The following article was posted April 24 by U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). Earlier this month, USCENTCOM reported the USS Mason and USCENTCOM forces successfully destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) at approximately 3 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 9. USCENTCOM reported ...
Read MoreBy Christian Spain Vice President, Government Relations Please use this link for a complete PDF of this article including marked and annotated examples of the CG-719B form. AMO’s Government Relations office in Washington, D.C. may be able to assist members who are having issues with t...
Read MoreThe April edition of American Maritime Officer is available online. ...
Read MoreMembers of American Maritime Officers working aboard the MT Badlands Trader in April, here in the Far East, included Port Captain Chris Anderson, Second Mate John Dufrene Jr., Chief Mate Wayne Archer, Captain Thua Pham, Chief Engineer Chris Gill, First Assistant Engineer Michael Raymond, S...
Read MoreMore than 120 maritime labor and industry leaders – including members of the USA Maritime coalition, union officials, company executives, and association leaders and representatives – participated in the 12th Maritime Industry Congressional Sail-In on April 10. The Sail-In, whic...
Read MoreOn Wednesday, April 10, the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF) recognized the significant contributions Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow has made throughout her congressional career protecting the Great Navigation System and supporting American jobs with investment in U.S.-flagged Grea...
Read MoreThe following letter signed by 123 labor, shipping, agricultural, port, fishing and humanitarian organizations, companies and interest groups – including American Maritime Officers and American Maritime Officers Service – was sent to the Chairman of the House Appropriations Comm...
Read MoreJoe Brown, a long-time member of American Maritime Officers and Great Lakes Representative, has been appointed National Vice President, Inland Waters, by the AMO National Executive Board. Brown will complete the term of Danny Robichaux, who is now serving as AMO National Executive Vice Pres...
Read MoreThe Engineering Candidate Hawsepipe (TECH) Program is a comprehensive training program for those who want to pursue a career as a seagoing marine engineering officer onboard vessels operated under contract with American Maritime Officers. The deadline for applications for the next TECH Prog...
Read MoreOn behalf of the members of American Maritime Officers, our heartfelt sympathy and thoughts are extended to the families and loved ones of the victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse following an allision involving a 984-foot Singapore-flagged containership, the DALI, in the early ...
Read MoreThe following article was released by the Department of Defense on March 21. Along with the USNS Roy P. Benavidez, the USNS Bobo and USNS Baldomero Lopez will also be traveling to the Gaza region to assist in the mission. All of these Military Sealift Command vessels are manned in licensed...
Read MoreSecond Assistant Engineer Marijan Strk and Russell Pilchard IV on the Torm Thor, here in February. Both were members of the 2015 TECH Program class 103. When American Maritime Officers Plans trustees approved the development of The Engineering Candidate Hawsepipe (TECH) apprentice program ...
Read MoreDescription: This advisory supersedes and cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2024-001, incorporates new advice to U.S.-flagged vessels to turn off their AIS transponders when transiting the Southern Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden, highlights Houthi deceptive communications, pro...
Read MoreThe March edition of American Maritime Officer is available for download. ...
Read MoreOn Saturday, March 9, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, averting a partial government shut down and, among other things, providing funding through the end of fiscal year 2024 for essential U.S. maritime programs and fleets supporting both the U.S. Me...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Offices members aboard the Antares and Denebola, both seen here in Norfolk, Virginia in March, included Chief Engineer Robert Bailey (Denebola), Second Assistant Engineer Tim Price (Antares), Third Mate Dexter Turija (Denebola), Chief Engineer Mark Sorochynskyj (Antares), ...
Read MoreA coalition of American labor unions, along with elected officials have filed a petition to start an investigation over the People’s Republic of China’s government-subsidized maritime fleet, claiming the communist nation’s efforts to dominate world maritime trade is aimed ...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members aboard the Cape Cortes, here in Pascagoula, Mississippi in February, included Second Assistant Engineer Antonio Owens, First A.E. Ibrahim Muhammad, Third Mate Kirubel Muluneh and Chief Mate Stephen Brocker. The Cape Cortes is part of the recapitalization ...
Read MoreWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote a letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in response to a recent WSJ op-ed that criticized the Jones Act. Senator Wicker defends the Jones Act o...
Read MoreThe following article was posted March 6 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. As midnight struck on March 25, 2023, the Edwin H. Gott made her way into the Poe Lock, kicking off the 2023 Navigation Season at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich....
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