The following press release was issued by the United States Coast Guard on June 16. 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 increas...
Read MoreThe minutes for the regular monthly American Maritime Officers membership meeting held June 10 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 (LOGI...
Read MoreMembers of American Maritime Officers aboard the Washington in June included Second Mate Julian Martinez-Prado, Chief Mate Alex Black, Third Mates Kenobi Kinch and Steve Ford, and Captain Dan Goodwin. Tanker Washington, seen here traveling to Alaska, is owned and operated by Fairwater Tan...
Read MoreMV Roy P. Benavidez completed a joint task force operation including U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and the U.S. Army, moving military equipment and cargo in a high-stakes scenario from Puerto Rico to Gulfport, Mississippi and then reloading to deliver to Virginia. As part of TRANS...
Read MoreThe Credentials Committee is contacting members for whom nominations for the 2026 AMO Election of National Officers were submitted. Once all such nominees have responded, the report of the Credentials Committee will be published on the AMO website and distributed via AMO Currents, and will ...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members working aboard the Jones Act tanker Garden State, here in Port Everglades, Fla. in June, included Third Mate Keegan Byrd, Second Mate Evan Gilchrist, Third Mate Kyle Otte, Chief Mate Jonathan Agliata and Captain Keith Bradley. The Garden State is operated...
Read MoreMV Jean Anne officers and crew celebrated Third Mate James Marren in Honolulu, as he prepares to retire after 21 years of dedicated service with Pasha Hawaii. Marren, the last remaining original crew member aboard the company’s flagship, will complete his final tour on Jean Anne’s 546t...
Read MoreSTAR Center currently has additional seats available under sponsorship in our Officer-in-Charge of an Engineering Watch Program (OICEW-STCW III/1) courses starting on July 7. This is the final OICEW series for 2026. Those in need of this training should plan to attend. The OICEW program is ...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members aboard the MV Midnight Sun in May included Karl Carr, Joshua Estebo, Chris Roach, Jackson Simone, Annie Hood, Michael (Mitch) Dusek, Miller Condrack, Tyler Vanderlip, Gillian Csoban, Brian O’Connell and Jon Butcher. Midnight Sun is a Jones Act trail...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers has reached an agreement with Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) to man its training ship, TS State of Michigan, during summer cruises, bringing more job opportunities for AMO members on the Great Lakes. The agreement includes transportation, meals, and accommod...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers and American Maritime Officers Service annually presents scholarships to Great Lakes Maritime Academy cadets during graduation ceremonies in May. Deck cadet Matthew Kreft and Engine cadet Connor Geary (below) were this year’s recipients. Presenting the awar...
Read MoreThe following press release was issued by the Lakes Carriers’ Association. Shipments of iron ore from U.S. Great Lakes ports increased 8.4 percent from May 2025 to 5.4 million tons. Shipments were also 4.7 percent above the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date, the iron ore trad...
Read MoreAmerican Maritime Officers members aboard the Hatteras Trader, here in May, included Captain Doug Scholz, Chief Mate Colin Hecklinger, Third Mates Elizabeth Kay and Evan Bove, Chief Engineer Derek Alley, First Assistant Engineer Gunter Meza and Second A.E. Tristan Richards. U.S. Marine Man...
Read MoreLongtime U.S. Maritime advocate and Seafarers International Union Vice President Dean Edward Corgey, 73, of Houston, Texas, unexpectedly died May 29, 2026. Born in Houston on November 6, 1952, Dean came from a family with deep waterfront and labor roots and built a life that reflected both...
Read MoreA dozen members of American Maritime Officers and volunteers from Seafarers International Union pitched in to sail the historic Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien during a Memorial Day event in San Francisco on May 30. The Liberty ship, named after a Revolutionary War sea captain, sail...
Read MoreThe minutes for the regular monthly American Maritime Officers membership meeting held May 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 (LOGIN ...
Read MoreUnited States Maritime Administration (MARAD) roll-on/roll-off cargo ship Cape San Juan (AKR-5587,) under the operational control of Naval Sealift Transportation Command Pacific (NAVTRANSPAC), arrives at the Port of Tacoma, Wash, as part of its support of the United States Army Pacific exe...
Read MoreThe following press release was issued by the U.S. Coast Guard on May 26. The National Maritime Center (NMC) is expanding the existing extension policy outlined in Update #3: Mitigation Efforts – Extensions, dated April 22, 2026, for merchant mariner credentials (MMCs) and medical cer...
Read MoreSTAR Center’s TECH Program has been a major contributor in helping American Maritime Officers fill the need for marine engineers in the industry. A great example is the recent engine room on the heavy lift vessel SLNC York, where many of the billets were filled by TECH graduates. AMO...
Read MoreMembers of American Maritime Officers and staff, along with instructors and staff at STAR Center celebrated National Maritime Day on campus in Dania Beach. Keynote speaker Dania Beach Mayor Joyce L. Davis read a local proclamation honoring AMO and STAR Center to commemorate seafarers̵...
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