On-Line Archive From August 1999 AMO Homepage IN THIS ISSUE News Dues Will Not Increase In 2001 Views STCW: Flaws And Difficulties Don't Preclude Compliance Call Ahead When Your Vessel Is Coming In Great Lakes Steel Import Issues Heat Up On Hill Features 'USNS Watson' Saves Two Navy Sailors

February 2001 On-Line Edition Consensus On Maritime Policy Senators Lott And Breaux Identify Bipartisan Legislative Goals Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) Sen. John Breaux (D-LA)       Senators Trent Lott (R-MS) and John Breaux (D-LA) have pledged a bipartisan approach to maritime policy issues in the 107th Congress and cooperation with the White House on ways "to preserve and enhance our maritime and national security."       In a recent letter to President Bush, the top lawmakers noted that the U.S.-flag merchant fleet and the U.S. shipbuilding industry had already earned broad support among Republican and Democratic House members and Senators over "more than two decades." Full Text Of Article

BREAKING NEWS AMO Members Urged To Complete Training For STCW '95 TOP STORIES February 2001 Sealift Inc. Tanker Added To AMO Fleet: Union Fills Jobs Aboard Reflagged 'Montauk' Under Charter From MSC New Jobs For Union On Ammo Ships: AMO Mans Converted 'Page' And 'Carter' Under MSC Charter New Legislation From Sen. Snowe Offers Incentives For U.S. Ship Construction

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