AMO Currents

Several AMO Crews Highlighted for Pristine Safety Record

May 8

Captain Nick St. Jean accepts the Citation of Merit for the crew of the El Coqui at the CSA Devlin Awards in New Orleans. American Maritime Officers-led crews on the tanker Stena Immaculate, cargo vessel El Coqui and the inland tug MV Bulldog were spotlighted during a celebration of safety...

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Photos: On Station at McMurdo for Operation Deep Freeze

AMO Captain Elijah Herrman recently deployed to Antarctica through the U.S. Antarctic Program as a Fuels Lead at McMurdo Station for the summer season. A primary duty in the Fuels Department was to assist the cargo offload of the Stena Polaris and bunker the USCGC Polar Star for Operation ...

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AMO Aboard MV Sagamore

AMO Captain Oseas Martinez greets MSCEURAF Deputy, Surface Operations, Captain Jennifer Senner-Ceco (an AMO member) onboard the MV Sagamore in Italy. ...

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Photos: AMO on Capitol Hill for Maritime Industry Sail-In

AMO members, officials and staff joined more than 100 maritime labor and industry leaders and representatives for the annual Congressional Sail-In on Capitol Hill April 22, promoting policies and programs key to the U.S. Merchant Marine and discussing the role of American maritime in natio...

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Photos: AMO Delivers Grain on Liberty Eagle to Bangladesh

April 17

In April, the bulk carrier Liberty Eagle started the voyage from Washington to Bangladesh with an agricultural shipment of soy beans and grain. The Liberty Maritime vessel tramps all over the world and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers. Who’s afraid o...

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A Great View and Light to See

AMO member Third Assistant Engineer Nicholas Tereshko takes in a view of Mt. Fuji en route to Yokosuka, Japan, and works on the navigation light while docked in Sasebo onboard the Torm Timothy. ...

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Photos: ARC Integrity Supports Operation Turbo Fusion

In February, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) together with U.S. Army Transportation Command (ARTRANS) hosted Turbo Fusion Day at the Port of Tacoma. Operation Turbo Fusion demonstrates how U.S. TRANSCOM integrates multiple modes of transportation to move cargo around the globe, in...

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AMO Aboard the MT Pennsylvania

April 9

American Maritime Officers members working aboard the MT Pennsylvania in March, here in Port Everglades, included Third Mate Pieter Oudejans, Chief Mate Andrew Leonard, Third Mate Molly Malmquist, Captain Eric Anderson and Chief Engineer Chad Labelle. AMO represents all licensed officers o...

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