• New Jobs For Union On Ammo Ships
          American Maritime Officers at presstime was manning two ammunition carriers new to the union fleet after the ships were renamed and converted for military service under a five-year Military Sealift Command operating charter to Maersk Line Ltd.

  • Consensus On Maritime Policy
          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."

  • Dues Will Not Increase In 2001
          Membership dues in American Maritime Officers will not be increased in 2001, AMO National President Michael R. McKay has announced.

  • EU Submits Proposal For Jones Act In WTO Talks
          The European Union has formally proposed that the Jones Act be opened to multilateral trade bargaining later this year.

  • Fast Rescue Boat Training Expanded In AMO
          The Raymond T. McKay Center for Advanced Maritime Officers Training/Simulation, Training, Assessment and Research Center (RTM CAMOT/STAR Center) in Dania Beach, Fla., has altered its schedule to significantly increase the number of American Maritime Officers members able to complete STCW-required fast rescue boat (FRB) training this year.

  • Tanker Spills 185,000 Gallons In Fragile Galapagos
          The Ecuadorian-flagged tanker Jessica in January ran aground and spilled as much as 185,000 gallons of heavy fuel in the environmentally fragile Galapagos archipelago, where naturalist Charles Darwin gained insight for his theory of evolution during a visit in 1835.

  • Sen. McCain Revives Effort To Alter Passenger Vessel Statute
          Sen. John McCain has again introduced legislation to open domestic cruise markets to foreign-built ships.

  • Sealift Inc. Tanker Added To AMO Fleet
          A new product tanker is coming to the AMO ocean-going fleet.

  • New Bill Offers Incentives For U.S. Ship Construction
          Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) has filed a bill to provide tax incentives for the U.S. construction and U.S.-flag operation of ocean-going cruise ships.

  • Engine Officers On Gas Turbine Ships Will Need Endorsement For STCW '95
          The following guidance and information are provided for engine officers who plan to sail aboard gas turbine Propulsion vessels after Feb. 1, 2002.

  • President To Offer Early Proposal On ANWR Drilling
         President Bush Jan. 29 told reporters he will move quickly on energy policy proposals, including legislation to permit oil and natural gas exploration and recovery in a small area of the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, adjacent to the diminishing Prudhoe Bay oil fields on Alaska's North Slope.
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