News & Announcements

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 […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, April 21, 2026
Volume 32… Number 16, April 21, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Sail-In to Focus on Coast Guard Funding, Maritime Revitalization Unions and Employers Warn: “Lapse in Government Funding Is Interfering With Critical Maritime Operations” DoD Terminates Collective Bargaining Agreements Covering Most Employees: MM&P Members Protected as Legal Case Plays Out US Navy Seizes Iran-Flag […]

March-April 2026 Global Seafarer
Please click here to view the pdf version of the March-April 2026 Global Seafarer.

Wheelhouse Weekly, April 14, 2026
Volume 32… Number 15, April 14, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: US Navy Blockades Iranian Ports Mariner Training and Retention Are Focus of MITAGS Conference NMC Guidance on Issues Commonly Encountered With E-Medical Certificates Global Piracy Drops to Lowest Level in Decades Maryland Settles Claim With Shipowner/Operator for 2024 Bridge Collapse News From the […]

2026 Pilot Trainee Training Exam
The Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun (BOPC) is seeking eligible mariners for its Pilot Trainee Training Exam—your gateway to qualifying for the BOPC’s training program, the pathway to become a BOPC licensed pilot. Please note the deadline of May 15, 2026. Please click here to view […]