The U.S. Coast Guard concluded its initial inquiry into the July 14 fire aboard the ammunition ship mv SSG Edward A. Carter, Jr., in Sunny Point, N.C., although the investigation is still underway.
American Maritime Officers, the Seafarers International Union, the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, and the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots sent the following letter regarding drug testing policy to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta on July 30, 2001.
The latest legislation targeting domestic shipping laws had no co-sponsors more than two months after its introduction.
Both houses of Congress have passed legislation that would restrict access of Mexican trucking operations to the continental U.S. under the North American Free Trade Agreement, measures which demonstrate an interest in maintaining safety in the nation's transportation systems.
Facing continued U.S. opposition to the language of its international agreement to eliminate shipbuilding subsidies, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) may move to ratify the accord without U.S. participation.
On Aug. 14, 2001, those who served in Korea were honored and "the forgotten war" was remembered aboard the Pomeroy as the ship was delivered to Military Sealift Command at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, Calif. The Pomeroy is one in a series of new large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off vessels built by MSC and operated by Maersk Line Ltd. under contract with American Maritime Officers.
A World Trade Organization panel could determine next month whether maritime will be on the agenda in a forthcoming round of service trade negotiations.
