The new guide, “Your Shipmates Are Counting on You: Building a Respectful
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 8, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-8-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 10, March 8, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: 89th MM&P Regular Convention Call Now Online: MM&P Women’s Caucus Guide: “Building a Respectful Maritime Workplace” Plus: Alaska Ferry Workers Are Leaving for Jobs That Pay More, Unions Say Kings Point Superintendent Jack Buono Announces His Retirement White House Strengthens “Made in America”
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, March 1, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-march-1-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 9. March 1, 2022 STORIES COVERED Russian-Ukraine War: Nautilus Federation Calls on Shipowners To Safeguard Mariners Unions Stand in Solidarity With the People of Ukraine United Kingdom Closes Ports to Russian Shipping; European Union Expected To Follow Major Container Lines Suspend Shipments to and From Russia and Ukraine Also: DOT Says Growing
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 22, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-22-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 8…February 22, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Federal Infrastructure Funds Will Revitalize Great Lakes Region, White House Says Bipartisan Bill Would Tighten Oversight of Foreign Vessels in Offshore Energy Sector Matson Reports Record Profits US-Flag Shipping on the Great Lakes Up 16.8 Percent in 2021 Also: Panama-Flagged Car Carrier Still
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 15, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-15-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 7…February 15, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Federal Maritime Commissioner Max Vekich Is Former Labor Leader, Longshore Worker A.P. Moller–Maersk Reports Record Earnings CMA CGM Vessels To Stop Transporting Plastic Waste US Maritime Advisory: Risks Due to Regional Tensions in Black Sea and Sea of Azov MM&P Plans Announcement: Over-the-Counter
- [USNS SISLER Looking a Bit Chilly](https://bridgedeck.org/usns-sisler-looking-a-bit-chilly/) - This great winter image was shared by Captain Wilbur Dahn III, USNS SISLER, who included a note about the conditions in Hammernesodden Norway - the Fjord is starting to ice up, but not bad.
- [Transit - Hammernesodden Norway](https://bridgedeck.org/transit-hammernesodden-norway/) - Another image shared by Captain Wilbur Dahn III, USNS SISLER - Transit in Hammernesodden Norway - photo by Steve Drexler, MSCEURAF OSO Reserve Affairs.
- [M/V MAUNALEI Trip to Alaska](https://bridgedeck.org/m-v-maunalei-trip-to-alaska/) - Sent to us from Captain Christy Pekara, this image was taken by Pilot Frank Smith. From the left: 3AE Phyllis Prokopich, 3M Jordie Guasch, Bosun Rhonda Benoit, Captain Christy Pekara, 2M Molly McQuiston, and (in back) AB Kim Hoogendam.
- [Great Lakes LAP Class at MITAGS](https://bridgedeck.org/great-lakes-lap-class-at-mitags/) - Great Lakes LAP class at MITAGS image, sent from Tom Bell - MM&P VP Great Lakes & Gulf Region. L to R: Instructor Chris Edyvean, Jack Brandenburg (Interlake), Dan Jasmund, Shawn Hayes, Pat Joyce (Interlake), Rob Cardinal, Nate Chesebro (Interlake), Ken Houseal (GLF), Alex Weber (Interlake), Mike Haynes (Interlake), Matt Stoltzmann (Interlake), Keene Weekley (GLF),
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 8, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-8-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 6…February 8, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Issues Plan To Promote Union Membership Congressman Honors Merchant Mariners in Speech on House Floor International Shipping Group Calls Seafarer Wellbeing “an Unintended Casualty of the Pandemic” Turkish Captain Dies Reading Draft Marks From Pilot Ladder After Officials in China Bar Him From
- [SOCP Webinar—Register by Feb. 16](https://bridgedeck.org/socp-webinar-register-by-feb-16/) - SOCP Webinar—Register by Feb. 16: Captain Jim Staples on Understanding the Risk of Carrying Electric Vehicles on a Vessel MM&P member Captain Jim Staples will address the risk of carrying electric vehicles during a SOCP webinar on Thursday, Feb. 17, from 1200 to 1230. Please register by COB, Wednesday, Feb. 16 to participate. You will
- [Mandatory Overtime Pushing Panama Canal Tug Captains to the Edge](https://bridgedeck.org/mandatory-overtime-pushing-panama-canal-tug-captains-to-the-edge/) - Image credit: Paul Harrison / Wikimedia Commons The International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots (MM&P), an affiliate of the Nautilus Federation, has reported ongoing fatigue issues at the Panama Canal. Members of the union for tug captains in Panama, Unión de Capitanes y Oficiales de Cubierta (UCOC) – affiliated to MM&P and also to
- [Vinik Marine](https://bridgedeck.org/vinik-marine/) - Vinik Marine and CAPE WRATH, Baltimore to Stapleton via Cape Charles. Thank you for sharing these great images, Mike Vinik!
- [Women Offshore Benefit Gala](https://bridgedeck.org/women-offshore-benefit-gala/) - MM&P's Chief Mate Karynn Marchal sent this fantastic image from the Women Offshore Benefit Gala at the Petroleum Club of Houston which took place February 5th. Karynn Marchal (on the right) is with Ally Cedeno, founder of Women Offshore. MM&P was pleased to sponsor Karynn attending the gala and we enjoyed hearing that she was
- [Sky Images from Matson MOKIHANA](https://bridgedeck.org/sky-images-from-matson-mokihana/) - Shared from MM&P's Coleman Rosenberg aboard the Matson MOKIHANA. Stunning sky images - sun rise during the Long Beach departure and a rainbow in Honolulu.(Thanks for sharing, Coleman!)
- [Night & Day in Hamad Port](https://bridgedeck.org/night-day-in-hamad-port/) - Shared from MM&P's CM Ernie Caponegro on Maersk ALLIANCE FAIRFAX in Hamad Port: Day and night shots of the world's tallest port control tower standing at 20 stories. Hard to imagine the entire port used to be nothing but desert!(Beautiful images thanks, Ernie!) Night & Day
- [USNS MEDGAR EVERS Underway Replenishment](https://bridgedeck.org/usns-medgar-evers-underway-replenishment/) - Thank you for allowing us to share this video clip, Captain Streeper! The video is taken aboard the USNS MEDGAR EVERS (T-AKE-13) during an underway replenishment with the USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH.
- [ITF PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST](https://bridgedeck.org/itf-photography-contest/) - The International Transport Workers’ Federation is announcing its first-ever photography contest. The contest aims to showcase the triumphs, challenges and sheer hard work of millions of transport workers around the world, in all sectors, industries and supply chains. Whether you’re a seafarer, train attendant, bus driver, baggage handler or docker—we want to see photos of
- [“US MARITIME HIGHWAY COALITION” FORMED TO PROMOTE NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION MEMBERS](https://bridgedeck.org/us-maritime-highway-coalition-formed-to-promote-new-job-opportunities-for-union-members/) - MM&P has joined forces with other maritime unions and labor groups to advocate for jobs in new and emerging energy-generation platforms, such as windfarms, that rely on coastwise shipping. The coalition will advocate before the administration and Congress for new short sea shipping projects and jobs for union members. The AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department spearheaded
- [UNIONS SLAM ESTABLISHMENT OF FLAG-OF-CONVENIENCE SHIP REGISTRY IN US VIRGIN ISLANDS](https://bridgedeck.org/unions-slam-establishment-of-flag-of-convenience-ship-registry-in-us-virgin-islands/) - A broad coalition of maritime and transportation unions has lined up in opposition to the establishment of a flag-of-convenience ship registry in the US Virgin Islands. FOC registries—also called “open registries”—allow shipowners to maximize their profitability by avoiding the rules, regulations, tax obligations and manning requirements that attach to a national-flag fleet. MM&P is a
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, February 1, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-february-1-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 5…February 1, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “An Affront to America’s Mariners”: Unions Slam Establishment of Flag-of-Convenience Ship Registry in US Virgin Islands Also in This Issue: New Safety Guidance Seeks To End Pilot Transfer Fatalities New Soo Lock Gets Full Funding Under Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act CMA CGM DAKAR
- [Dog Days of ... Winter](https://bridgedeck.org/dog-days-of-winter/) - Sent from MM&P's past International Secretary-Treasurer Steven Werse, who let us know that MM&P gear is great for days when it's just too cold to be outside. Probably not the original intention of owning the MM&P blanket, but who is going to argue with this adorable face? (There IS a face - well wrapped in
- [ISMA Convention - Cleveland](https://bridgedeck.org/isma-convention-cleveland-2/) - Another great image from the International Ship Masters Convention in Cleveland last week. MM&P retired, Captain Ron Brzezinski (seated left foreground), Captain Robert Lund, MM&P member with City of Chicago - fireboat, and Tom Bell (seated right), MM&P VP-Great Lakes & Gulf Region.
- [ISMA Convention - Cleveland](https://bridgedeck.org/isma-convention-cleveland/) - The International Ship Masters Convention was held last week in Cleveland. Captain Bill Rabatsky, a former MM&P Representative, is the new ISMA President for 2022. He is shown with Tom Bell, MM&P VP-Great Lakes & Gulf Region, on the right. Congratulations Captain Rabatsky!
- [Remember UnionPlus When Shopping!](https://bridgedeck.org/remember-unionplus-when-shopping/) - Click here to search for union made labels. Need to know what is union made while shopping for your Superbowl party? This site is for you! It even has both "Do Buy" and "Don't Buy" sections and AFL-CIO approved boycotts of products and services listed. https://unionlabel.org/
- [Mokihana Deck Officers](https://bridgedeck.org/mokihana-deck-officers/) - Captain change on the Mokihana this weekend - Ryan Leo's last trip before he becomes a pilot in Grays Harbor Washington. From the left: Deck Officers 2M Ian Lim, 3M Coleman Rosenberg, off-signing Captain Ryan Leo, on-signing Captain Angel Irlanda, CM Andy Banks. Thank you for sharing the image, and great news for Captain Leo!
- [Approval of Labor Unions Highest Since '65!](https://bridgedeck.org/approval-of-labor-unions-highest-since-65/) - APPROVAL OF LABOR UNIONS AT HIGHEST POINT SINCE 1965! STORY HIGHLIGHTS: 68% approve of labor unions, highest since 1965 90% of Democrats, 47% of Republicans approve of unions, Labor union membership remains steady at 9% of U.S. adults. Link to the report, click here.
- [Happy Labor Day from MM&P](https://bridgedeck.org/happy-labor-day-from-mmp/) - For those of you who will start your weekend early, we send you wishes for a safe weekend ahead. Many thanks for a great working photo from our maritime labor union members: Grand River Navigation crew, taken earlier in 2021.
- [TTD Video with MM&P Members](https://bridgedeck.org/ttd-video-with-mmp-members/) - From the Transportation Trades Department (TTD), a video that includes MM&P members: The U.S. Department of Transportation and transportation labor unions are teaming up to recognize and thank frontline workers for their service and sacrifice. America’s transportation workforce: Essential before. Essential during. Essential always. https://youtu.be/KDyZz9Mimsk
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 25, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-25-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 4…January 25, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “The Most Pro-Union President Ever”: Labor Movement Marks One-Year Anniversary of President Biden’s Inauguration Military Standoff in Europe: US Puts 8,500 Troops on Heightened Alert; Russia Announces Mass Naval Drills A New Look for a New Year: Redesigned Website Puts MM&P Members Front and Center
- [Good News From Lake Carriers Association](https://bridgedeck.org/good-news-from-lake-carriers-association/) - Some positive news from the Lake Carriers Association: Cleveland, OH – Shipments of iron ore from U.S. ports on the Great Lakes totaled 5.4 million tons in September, an increase of 38.8 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were a near match to the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at
- [New SSG Michael H. Ollis](https://bridgedeck.org/new-ssg-michael-h-ollis/) - The first new vessel for cross-harbor service in 16 years was christened earlier this month. The Staten Island Ferry, SSG MICHAEL H. OLLIS is one of three new boats of this class to go into service. Touring the new vessel, from left to right: Ray Hennessey, Wendy Shepherd, Rich Russo, Frank Lamiquiz and Keith Poissant.
- [Somewhere Over the Rainbow ...](https://bridgedeck.org/somewhere-over-the-rainbow/) - Stunning capture. Many thanks to MM&P 2M Gabrielle Salazar for sending us such a beautiful image from MT HAINA PATRIOT! (More are of her images visible on our Facebook page.)
- [Passing Ships](https://bridgedeck.org/passing-ships/) - We love getting this kind of share from our members! CMA CGM HERODOTE (MM&P's Denis Dubro, master) and APL PRESIDENT KENNEDY (MM&P's Aaron Widerman, master) passed each other, snapped a pic of the other, and then Aaron Widerman sent us the results. Great stuff! Thank you for all that you do.
- [New SI Ferry SSG Michael H. Ollis Christened](https://bridgedeck.org/new-si-ferry-ssg-michael-h-ollis-christened/) - The first new vessel for cross-harbor service in 16 years was christened earlier this month. The Staten Island Ferry, SSG MICHAEL H. OLLIS is one of three new boats of this class to go into service. Touring the new vessel, from left to right: Ray Hennessey, Wendy Shepherd, Rich Russo, Frank Lamiquiz and Keith Poissant.
- [Our Leadership, Giving Back to the Community](https://bridgedeck.org/our-leadership-giving-back-to-the-community/) - Spotted doing volunteer work for the Duwamish Alive Collaborative, MM&P Vice President Offshore Pacific Ports J. Lars Turner and a really cute helper. (We sure do love to see dogs in MM&P posts. And community work. And MM&P shirts.) Duwamish Alive collaborates with community, municipalities, non-profits and businesses within the Duwamish River Watershed to preserve
- [News from the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force](https://bridgedeck.org/news-from-the-great-lakes-maritime-task-force/) - We are pleased to share some good news from the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force. Thank you MM&P VP-Great Lakes & Gulf Region Thomas Bell. U.S. Senator Gary Peters is 2021 Legislator of the Year Cleveland, OH – Today the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF) recognized the tremendous work done by Michigan U.S. Senator
- [Seafarers Safe Workplace](https://bridgedeck.org/seafarers-safe-workplace/) - Please click here to read a very important letter from the leadership of MM&P.
- [Women’s Caucus Formed at MM&P](https://bridgedeck.org/womens-caucus-formed-at-mmp/) - Please click here to read a very important statement about the formation of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots Women’s Caucus.
- [Joint-Union Statement on Workplace Safety](https://bridgedeck.org/joint-union-statement-on-workplace-safety/) - Please click here to read the joint-union letter which reinforces a collective commitment to helping ensure that all seafarers have a safe workplace free of fear, harassment, bullying and any kind of assault.
- [MM&P Members Tell Washington Post of Challenges the World’s Mariners Are Facing](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-members-tell-washington-post-of-challenges-the-worlds-mariners-are-facing/) - "Global trade depends on maritime workers, but the pandemic has thrust them into a humanitarian and economic crisis,” begins the lead article in the business section of the April 9 edition of The Washington Post. The story, which takes its cue from interviews with members of Masters, Mates & Pilots, is titled, “Essential, invisible: COVID
- [MM&P APPLAUDS APPOINTMENT OF CELESTE DRAKE TO LEAD ADMINISTRATION’S “BUY AMERICA” OFFICE](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-applauds-appointment-of-celeste-drake-to-lead-administrations-buy-america-office/) - As a follow-up to his Jan. 25 Buy America Executive Order, President Biden has named former AFL-CIO trade official Celeste Drake as the first director of the administration’s Made in America Office. “MM&P enthusiastically supports the appointment of Celeste Drake to serve as the first director of the Made in America Office within the Office
- [FAMILY OF PILOT TIM MURRAY CREATES HAT IN HIS HONOR](https://bridgedeck.org/family-of-pilot-tim-murray-creates-hat-in-his-honor/) - Family and friends of Captain Tim Murray are reaching out to the MM&P community with this message. “Tim Murray was a great pilot, incredible husband, devoted father, and awesome friend. He had a heart of gold, and his tragic death at sea has left an immense hole in many lives.” “Tim was very rarely seen
- [KUDOS TO MM&P MEMBERS AT STATUE CITY CRUISES FOR RESCUE OF JET SKIER](https://bridgedeck.org/kudos-to-mmp-members-at-statue-city-cruises-for-rescue-of-jet-skier/) - The crew of MISS FREEDOM, a tour boat operated by Statue City Cruises, rescued a woman who had been thrown from her jet ski into the Hudson River and was being pulled along by the current on the morning of June 21. Port Captain Matt Gill, of Hornblower/City Experiences, which owns Statue Cruises, said the
- [AFL-CIO ELECTS PRESIDENT & SECRETARY TREASURER](https://bridgedeck.org/afl-cio-elects-president-secretary-treasurer/) - AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ELECTS LIZ SHULER AS PRESIDENT, FRED REDMOND AS SECRETARY-TREASURER The AFL-CIO Executive Council voted Friday to elect Liz Shuler as president. Shuler is the first woman in the federation’s history to hold the top office. United Steelworkers International Vice President Fred Redmond was elected to succeed Shuler as secretary-treasurer. He is the
- [AFL-CIO DISPATCH INTERVIEW WITH MM&P PRESIDENT](https://bridgedeck.org/afl-cio-dispatch-interview-with-mmp-president/) - The AFL-CIO, in a regular feature of the Dispatch newsletter, conducted a short labor leader interview with MM&P President Don Marcus, where they asked three questions. Please click the link below to read Don’s responses to questions about a recent organizing campaign, MM&P’s highest priorities, and shares inspiration for those involved in the labor movement.
- [Download the USCG Poster](https://bridgedeck.org/download-the-uscg-poster/) - Download the USCG Poster: “Sexual Assault Aboard a Vessel Is a Crime” The US Coast Guard has produced a poster to facilitate reporting a sexual assault. The poster can be downloaded from the MM&P website. Please Note: The poster includes a QR code that takes a person who wants to make a report to the
- [New App Enables Anonymous Reporting of Sexual Assault](https://bridgedeck.org/new-app-enables-anonymous-reporting-of-sexual-assault/) - The Coast Guard has announced CGIS Tips, a new app available from the Apple and Google app stores, to anonymously report a sexual assault to the Coast Guard Investigative Service. “Mariners have the right to work in a professional setting that is free from the threat of sexual offenses,” says Rear Adm. John Mauger, Coast Guard
- [Army Corps Commits $479 Million to Soo Lock](https://bridgedeck.org/army-corps-commits-479million-to-soo-lock/) - Army Corps Commits $479 Million To New Soo Lock - Enough To Finish It At Last Detroit, MI – The most uncertain aspect of any federal project is the availability of funding to get it finished, but it appears the construction of a long-awaited new navigation lock at Sault Ste. Marie has, for now, crossed
- [Passage in Cook Inlet](https://bridgedeck.org/mv-maunalei-in-cook-inlet/) - This beautiful image was sent to us from Captain Christy Pekara on the MV MAUNALEI. The pilot of the NORTH STAR snapped the image as the MV MAUNALEI passed by while heading up the Cook Inlet.
- [2017 November December Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2017-november-december-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The November December 2017 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2017 September October Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2017-september-october-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The September October 2017 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2017 July August Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2017-july-august-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The July August 2017 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2017 May June Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2017-may-june-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The May June 2017 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2017 March April Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2017-march-april-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The March April 2017 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2017 January February Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2017-january-february-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The January February 2017 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2018 January February Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2018-january-february-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The January February 2018 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2018 March April Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2018-march-april-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The March April 2018 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2018 May June Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2018-may-june-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The May June 2018 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2018 July August Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2018-july-august-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The July August 2018 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2018 November December Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2018-november-december-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine-2/) - The November December 2018 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2018 September October Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2018-november-december-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The September October 2018 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2019 January February Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2019-january-february-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The January February 2019 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2019 March April Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2019-march-april-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The March April 2019 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2019 May June Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2019-may-june-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The May June 2019 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2019 July August Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2019-july-august-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The July August 2019 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2019 September October Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2019-september-october-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The September October 2019 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2019 November December Edition of the MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2019-november-december-edition-of-the-mmp-magazine/) - The November December 2019 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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:
- [2020 January-February-March Edition MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2020-january-february-march-edition-mmp-magazine/) - The January-February-March edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the 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.
- [2020 April-May-June Edition MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2020-april-may-june-edition-mmp-magazine/) - The April-May-June edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here for the April-May-June 2020 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.
- [Spring 2021 Edition MM&P Magazine Online](https://bridgedeck.org/spring-2021-master-mate-pilot-magazine-online/) - The Spring 2021 edition of our magazine, The Master, Mate & Pilot, is available online. Spring 2021 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.
- [2020 July-August-September MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2020-july-august-september-mmp-magazine/) - The July-August-September edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. July-Aug-Sept 2020 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.
- [2020 October-November-December MM&P Magazine](https://bridgedeck.org/2020-october-november-december-mmp-magazine/) - The October-November-December 2020 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Oct-Nov-Dec 2020 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.
- [Summer 2021 Edition MM&P Magazine Online](https://bridgedeck.org/summer-2021-edition-mmp-magazine-online/) - The Summer 2021 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Summer 2021 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.
- [Fall 2021 Master, Mate & Pilot Magazine Online](https://bridgedeck.org/july-aug-sept-2021-magazine-online/) - The Fall 2021 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here. 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.
- [Winter 2021 Master, Mate & Pilot Magazine Online](https://bridgedeck.org/oct-nov-dec-2021-magazine-online/) - The Winter 2021 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Winter 2021 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.
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 18, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-18-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 3…January 18, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Another Supply Chain Crisis Waiting To Happen: Mandatory Overtime Pushing Panama Canal Tug Captains to the Edge US Maritime Workers on the Front Lines: Imports Continue To Surge at Southern California Ports; Oakland Introduces Queuing System for Arriving Ships White House Port Envoy Salutes
- [LA Times Joins MM&P Members Aboard DELAT TERESA](https://bridgedeck.org/la-times-joins-mmp-members-at-work-aboard-delta-teresa/) - LA TIMES JOINS MM&P MEMBERS AT WORK ABOARD DELTA TERESA At 0400, two days before Christmas, a journalist and a photographer for the LA Times stepped aboard DELTA TERESA as it idled at the entrance to Long Beach Harbor. The tug has been deployed by San Francisco-based Baydelta Maritime to the Southern California ports, now
- [Sandy Hook Pilots](https://bridgedeck.org/sandy-hook-pilots/) - Sandy Hook Pilots - sitting pretty in the early morning light, December 2021.
- [Greetings from MV Matanuska](https://bridgedeck.org/greetings-from-mv-matanuska/) - After a stint in a Ketchikan shipyard, the Matanuska will resume its scheduled service in mid-December, running from Ketchikan to Bellingham, Wash., to pick up its generally weekly runs from Puget Sound through Southeast Alaska. (Left to right) New Third Mate Mary Zehnder, Third Mate Cassidy Patton, Captain Keith Hilliard, Chief Mate Ryan Seaver, Pilot
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 11, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-11-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 2…January 11, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: AFL-CIO Unions Call for Action and Accountability on One-Year Anniversary ofCapitol Attack Updated Passport Renewal Procedures for Mariners Australia’s Labor Party Wants New National Fleet To Safeguard Security, Protect Supply Chain - In Tit for Tat With Houthi Rebels, Saudi Coalition Seizes Tanker Gulf
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, January 4, 2022](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-january-4-2022/) - Volume 28… Number 1…January 4, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: LA Times Joins MM&P Members at Work Aboard DELTA TERESA Global Seafarer, a Publication of the Nautilus Federation, Is Now Online Houthi Rebels Seize UAE-Flag OSV, Alleging Clandestine Weapons Transport Gulf of Guinea: US Maritime Advisory One Killed, Six Kidnapped, in Attack on Chinese
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 21, 2021](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-21-2021/) - Volume 27… Number 51… December 21, 2021 STORIES COVERED Holiday Greetings From MM&P: Message From the MM&P General Executive Board Also: New Issue of the MM&P Magazine Now Online DOT and MARAD Release Plan to Resume Sea Year with Mandatory Safety Standards With Election Year Approaching, Alaska Governor Agrees To Replace AMHS TUSTUMENA Credentials Lost
- [MAERSK MONTANA Undocking in Portsmouth](https://bridgedeck.org/maersk-montana-undocking-in-portsmouth/) - A beautiful shot of the MAERSK MONTANA undocking in Portsmouth on December 29th, sent to us from Captain Kavanagh on the MAERSK OHIO.
- [MM&P Member Radio Interview](https://bridgedeck.org/mmp-member-radio-interview/) - Thanks to the watchful eye of our friends at MITAGS, we noticed one of our members, Second Mate Madeleine Wolczko, recently sat down for a conversation with Captain Wubbold from Voice of Vashon's From the Captain's Chair. (Vashon Island's own public radio and tv station.) Well done, Madeleine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sXIsouLi-E&t=519s
- [Wheelhouse Weekly, December 28, 2021](https://bridgedeck.org/wheelhouse-weekly-december-28-2021/) - Volume 27… Number 52… December 28, 2021 STORIES COVERED Holiday Greetings From MM&P: Message From the MM&P General Executive Board In This Issue: “They Did the Heavy Lifting”: CHIMACUM Captain Hails Crew for Rescue Jones Act Opponents in Congress Launch New Line of Attack Amazon Settles With National Labor Relations Board Mauritius Sentences Captain and
- [Greetings From MT HAINA PATRIOT](https://bridgedeck.org/greetings-from-mt-haina-patriot/) - Holiday Greetings from the MT HAINA PATRIOT: Captain Lucas Juon, 3M Alex Reid, 2M Gabrielle Salazar and CM Chris Nowak.
- [Wind Workforce Project Additional Image](https://bridgedeck.org/wind-workforce-project-additional-image/) - MM&P VP-Offshore Atlantic Ports Thomas Larkin, far left, with New York Representatives Thomas Suozzi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and SUNY Maritime College President Rear Adm. Michael Alfultis, Ph.D. centered among the cadets. The image was taken following a press conference to announce that federal funding for the Offshore Wind Workforce Development Project at SUNY Maritime College
- [Crew on the MV Kennicott](https://bridgedeck.org/uig-test-post-2/) - Greetings from MV KENNICOTT! The Kennicott runs from Southeast Alaska and Bellingham all the way out to Prince William Sound and the Kachemak Bay. (Left to right) Second Mate Andy Cockerham, Third Mate Chris Benedict, Third Mate Sarah McLean-Anderson, Pilot Drew Margerison, Captain Josh McGrath, Third Mate Shawn Epton and Chief Mate Katie Miller.
- [Wind Workforce Project Opens Path to New Maritime Jobs](https://bridgedeck.org/wind-workforce-project-opens-path-to-new-maritime-jobs/) - MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Tom Larkin joined supporters of job-creating green energy projects gathered at SUNY Maritime this summer to mark passage by the House of Representatives of a new offshore wind workforce development program based at the school. New York Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Thomas Suozzi cosponsored the legislation, which would fund entry-level
- [Statue City Cruises](https://bridgedeck.org/statue-city-cruises/) - Great set of images of Statue City Cruises from AMG Representative Paulina Czernek.
- [Navy Launches USNS Fleet Oiler](https://bridgedeck.org/femg-test-post-2/) - Navy Launches USNS Fleet Oiler Named for Gay Rights Leader Harvey Milk. A Navy vessel named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk, who served four years in the Navy before being forced out, was christened and launched in San Diego Bay on Nov. 6. Milk was one of the first openly gay candidates elected to
- [Santa IS a mariner!](https://bridgedeck.org/amg-test-post-2/) - Santa was spotted on Moran's tugs. Proof that the big guy is a mariner when he's not driving those reindeer.
- [Maersk Sentosa Crew Takes Anti-SASH Pledge](https://bridgedeck.org/offshore-test-post-1/) - Crewmembers aboard Maersk Sentosa have pledged to do their part to help eradicate shipboard harassment. The Maersk training on sexual abuse and sexual harassment (SASH) was conducted during the monthly shipboard safety meeting. MM&P members are (front row, left to right) Captain Vitaly Kuznetsoff, Chief Mate Christopher Funke and Third Mate Ashley Edington (behind and
- [Alliance Fairfax Anti-SASH "Stand Down"](https://bridgedeck.org/offshore-test-post-2/) - Crewmembers aboard Alliance Fairfax pledged to do their part to help eradicate shipboard harassment during the recent fleet “stand down.” Pictured along with the rest of the crew are Chief Mate Chuck Hendricks (who shared the photo), Third Mate Charlie Cahill and Captain Stephen Dejong.
- [Early Morning NY](https://bridgedeck.org/amg-test-post-1/) - Looking good, Buchanan 12! Photo by AMG Representative Paulina Czernek.

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- [OSG Newsletters](https://bridgedeck.org/osg-newsletters/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_tablet=” Click the links below for past editions of the newsletters: Open Letter to OSG/ATC officer First Edition OSG/ATC newsletter 5/5/2023 Second Edition OSG/ATC Newsletter 5/12/2023 Third Edition OSG/ATC Newsletter 5/19/2023 Fourth Edition OSG/ATC Newsletter 5/26/2023 Fifth Edition OSG/ATC Newsletter
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- [Leadership 2025](https://bridgedeck.org/leadership-2021-3-0-jan-10-2022-style-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#0e2240 0%|#244b7a 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#0e2240″ background_color_gradient_end=”#244b7a” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” disabled_on=”on|on|on” disabled=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”0″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#0e2240″ header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_blend=”overlay” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” z_index_tablet=”500″ text_text_shadow_style=”preset4″ header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”] MM&P Leadership[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on”
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- [ADVOCACY](https://bridgedeck.org/advocacy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_text_align=”left” toggle_font_size=”18px” toggle_font_size_tablet=”15px” toggle_font_size_phone=”14px” toggle_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Advocacy” open=”on” open_toggle_text_color=”#244b7a” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”left” global_colors_info=”{}” toggle_level=”h2″ toggle_font=”|600||on|||||” closed_toggle_font_size=”14px” closed_toggle_line_height=”1.4em” toggle_font_size_tablet=”” toggle_font_size_phone=”” toggle_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” closed_toggle_font_size_tablet=”” closed_toggle_font_size_phone=”” closed_toggle_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”][/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Click for More Information.” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”14px” body_line_height=”1.4em” background_color=”#A8DADC” background_enable_color=”on” body_font_size_tablet=”14px” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”
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- [Wellness](https://bridgedeck.org/wellness/)
- [Important Links](https://bridgedeck.org/links-to-our-allies/)
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## Projects

- [Wenatchee, Washington State Fairy](https://bridgedeck.org/project/wenatchee-washington-state-fairy/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section]
- [China](https://bridgedeck.org/project/china/)
- [President Truman](https://bridgedeck.org/project/president-truman/)
- [Singapore](https://bridgedeck.org/project/singapore/)
- [Korea](https://bridgedeck.org/project/korea/)
- [Dredge Atchafalaya](https://bridgedeck.org/project/dredge-atchafalaya/)
- [M/V Atchafalaya](https://bridgedeck.org/project/m-v-atchafalaya/)
- [Energy Enterprise](https://bridgedeck.org/project/energy-enterprise/)
- [Green Cove](https://bridgedeck.org/project/green-cove/)
- [Green Point](https://bridgedeck.org/project/green-point/)
- [Green Lake](https://bridgedeck.org/project/green-lake/)
- [Liberator](https://bridgedeck.org/project/liberator/)
- [Navigator](https://bridgedeck.org/project/navigator/)
- [Protector](https://bridgedeck.org/project/protector/)
- [Dredge Columbia](https://bridgedeck.org/project/dredge-columbia/)
- [McKee Sons](https://bridgedeck.org/project/mckee-sons/)
- [Great Lakes Ports](https://bridgedeck.org/project/great-lakes-ports/)
- [Maumee](https://bridgedeck.org/project/maumee/)
- [Guardian](https://bridgedeck.org/project/guardian/)
- [Guardian 2](https://bridgedeck.org/project/guardian-2/)
- [Guardian 2003 by A. Johnson](https://bridgedeck.org/project/guardian-2003-by-a-johnson/)
- [Roger Blough](https://bridgedeck.org/project/roger-blough/)
- [Edwin Gott/Roger Blough](https://bridgedeck.org/project/edwin-gott-roger-blough/)
- [Edwin Gott/Roger Blough2](https://bridgedeck.org/project/edwin-gott-roger-blough2/)
- [Edwin Gott](https://bridgedeck.org/project/edwin-gott/)
- [Anchorage](https://bridgedeck.org/project/anchorage/)
- [Consumer](https://bridgedeck.org/project/consumer/)
- [Enterprise](https://bridgedeck.org/project/enterprise/)
- [Kodiak](https://bridgedeck.org/project/kodiak/)
- [Navigator](https://bridgedeck.org/project/navigator-2/)
- [Pacific](https://bridgedeck.org/project/pacific/)
- [Reliance](https://bridgedeck.org/project/reliance/)
- [Spirit](https://bridgedeck.org/project/spirit/)
- [Tacoma](https://bridgedeck.org/project/tacoma/)
- [Trader](https://bridgedeck.org/project/trader/)
- [Maersk Montana](https://bridgedeck.org/project/maersk-montana/)
- [Maersk Ohio](https://bridgedeck.org/project/maersk-ohio/)
- [Maersk Iowa](https://bridgedeck.org/project/maersk-iowa/)
- [SS Maui](https://bridgedeck.org/project/ss-maui/)
- [RJ Pfeiffer](https://bridgedeck.org/project/rj-pfeiffer/)
- [RJ Pfeiffer 2](https://bridgedeck.org/project/rj-pfeiffer-2/)
- [SS Kauai](https://bridgedeck.org/project/ss-kauai/)
- [SS Manulani](https://bridgedeck.org/project/ss-manulani/)
- [SS Matsonia](https://bridgedeck.org/project/ss-matsonia/)
- [SS Maui 2](https://bridgedeck.org/project/ss-maui-2/)
- [SS Mokihana](https://bridgedeck.org/project/ss-mokihana/)
- [Basic Safety Training](https://bridgedeck.org/project/basic-safety-training/)
- [Basic Safety Training 2](https://bridgedeck.org/project/basic-safety-training-2/)
- [Campus Aerial View](https://bridgedeck.org/project/campus-aerial-view/)
- [Bedroom (double)](https://bridgedeck.org/project/bedroom-double/)
- [Bar](https://bridgedeck.org/project/bar/)
- [Residence](https://bridgedeck.org/project/residence/)
- [Apache](https://bridgedeck.org/project/apache/)
- [Big Horn](https://bridgedeck.org/project/big-horn/)
- [Catawba](https://bridgedeck.org/project/catawba/)
- [Comfort](https://bridgedeck.org/project/comfort/)
- [Concord](https://bridgedeck.org/project/concord/)
- [Ericsson](https://bridgedeck.org/project/ericsson/)
- [Flint](https://bridgedeck.org/project/flint/)
- [Guadalupe](https://bridgedeck.org/project/guadalupe/)
- [Hayes](https://bridgedeck.org/project/hayes/)
- [Henry Kaiser](https://bridgedeck.org/project/henry-kaiser/)
- [Sulphur Carriers](https://bridgedeck.org/project/sulphur-carriers/)
- [Trinity](https://bridgedeck.org/project/trinity/)
- [Tustumena, Alaska Marine](https://bridgedeck.org/project/tustumena-alaska-marine/)
- [Crowley Tug](https://bridgedeck.org/project/crowley-tug/)
- [Fairweather, Alaska State Fairy](https://bridgedeck.org/project/fairweather-alaska-state-fairy/)
- [Dredge Wheeler](https://bridgedeck.org/project/dredge-wheeler/)
- [Dredge Essayons](https://bridgedeck.org/project/dredge-essayons/)
- [Green Dale](https://bridgedeck.org/project/green-dale/)
- [Green Bay](https://bridgedeck.org/project/green-bay/)

## Testimonials

- [Christopher Aiello](https://bridgedeck.org/testimonial/christopher-aiello/) - "Jerry Hasselbach, David and Olav were great instructors. Jerry, especially. He stuck by me when I did not pass the course previously and made me go out and get better – and I did. To pass the course now has been great, and I will forever be grateful and learn from this experience.”
- [Moussa Dabo](https://bridgedeck.org/testimonial/moussa-dabo/) - "MITAGS' Chief Mate Master Program focused on the essential materials and practical knowledge needed to succeed and advance my career. Your experienced instructors are valuable resources, as they all had a long careers at sea prior to being in the classroom. Sharing their experiences and other case studies with us was truly insightful and helped

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## Tags

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## Project Categories

- [APL](https://bridgedeck.org/project_category/apl/)
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