Owned by Sea Star Lines and operated by Interocean Ugland Ship Management, the multi-purpose cargo vessels El Morro and El Yunque operate in the Jones Act trade between the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The ships are manned in all licensed positions by AMO.
Deep-sea employers flocked to the annual two-day conference with AMO officials in March. Topics at the informal event included Military Sealift Command and Maritime Administration charters, collective bargaining, the AMO Plans, and STCW and other training needs.
Ships manned by AMO engine and deck officers continue to win praise for their service under Military Sealift Command and Maritime Administration charter.
A renewed Maritime Security Program was agreed to as a priority March 14 by Rep. Duncan Hunter and Maritime Administrator William Schubert.
A federal shipbuilding loan guarantee program was among the topics March 14 when Maritime Administrator William Schubert discussed the President's proposed fiscal 2003 MARAD budget before the House Armed Service's Committee's Oversight Panel on Merchant Marine.
