Membership Group Highlights
MM&P 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.
Panama Canal Fly-Over with MM&P 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, […]
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
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.
Alaska AFL-CIO President Joelle Hall & MM&P
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.
SLNC GOODWILL Replenishment Drill
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 […]