News & Announcements
Wheelhouse Weekly, June 2, 2026
Volume 32… Number 22, June 2, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: American Maritime Partnership Launches Campaign Opposing Jones Act Waiver Merchant Mariners Honored on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery Mariners Working in the Gulf After Feb. 28 Asked to Respond to a Brief Survey NMC Extension Policy Update: Extension of Merchant Mariner Credentials […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, May 26, 2026
Volume 32… Number 21, May 26, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Congressmen Larsen and Carbajal Demand Answers From White House on Jones Act Waiver Rep. Norcross Secures Votes Necessary to Bring Faster Labor Contracts Act to Floor National Maritime Day Commemoration Held in Washington, DC One Year On, Crewmembers of Liberia-Flag Ship That Sank […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, May 19, 2026
Volume 32… Number 20, May 19, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: More Than 100 Maritime Leaders Urge Congress to Let Jones Act Waiver Expire MARAD Honors Officers of the American Merchant Marine Veterans Association SOCP Releases SASH Desk Reference Guide for Maritime Personnel US Files Criminal Charges in Francis Scott Key Bridge Case Middle […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, May 12, 2026
Volume 32… Number 19, May 12, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: US Fleet Honors Rep. Salud Carbajal With Salute To Congress Award Jones Act Waiver Causing “Massive Uncertainty” Among Cadets Stalemate in the Persian Gulf Continues: US Pauses Military Escorts of Merchant Ships; Iran Seeks to Formalize Strait of Hormuz Tolls Crew of USS […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, May 5, 2026
Volume 32… Number 18, May 5, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: MM&P-Crewed Alliance Fairfax Safely Transits Strait of Hormuz Coast Guard Funding Resumes–NMC Update Anti-Jones Act Forces Push to Gain Ground Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Asks President to Repeal Waiver Cargo Ship Evades Armed Attackers in Gulf of Aden Mark Your Calendar: Atlantic […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, April 28, 2026
Volume 32… Number 17, April 28, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: JONES ACT ALERT—SPECIAL EDITION National Maritime Center Resumes Some Functions PCS Wins MSC T-AGOS Bid US-Flag Fleet Goes to Capitol Hill to Advocate for American Ships and Crewse DoD Terminates Collective Bargaining Agreements at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard More Middle East Turmoil as Iran […]