The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District opened the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., early to all marine traffic at 8 a.m. on March 21, marking the start of the 2025 Great Lakes shipping season. The shipping industry requested an early season opening bas...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers officials President Willie Barrere, Vice President for Government Relations Christian Spain, Deep Sea Vice President Jeff Richards and West Coast Representative Alex Butler conducted informational meetings onboard several vessels on the West Coast this month. AM...
Read MoreThe following advisory was issued by the United States Maritime Administration on March 18. 2025-001A-Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb Strait, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, Somali Basin-Potential Retaliatory Attacks by Houthi Forces Description: At 1645 UTC on March 15th, U.S. forces comme...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members working aboard the Sunshine State, here in Martinez, Ca. in March, included Third Mate Lex Petter, Captain James Cunningham and Second Mate Evan Gilchrist. The Sunshine State is an APT Jones Act tanker operated by Intrepid Personnel & Provision Inc. ...
Read MoreThe minutes for the regular monthly American Maritime Officers membership meeting held March 5 at AMO Headquarters have been posted in the member section of the AMO website, which is accessible to active AMO members and applicants. AMO members will need to click on the “MEMBER LOGIN&#...
Read MoreThe following press release was issued by the National Maritime Center on March 17. Since Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard’s online public access portal, Homeport, has been unavailable due to technical issues with no estimated time to repair. Listed below are the primary...
Read MoreCrowley has raised the U.S. flag on and commenced operation of the American Energy, the first domestic liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier to transport U.S.-sourced natural gas to Puerto Rico. This milestone service will provide Puerto Rico with increased access to the reliable supply of U...
Read MoreThe entire crew of the Stena Immaculate has endured a week difficult to characterize with just a few words. An allision brought their week to a rending start and found them working together to save lives, contain damage, and salvage a positive outcome from a desperate and dangerous situatio...
Read MoreThe Chairman and Ranking Member of the United States House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee have introduced the “American Cargo for American Ships Act,” a bill designed to strengthen U.S. Cargo preference laws and promote American economic growth while reduci...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members aboard the M/V Mariner, here in Richmond, California in February, included Chief Engineer Tanner Bond, Second Mate Gabrielle McCracken and Third Mate John Egger. AMO member Third Mate John Alper Sayil performing safety inspections on the M/V Mariner in F...
Read MoreThe U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate was struck while at anchor by the 459-foot Portuguese-flagged containership M/V Solong at 0948 UTC off the east coast of the United Kingdom. No injuries were reported among the 23 crewmembers of the Stena Immaculate after all had been brought ashore ...
Read MorePictured with the Seafarers’ House Executive Director Launa Carbonell are TECH Apprentice Engineers (L to R): Demetrius Belizario, Celestino Bautista, John Cunnigham, Robert Eckel Jr., and Devin Cherry STAR Center’s TECH Apprentice Engineers were recognized by Seafarers House P...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members aboard the USNS Nelson V. Brittin, here in Portland in February, included Third Mate Levi Coleman, Chief Mate Conor Nimmo, First Assistant Engineer Craig Knorr and Third A.E. Steven Benavides, Jr. The USNS Brittin is an LMSR operated by Pasha Hawaii for t...
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Read MoreThe vital roles of U.S. food-aid programs in national and economic security rapidly rose to front and center after an executive order was signed by the President January 20 implementing a 90-day suspension of U.S. foreign assistance programs. The executive order was followed by a waiver app...
Read MoreThe following letter was sent on February 18 to Congressmen Mike Ezell and Salud Carbajal, chair and ranking member on the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Dear Chairman Ezell and Ranking Member Carbajal: Marine Safety is one of the elev...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members onboard USNS Wheeler on Lake Union in Seattle on January 24 included Chief Mate Hannah MacDonald, Captain Ashley Wetzel (relieving for one month), Third Assistant Engineer Erik Osinski, Second Assistant Engineer Royce Dudley and Captain Russell Horton. ...
Read MoreSchuyler Line Navigation Company has successfully reflagged the cargo vessel M/V SL Midway into the United States registry, bringing new job opportunities to the members of American Maritime Officers. The SL Midway recently passed U.S. Coast Guard inspection in Texas and is expected to wor...
Read MoreCapt. Todd B. Penrod, Commander, Task Force SIX THREE / Commander, Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa (MSCEURAF), and David Madison, MSCEURAF Marine Transportation Specialist, tour the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64) in a floating dry do...
Read MoreSenior Fellow for Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology for the Heritage Foundation and the U.S. Naval Institute Brent D. Sadler – a well-known national security expert and author of the best-selling book, “U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century” – recently visited th...
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