Regardless of dues status, all members of American Maritime Officers, as well as all applicants for membership in AMO, have been mailed a ballot package by the independent third-party election administrator – TrueBallot, Inc. As required under Article IV, Section 5 of the AMO National...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members aboard the tanker Shenandoah Trader, here in July after ratifying a new three-year Tanker Security Program CBA with U.S. Marine Management Inc. (USMMI), included Captain Thomas Knizewski, Third Mate Trevor Quigley, Chief Mate Chaz West, First Assistant En...
Read MoreThe MV Montauk is the latest addition to the U.S. flag fleet. Sealift Inc. and American Maritime Officers have come to terms on a multi-year contract to operate the multi-purpose heavy vessel MV Montauk, bringing more job opportunities to the AMO membership. Formerly known as MV Sjard, the ...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members onboard the MV Marjorie C, here in Honolulu with Kelsey Pfendler (center), included Chief Engineer Leowen Punzalan, First Assistant Engineer Elijah Hupper, Second A.E. Devin Whitney, Third A.E. Paige Albertson, Captain Eric Swanson, Chief Mate John Jacob ...
Read MoreThe International Maritime Organization has awarded the crew of the Stena Immaculate with their Exceptional Bravery commendation for heroic efforts after the tanker was broadsided while at anchor by a foreign-flagged containership last year. On July 7, through its 2026 Honours for Exceptio...
Read MoreThe minutes for the regular monthly American Maritime Officers membership meeting held July 8 have been posted in the member section of the AMO website, which is accessible to active AMO members and applicants. AMO members will need to click on the MEMBER LOGIN tab on the AMO website (LOGIN...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members working aboard the MV Liberty Grace, here in Port Everglades in July, included Captain Pieter Sheridan, Second Mate Matthew Zuchowski, Third Assistant Engineer Jackson Sellers, Third Mate Henry Matthew, Chief Mate James Burke and First A.E. Gallal Albaneh...
Read MoreMembers of American Maritime Officers working aboard the E.N. Bisso & Son tug Aura in July, here in Tampa, Fla., included Captain Jake Weston, Mate Kyle Kaman and Chief Engineer Devin Kissel. (Below) AMO members working aboard the Rotor Tug Triton in the E.N. Bisso & Son Port Everg...
Read MoreThe following press release was issued by the National Maritime Center on July 21. The National Maritime Center (NMC) has made substantial progress in reducing the backlog of applications resulting from the 2026 lapse in appropriations. As a result of sustained recovery efforts and increase...
Read MoreThe May-June edition of American Maritime Officer is available online. ...
Read MoreTraining Ship Lone Star State was christened at Hanwha Philly Shipyard on July 17. The United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) and dignitaries from throughout the domestic maritime industry gathered to welcome the latest addition to the U.S. fleet at the christening of the Training Sh...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers (AMO) members will soon have additional employment opportunities following Federated Maritime’s successful award of a contract with the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) for charter of the medium-range tanker Allied Atlantic. Federated Crewing...
Read MoreThe following press release was issued by the Lake Carriers’ Association on July 2. Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes increased 4.5 percent from June of last year to 5.1 million tons. Shipments were a near match to the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date, the iron ore trade ...
Read MoreAmerican maritime Officers members working aboard the SLNC Severn in June included Third Mate Sonja Jaturarat, Second Mate Ben Carroll and Chief Mate Gustavo Martinez. With them is Seafarers International Union AB M. Collins. AMO members working in the Engine Department of the SLNC Severn i...
Read MoreMaine Maritime Academy graduates and cadets onboard ARC Integrity during a recent port call to Bremerhaven, Germany included American Maritime Officers members Captain Andy Perri, Chief Mate Alice Steinquist, First Engineer Eric Lobmeyr Von Hohenleiten and cadets Matthew Gagin and Asa Stoyk...
Read MoreThe following press release was issued by American Maritime Partnership. Navigistics Consulting, a Maritime industry consulting and market analysis firm, examined the real-world effects of the current (150-day) blanket Jones Act waiver – put in place by the Trump Administration –...
Read MoreThe following letter was sent to President Donald Trump on June 30. Dear Mr. President: We appreciate your longstanding support and attention to the challenges facing our domestic shipping industry. We write to respectfully request that the current Jones Act waiver be allowed to expire as s...
Read MoreThe AMO monthly membership meeting originally scheduled for September 9 will now be held on Wednesday, September 2 due to scheduling conflicts. The meeting on September 2 will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time at AMO headquarters in Dania Beach, Fla. in the second-floor auditorium. ...
Read MoreGraeme Holman, director of operations at STAR Center, shows off the engine simulator to cadets from Maine Maritime and Texas A&M Maritime academies. More than 50 cadets from Maine Maritime Academy and Texas A&M University Maritime Academy visited Port Everglades during their summer ...
Read MoreMV Pacific Collector returns to the West Coast from another successful voyage in May before a scheduled shipyard period. American Maritime Officers members aboard the Tote Services vessel included (L-R) Deck Dept: Trevor Cardin, Brandon Swick, Sean Furlanic, Mylan Jarrett and John Stencil....
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