News & Announcements
Wheelhouse Weekly, February 22, 2022
Volume 28… Number 8…February 22, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Federal Infrastructure Funds Will Revitalize Great Lakes Region, White House Says Bipartisan Bill Would Tighten Oversight of Foreign Vessels in Offshore Energy Sector Matson Reports Record Profits US-Flag Shipping on the Great Lakes Up 16.8 Percent in 2021 Also: Panama-Flagged Car Carrier Still […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, February 15, 2022
Volume 28… Number 7…February 15, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: New Federal Maritime Commissioner Max Vekich Is Former Labor Leader, Longshore Worker A.P. Moller–Maersk Reports Record Earnings CMA CGM Vessels To Stop Transporting Plastic Waste US Maritime Advisory: Risks Due to Regional Tensions in Black Sea and Sea of Azov MM&P Plans Announcement: Over-the-Counter […]
SOCP Webinar—Register by Feb. 16
SOCP Webinar—Register by Feb. 16: Captain Jim Staples on Understanding the Risk of Carrying Electric Vehicles on a Vessel MM&P member Captain Jim Staples will address the risk of carrying electric vehicles during a SOCP webinar on Thursday, Feb. 17, from 1200 to 1230. Please register by COB, Wednesday, Feb. 16 to participate. You will […]
Mandatory Overtime Pushing Panama Canal Tug Captains to the Edge
Image credit: Paul Harrison / Wikimedia Commons The International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots (MM&P), an affiliate of the Nautilus Federation, has reported ongoing fatigue issues at the Panama Canal. Members of the union for tug captains in Panama, Unión de Capitanes y Oficiales de Cubierta (UCOC) – affiliated to MM&P and also to […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, February 8, 2022
Volume 28… Number 6…February 8, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Administration Issues Plan To Promote Union Membership Congressman Honors Merchant Mariners in Speech on House Floor International Shipping Group Calls Seafarer Wellbeing “an Unintended Casualty of the Pandemic” Turkish Captain Dies Reading Draft Marks From Pilot Ladder After Officials in China Bar Him From […]
ITF PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
The International Transport Workers’ Federation is announcing its first-ever photography contest. The contest aims to showcase the triumphs, challenges and sheer hard work of millions of transport workers around the world, in all sectors, industries and supply chains. Whether you’re a seafarer, train attendant, bus driver, baggage handler or docker—we want to see photos of […]