• Liberian-Flag Cruise Ship Crashes Into Reef
          The passengers and crew of the MV World Discoverer, including approximately 50 American tourists, were rescued from the sea April 30 when the Liberian-flag cruise ship hit an underwater formation and ran aground 25 miles north of Honoria.

  • MARAD Approves Title XI Guarantee For Expansion Of U.S. Cruise Fleet
          American Classic Voyages (ACV) recently received loan guarantees from the Maritime Administration for the construction of two U.S.-flag cruise vessels, currently underway at Atlantic Marine Inc. in Jacksonville, Fla.

  • Hvide Tug, Tanker Jobs Go AMO
          A strong majority of officers and crew members in a major East Coast tug fleet voted to join American Maritime Officers.

  • ICCL Impact Report Misleads Public On Tax Issue
          Awash in continuing criticism, the U.S.-based foreign-flag cruise industry is expected to revive a slick public relations campaign to head off possible regulatory restraint.

  • Merger Of Oil Majors Brings New AMO Jobs
          A merger between two oil majors produced a job windfall for AMO May 3 when the tanker Prudhoe Bay joined the union's deep-sea fleet roster.

  • SeaAmerica On Course For New U.S.-Flag Cruise Ships
          With several key partnerships and agreements established, SeaAmerica Cruise Line Inc. is on course to launching its maiden voyage aboard one of two new U.S.-flag cruise ships by late 2003 or early 2004.

  • Gen Shelton: U.S. Merchant Fleet Serves Vital Purpose
          The American merchant fleet remains essential to U.S. interests, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said April 5.

  • AMO Retains Fast Sealift Ship Jobs
          AMO will continue to man eight fast sealift roll-on/roll-off ships in all licensed positions under an operating charter award announced May 2 by the Navy's Military Sealift Command.

  • Increased Title XI Funding Pursued In Congress
          The House Oversight Panel on Merchant Marine in April authorized $50 million for the ship construction loan guarantee program in fiscal 2001.
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