The U.S-flagged fast sealift roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Altair welcomed diplomats and dignitaries recently in the port of Durban, South Africa.
A Senate vote March 16 eased the way for limited energy development along the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The U.S.-flagged car carriers Resolve and Independence will haul relief and reconstruction cargoes from U.S. ports to the Middle East beginning next month.
The MV Merlin will operate under a four-year Military Sealift Command charter and will be renamed the MV Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman in honor of the combat air controller killed in Afghanistan.
The new car carrier MV Jean Anne entered service in the Jones Act trades between California and the Hawaiian islands after being christened March 21.
This is the first in a series of articles based on The American Merchant Marine: A Critical Component for the Safe and Secure Transport of Liquefied Natural Gas, a paper written recently by Capt. Thomas S. Laird, a member of American Maritime Officers, for the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee of the Department of Homeland Security.
The acquisition of Seabulk International by Seacor Resources will not affect current labor contracts between Seabulk and American Maritime Officers.
The newly acquired coastwise tanker Sea Venture, shown here at a New Jersey anchorage, is operated under AMO contract by Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning Inc. AMO represents all of the licensed officers on the vessel.
Members of American Maritime Officers manned the USNS Shughart in all licensed positions March 11 when the ship was turned over to American Overseas Marine Corp. (AMSEA) for operation and maintenance under Military Sealift Command charter.
American Maritime Officers will continue to man six special mission vessels in all licensed positions under an operating charter awarded to Maersk Line Limited by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command.
