Membership Group Highlights
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.
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
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: USACE Awards $1 Billion Contract for Soo Locks Phase 3 Upgrade
Shaver Transportation & Matson’s 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 […]
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
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.