Membership Group Highlights
PLEASE HELP – MM&P 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
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/
Staten Island Ferry Video on YouTube
Check out the video about Staten Island Ferry created by Flint Gennari at FlintFotos CLICK HERE!
Licensed Deck Officers at OSG Vote for MM&P 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]