News & Announcements

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
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
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
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
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 […]

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.