News & Announcements

Wheelhouse Weekly, March 3, 2026
Volume 32… Number 9, March 3, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: 91st MM&P Convention Call Aug. 3-5 Iran War Spreads: Unions Working to Support Members in Conflict Zone Six US Service Members Killed in Action; Iran Strikes Five Tankers, Killing Two Seafarers US-Flag Tanker Struck in Attack on Port in Bahrain Maritime Administrator Stephen […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 24, 2026
Volume 32… Number 8, February 24, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: US-Flag Coalition Expresses Gratitude to White House for Maritime Action Plan US Moves Vessels Into Place in Preparation for Possible Strikes on Iran NMC Mitigation Efforts—Credential Extensions Union Membership in the US Grows to 16-Year High VW Workers in Tennessee Celebrate First Union […]
Maritime Union of Australia’s Protest Against AI & Automation
Click here to view the reel posted to Maritime Union of Australia’s (MUA) Facebook page.

Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 17, 2026
Volume 32… Number 7, February 17, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Announces First Food for Peace Shipment by USDA: US-Flag Fleet Welcomes Restoration of a Key Source of Cargo Lapse in Appropriations and Government Shutdown Administration Releases America’s Maritime Action Plan US-Flag Cargo on Great Lakes Declined in 2025, With Lower Water Levels […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, Feb. 10, 2026
Volume 32… Number 6, February 10, 2026 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Six-Year Sentence for Master of Ship That Struck US-Flag Tanker in 2025 Crew of Pasha Hawaii’s MV George II Interviewed in Professional Mariner Magazine Maersk-Hapag Alliance to Send Ships Through the Red Sea With Naval Escorts US Shoots Down Drone in Strait of […]

IFSMA February 2026 Newsletter Online
The newest edition of the IFSMA newsletter for February 2026 is now online. Click here to view a pdf version.