News & Announcements

Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 30, 2025
Volume 31… Number 52, December 30, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Holiday Greetings New Zealand’s Government Rejects Plan to Waive Cabotage Law Senate Confirms New Coast Guard Commandant Navy Accepts Delivery of Newest Fleet Oiler Women in Maritime Conference in Vallejo in March News From the MM&P Plan Office: MM&P Vacation Plan—Last Day for […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 23, 2025
Volume 31… Number 51, December 23, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Holiday Greetings Senate Confirms Stephen Carmel as 21st US Maritime Administrator US Stops Second Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela ITF Condemns Newest Black Sea Ship Attacks: “Targeting Seafarers Is Completely Unacceptable” Are You Looking to Take the Chief Mate Ops Course or the […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 16, 2025
Volume 31… Number 50, December 16, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Restore Union Rights to Federal Workers; Attention Now Shifts to the Senate Administration Strips Airport Security Officers of Their Union Rights US Seizes Shadow Fleet Tanker NTSB Issues Final Report on Fatal Baltimore Bridge Strike New Pilot […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 9, 2025
Volume 31… Number 49, December 9, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: NMC Announces Website Changes to Streamline MMC Application Process Security Team on Turkish Ship Exchanges Fire With Skiffs in Red Sea ITF Adds Three Countries to Its Flag-of-Convenience List Federal Workers Alliance Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Restoring Union Rights to DOD […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, Dec. 2, 2025
Volume 31… Number 48, December 2, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Maersk Says It Has No Specific Timeline for Returning to Suez Canal Transits CSA Honors Mariners and Ships for Environmental Excellence More Countries Adopt Cabotage Laws Like the Jones Act Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson Assumes Command of MSC 2026 Mariners for America Conference […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, Nov. 25, 2025
Volume 31… Number 46, November 25, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Bipartisan Majority Moves to Force House Vote on Bill to Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights NTSB Says Loose Wire Led to Fatal Baltimore Bridge Strike MLL Executive Moves One Step Closer to Confirmation as Maritime Administrator Iran Releases Tanker Seized in Gulf of […]