News & Announcements
Wheelhouse Weekly, June 7, 2022
The Masters, Mates & Pilots Wheelhouse Weekly Bridging the Information Gap With E-News You Can Use Volume 28… Number 23… June 7, 2022 In This Issue: — International Propeller Club of the United States Honors Congressman Joe Courtney — Unions Express Support for Principles Embodied in EMBARC Guidelines — Gen. Stephen Lyons Appointed New White […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, May 31, 2022
Volume 28… Number 22, May 31, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: NTSB Finds Incorrectly Installed Fuel Tubing Caused 2021 Fire on PRESIDENT EISENHOWER/a> TTD and AMP Tell Congress To Reject Resolutions That Would Waive Cargo Preference Rules FLRA Expected To Return to Traditional Role of Overseeing Collective Bargaining in Government Journalist Seeks To Interview […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, May 24, 2022
Volume 28… Number 21, May 24, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: National Maritime Day Commemoration and Presidential Proclamation World War II Merchant Mariners Receive Congressional Gold Medal National Maritime Center Warns of Credential Application Surge Mandatory Internet Access Included in Updates to the Maritime Labor Convention MM&P Captain Reunites With Vietnamese Refugees He Rescued […]
How a Sailor Reunited with the Vietnamese Refugees He Rescued After the Fall of Saigon
Fantastic story ***LINKS AT THE END OF THIS POST*** Georg Pedersen is a friend, former shipmate and mentor of MM&P President Don Marcus, who said, “Georg is my image of the finest captain I ever worked for… True blue MM&P.” Great to see the MM&P logo proudly worn in the news piece. Check out the […]
Shaver Transportation & Matson’s Newest Barge
Members of MM&P’s Pacific Maritime Region working aboard Shaver Transportation’s DESCHUTES and VANCOUVER assisting with the launch of Matson’s newest barge. The HALEAKALA is a container barge that will include Matson’s work between Honolulu and other islands in Hawaii. Many of the containers it will carry are transported between the mainland and Hawaii by members […]
#WomenInMaritimeDay
On International Day for Women in Maritime, Chief Mate Cassandra Clark and 2nd Mate Katelyn Hart are hard at work on MAERSK COLUMBUS in Duqm, Oman. The vessel is currently at Oman Drydock Company (ODC) for shipyard maintenance and drydocking. The two of them are playing key roles in smooth operation, inspection, repair and safety […]