In September, American Maritime Officers assisted in the reflag of the MV Montauk, the latest addition to the U.S.-flag fleet owned by Sealift LLC. Sealift LLC and the union recently arrived at terms for a new-work agreement covering the officers aboard the Montauk, adding jobs for the AMO...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members working aboard Sealift LLC vessels the MV Maj. Bernard Fisher and MV Captain David I. Lyon, both stationed in South Korea in September, included Captain Andrew Scallin (Fisher), Third Assistant Engineer Brendan O’Rourke (Lyon), Second Mate Tom Kozar...
Read MoreThe minutes for the regular monthly American Maritime Officers membership meeting held September 2 at AMO Headquarters have been posted in the secure section of the AMO website, which is accessible to active AMO members and applicants. AMO members will need to click on the “Member Log...
Read MoreIn September, American Roll-on Roll-Off Carrier reflagged the ARC Freedom into the U.S. flag registry. American Maritime Officers working aboard the ARC Freedom, here in Incheon, South Korea, included Master Zachary Krissoff, Chief Mate Dean Lynch, Second Mate Garet Seibt Jr., Third Mate M...
Read MoreThe crew of the American Phoenix and an extra buoyant bean bag chair is all that stood between two fishermen and certain disaster in the Atlantic Ocean after the Jones Act tanker rescued the men off the Georgia coast. The two men, identified by the U.S. Coast Guard as Calvin Roman and Zach...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members working on the USNS Pathfinder, here in Barbados in September, included Captain Edward Templin, Chief Mate Luke Farrell, Second Mate Brandon Lee Braam, Third Mate Scott Andersen, Radio Officer Sean Outlaw, Chief Engineer Wendell Sprague, First Assistant E...
Read MoreWhat should have been a warm Welcome Home turned into a rescue mission after the occupants of a sinking sailboat needed the life-saving aide of American Maritime Officers members off the coast of Oregon earlier this month. On September 2, AMO Captain Ben Hopkins and his crew on the Crowley...
Read MoreUnited States Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel visited the MV Cape Island in Long Beach, California in September as a part of a tour of the Port of Long Beach, where MARAD wants to explore the use of nuclear power to provide energy to the area and vessels. MV Cape Island, which is ope...
Read MoreBeginning September 14, mariners will submit applications electronically through Navita, which will provide guided workflows intended to simplify the application process and help mariners submit complete applications. To prepare for the launch, the National Maritime Center (NMC) is taking s...
Read MoreMilitary Sealift Command is in the process of replacing the M9 Beretta pistol with the M18 Sig Sauer pistol and the M14 Springfield rifle with the M4 Colt rifle. The replacement process is taking significantly longer than planned. Whereas MSC has repeatedly stated that there is NO requirem...
Read MoreCaptain Michael Zarycki receives the United States Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal from MARAD Deputy Administrator Mark Johnson. American Maritime Officers member Captain Michael Zarycki received one of the highest honors a merchant mariner can receive when the U.S. Maritime Admi...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members aboard the Maersk Pittsburgh, here in Savannah, Ga. in September, included Captain Tim Kelly, Chief Engineer Byron Gibson, Third Mate Alex Amba, Second Mate Joe Bonnell, Chief Mate Sven Axelsson, Third Assistant Engineer Quinn Myrick, First A.E. George Sc...
Read MoreRegardless 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 SLNC York have safely returned home to the United States after a catastrophic mechanical failure on the vessel in the middle of the Pacific Ocean forced the crew to take heroic efforts to mitigated engine room flooding before escaping the ship ...
Read MoreAs the current administration continues to push an unprecedented, historic waiver of the Jones Act, it is more vital than ever for voices to speak up for the U.S. Merchant Marine in the halls of Congress. For decades, AMO has ensured mariners’ voices and interests are heard through th...
Read MoreIron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 5.1 million tons in August, a 2-percent increase compared to 2025, recently reported the Lakes Carriers’ Association. Shipments were 5.1 percent below the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date, the iron ore trade rose 3 percent to 27....
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members working aboard the tanker Shenandoah Trader, here in the Mediterranean Sea in August, included Third Mates Trevor Quigley and Vinny Riccardi, Chief Mate Peter Maes, Captain Chaz West, Chief Engineer Max Neubelt, First Assistant Engineer Joeseph Basile, Se...
Read MoreIn August, American Maritime Officers officially took command of the MV Cape Hudson, a Ready Reserve Force vessel for the United States Maritime Administration now operated by Tote Services Inc., here in San Francisco. AMO members working aboard the Cape Hudson to get her ready for regulat...
Read MoreThe following is a summary of the press release issued by the National Maritime Center on August 27. To view the entire bulletin, click here. The United States Coast Guard is offering temporary relief to some merchant mariners whose credentials expired while their renewal applications were ...
Read MoreThe minutes for the regular monthly American Maritime Officers membership meeting held August 5 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 (LOG...
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