News & Announcements
Wheelhouse Weekly, May 24, 2022
Volume 28… Number 21, May 24, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: National Maritime Day Commemoration and Presidential Proclamation World War II Merchant Mariners Receive Congressional Gold Medal National Maritime Center Warns of Credential Application Surge Mandatory Internet Access Included in Updates to the Maritime Labor Convention MM&P Captain Reunites With Vietnamese Refugees He Rescued […]
How a Sailor Reunited with the Vietnamese Refugees He Rescued After the Fall of Saigon
Fantastic story ***LINKS AT THE END OF THIS POST*** Georg Pedersen is a friend, former shipmate and mentor of MM&P President Don Marcus, who said, “Georg is my image of the finest captain I ever worked for… True blue MM&P.” Great to see the MM&P logo proudly worn in the news piece. Check out the […]
Shaver Transportation & Matson’s Newest Barge
Members of MM&P’s Pacific Maritime Region working aboard Shaver Transportation’s DESCHUTES and VANCOUVER assisting with the launch of Matson’s newest barge. The HALEAKALA is a container barge that will include Matson’s work between Honolulu and other islands in Hawaii. Many of the containers it will carry are transported between the mainland and Hawaii by members […]
#WomenInMaritimeDay
On International Day for Women in Maritime, Chief Mate Cassandra Clark and 2nd Mate Katelyn Hart are hard at work on MAERSK COLUMBUS in Duqm, Oman. The vessel is currently at Oman Drydock Company (ODC) for shipyard maintenance and drydocking. The two of them are playing key roles in smooth operation, inspection, repair and safety […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, May 17, 2022
Volume 28… Number 20, May 17, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ann Phillips Confirmed as Maritime Administrator Admiral Linda Fagan Confirmed as Coast Guard Commandant MM&P UIG–PMR Vice President Tim Saffle Announces His Retirement CAMM’s Spirit of the Seas Award to Captain William Boyce for 2018 Rescue ILWU Reaches […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, May 10, 2022
Volume 28… Number 19, May 10, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Two Senators Seek To Tie Cargo Preference Waiver to Ukraine Aid ITF Expresses Solidarity With West Coast Longshore Workers as Contract Negotiations Begin Maersk Registers Record High Results Across All Business Lines Matson Launches New Container Barge “Haleakala” Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine Claims Successful […]