Membership Group Highlights
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Happy Labor Day from MM&P
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.