News & Announcements
Wheelhouse Weekly, October 4, 2022
Volume 28… Number 40, Oct. 4, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S.-Flag Fleet Slams “Illegal, Unnecessary” Jones Act Waiver: “It Undermines Dedicated US Supply Chain for Puerto Rico and Should Never Be Repeated” Bipartisan Legislation Would Enhance Cargo Preference, Strengthen Merchant Marine Under Pressure From Unions, “Europe’s Worst Employer” Withdraws From Ferry Conference TS […]
Seattle Unions to Greet ‘most hated man in Britain’ Monday
After a public outcry from the international labor movement and elected officials, P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite will no longer be attending the Interferry Conference in Seattle. Read the full story – Seattle Unions to Greet ‘most hated man in Britain’ Monday In March 2022, Hebblethwaite fired nearly 800 workers — represented by Nautilus International and […]
AMP President Releases Statement on Jones Act Waiver
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) has released a statement on the recent Jones Act waiver. To view the statement, click here.
Wheelhouse Weekly, September 27, 2022
Volume 28… Number 39, Sept. 27, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: U.S.-Flag Fleet Pushes Back Against Calls to Waive Jones Act in Wake of Hurricane Fiona MARAD Announces New Initiatives To Support Cargo Preference Compliance Friends of Maritime in Congress Work To Boost Funding for Ferry Systems Ships Warned Over Gas Leaks From Nord […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, September 20, 2022
Volume 28… Number 38, Sept. 20, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Unions Tells Congress: “America Depends on the Merchant Marine–and the Merchant Marine Depends on Cargo Preference” “Personal Locator Beacons Should Be Required for All Vessel Personnel,” National Transportation Safety Board Says Liverpool Dock Workers Go Out on Strike Hurricane Fiona Heads Towards the […]
Joint Letter to Congress – Request to Halt NOAA Plan
THE NOAA PLAN TO EXTEND WHALE PROTECTION SPEED LIMITS TO PILOT BOATS WOULD PUT LIVES AT RISK, HAMPER PORT OPERATIONS MM&P has joined forces with the American Pilots Association and other major maritime groups in a bid to halt a plan by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to extend marine mammal protection speed limits […]