News & Announcements
Please Participate – Survey for Shipmasters’ Experience with Bridge Alerts
The IFSMA is collecting information on the experience of Shipmasters and Deck Officers with bridge alerts. The information will be used to help inform IFSMA’s consideration of bridge alert management in discussions at the IMO Navigation, Communications and Search & Rescue (NCSR) Sub-Committee. SURVEY LINK: click here.
2026 Summer Edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot Mag Online!
Click here to view a pdf copy of the spectacular Summer 2026 edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot magazine.
June 2026 Global Seafarer Online Now!
Please CLICK HERE to view a pdf version of June 2026 edition of The Global Seafarer.
Savannah Docking Pilots
Savannah Docking Pilots are pictured following negotiations and reaching a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. Through the solidarity of the membership, the Bargaining Committee worked diligently to secure an agreement that protects and advances the interests of the pilots while recognizing the professionalism and dedication they bring to their work every day. The Committee also […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, June 16, 2026
Volume 32… Number 24, June 16, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: US and Iran Agree to 60-Day Ceasefire to End Hormuz Crisis Three Killed When US Strike Hits Engine Room of Palau-Flag Tanker Navy Plan to Build Warships in Foreign Shipyards Meets Opposition in Congress Transportation Labor Slams Jones Act Waiver Christening of MSC’s […]
MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Lars Turner Supports Resolution 17 at the AFL-CIO 30th Constitutional Convention
On June 9, MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer Lars Turner addressed delegates at the AFL-CIO’s 30th Constitutional Convention in support of Resolution 17: Revitalizing Domestic Shipbuilding, Ship Repair, and Maritime Industries. In his remarks, Secretary-Treasurer Turner emphasized his support of the amendment, while highlighting the importance of shipbuilding and the Jones Act to all mariners across the […]