News & Announcements
Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 13, 2026
Volume 32… Number 40, Oct. 13, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maritime Industry Tells Congress: “Privatizing VTS Would Put Mariners at Risk” Chief Mate Unjustly Imprisoned for Three Years for Smuggling Drugs AMP on President Trump’s Jones Act Waiver: “It’s Like the Wild West” Southeast Alaska Pilots’ Association 2027 Entrance Examination Coast Guard News: […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, Oct. 6, 2026
Volume 32… Number 39, Oct. 6, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Panama Canal Tug Captain Dies While Working Sixth Straight Midnight Watch Texas Maritime Coalition Asks Sen. Ted Cruz to Support Maritime Action Plan, SHIPs Act Dockworkers Protest Port Automation at International Summit Amendments to STCW Basic Training Requirements for Personal Safety and Social […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 29, 2026
Volume 32… Number 38, Sept. 29, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: AMMV Tells Congress: “Merchant Mariners Who Serve in Conflict Zones Should Be Designated as Veterans” Results of the IFSMA Survey on Bridge Alerts: “The IMO Should Review the ‘Nature and Cumulative Number’ of Bridge Alerts,” Ships’ Officers Say Sign Our Petition: Show Your […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 22, 2026
Volume 32… Number 37, Sept. 22, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MLL Fleet Renewal Begins USTRANSCOM Awards Sealift Charter Contract to Seven Companies Master of Tanzania-Flag Ship Killed in Russian Drone Attack ILWU Pickets Cruise Line in Seattle MARAD Issues New Advisory on Risk of Iranian Attacks Join the Campaign! Tell China to Free […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 15, 2026
Volume 32… Number 36, Sept. 15, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: National Maritime Center Launches New Digital Credentialing System “Larger Ships a Growing Threat to Bridges,” Coast Guard Warns Houthis Seize More Territory in Fight to Control Bab al-Mandab Strait MARAD Accepts Delivery of TS Lone Star State Home Financing Benefits for Union Families […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, Sept. 8, 2026
Volume 32… Number 35, Sept. 8, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Labor Day Message From Masters, Mates & Pilots Staten Island Ferry Crew Rescues Person in Distress From Waters Off Whitehall Chicago Fire Boat Responds When Heat Emergency Causes City Bridges to Get Stuck 2Alaska AFL-CIO Reaffirms Support for Jones Act How Can the […]