News & Announcements
Near-Miss On Panama Canal
“Near Miss” Reignites Debate Over Worker Safety and Supply Chain Risks on the Panama Canal A video that shows a POST-PANAMAX containership crowding a tugboat towards a closed lock gate on March 5 has reignited the debate over safety on the Panama Canal. Voices in the background express shock as the tug, which carries a […]
IFSMA Newsletter No. 61, Feb. 2023
Please click here to read the Febuary 2023 edition of the IFSMA Newsletter.
UPDATED PASSPORT RENEWAL PROCEEDURES
Please see the attached US DEPARTMENT OF STATE: UPDATED NOTICE TO MARINERS WITH INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES, Effective January 22, 2023 by clicking here.
Wheelhouse Weekly, February 21, 2023
Volume 29… Number 8, Feb. 21, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Remembering Visionary Labor Leader Tom Donahue, a Friend to MM&P Global Seafarer, a Publication of The Nautilus Federation, Is Now Online CGIS Stands Ready To Investigate All Allegations of Sexual Misconduct in Maritime International Transport Unions Launch Solidarity Fund for Earthquake Survivors MM&P […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, February 14, 2023
Volume 29… Number 7, Feb. 14, 2023 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Coast Guard Highlights Changes to Law on Reporting Sexual Misconduct 2022 Was “Exceptionally Strong Year,” Maersk Says, But There Are Challenges on the Way in 2023 U.S.-Flag Fleet Coalition Calls on MARAD To Issue Cargo Preference Rules SIU President Michael Sacco Retires; David […]
USCG Highlights Changes to Law for Sexual Misconduct
Reporting Sexual Misconduct on US Vessels – OPEN THIS LINK The Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin regarding reporting sexual misconduct on U.S. vessels. The MSIB highlights recent changes to the law that require the responsible entity of a vessel—defined as the owner, master, or managing operator—to report to the Coast Guard […]