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Wheelhouse Weekly, July 21, 2026
Volume 32… Number 29, July 21, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: President Trump Is Considering Further Extending the Jones Act Waiver American Mariners Protest Chinese Ship Working in the Domestic Trades Christening of TS Lone Star State, Fourth Vessel in MARAD’S NSMV Program Middle East Conflict: Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Slows to a […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, July 14, 2026
Volume 32… Number 28, July 14, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Navy Seeks Information From Korean Shipyards on Building New Destroyers and Tankers US Employers Spend More Than $1.5 Billion Annually on “Union Avoidance” Hormuz Situation Deteriorates After Iran Attacks Merchant Ships ITF Launches Fund to Help Families Affected by the Earthquakes in Venezuela […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, July 7, 2026
Volume 32… Number 27, July 7, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: GOP Leaders in House of Representatives Ask President to End Jones Act Waiver Study Finds “No Evidence Any Waiver Voyage Met Legal Standard of Military Necessity” USNS Kanawha Is First MSC Ship to Receive the Military’s Highest Unit Award Resurgence of Somali Piracy: […]

June 2026 Global Seafarer Online Now!
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Wheelhouse Weekly, June 30, 2026
Volume 32… Number 26, June 30, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Strait of Hormuz Evacuation Plan on Hold as US and Iran Trade Fresh Strikes International Shortage of Ships’ Officers May Top 100,000 by 2030 House Passes Faster Labor Contracts Act Great Lakes Towing Company Christens New Tug Puerto Rico Four Indian Seafarers Repatriated […]

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 […]