American Maritime Officers members on April 22 began work aboard the USNS Seay and USNS Mendonca as American Overseas Marine Corp. assumed management of the large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off vessels at the Tioga Marine Terminal in Philadelphia, Pa.
The House of Representatives April 20 approved limited oil and natural gas exploration in the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
It's official: the U.S.-flagged roll-on/roll-off ship formerly known as the American Merlin and Merlin is now the MV TSgt. John A. Chapman.
Members of American Maritime Officers participated in this year's Operation Deep Freeze, the annual re-supply of a U.S. research base in Antarctica.
The International Transport Workers' Federation in April raised its wage benchmark for flag-of-convenience merchant ships by 10 percent.
Maersk Line Limited has appointed retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles "Tony" Robertson to its board of directors.
Interocean Ugland Ship Management Corp. has a new name, effective May 1: Interocean American Shipping Corp.
In May, Detyens Shipyard in Charleston, S.C., was completing maintenance and repairs on the USNS Pomeroy, one of several large medium-speed roll-on/roll off vessels supporting the Iraqi Freedom operations.
The acquisition of Seabulk International by Seacor Resources for $1.1 billion could be completed by summer.
The American Maritime Officers and Seafarers International Union members aboard the USNS Gunnery Sgt. Fred W. Stockham have been commended for coming to the aid of a U.S. submarine that ran aground south of Guam early this year.
