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...
Read MoreAMO President Willie Barrere and Legislative Consultant for AMO and AMOS Brenda Otterson greet Congressman Salud Carbajal, the recipient of the 2026 Salute to Congress Award. Congressman Salud Carbajal, the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation...
Read MoreThe following bulletin was posted by the U.S. Coast Guard on May 4. The complete PDF, which includes a QR code for subscribing to Coast Guard bulletins, is available on the AMO website. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security and US Coast Guard has been restored, and the National Ma...
Read MoreThe minutes for the regular monthly American Maritime Officers membership meeting held April 1 have been posted in the member section of the AMO website, which is accessible to active AMO members and applicants. ...
Read MoreAMO 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 ...
Read MoreCommanders of the 838th Transportation Battalion and the 950th Transportation Company, and members of the German Bundeswehr Logistics Center, visited the MV Endurance in Bremerhaven. AMO represents all licensed officers on the American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier ship. Captain Glenn Koshak an...
Read MoreCongressmen Trent Kelly (R-MS) and John Garamendi (D-CA) held a press conference on Capitol Hill April 22 with maritime labor and industry leaders to rally support for the SHIPS for America Act, addressing the importance of strengthening the U.S. shipbuilding and commercial maritime industr...
Read MoreAMO Great Lakes Representative Pete Kinsey congratulates Indiana Senator Todd Young on receiving the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force 2026 Legislator of the Year Award. The following article was released by the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force, a coalition of which American Maritime Officers ...
Read MoreAMO Captain Oseas Martinez greets MSCEURAF Deputy, Surface Operations, Captain Jennifer Senner-Ceco (an AMO member) onboard the MV Sagamore in Italy. ...
Read MoreAMO member Third Assistant Engineer Steven Benavides prepares for the next voyage onboard Pasha Hawaii’s MV Jean Anne and enjoys a well-prepared meal from the steward department. ...
Read MoreThe American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s move to extend its waiver of the Jones Act another 90 days. American Maritime Officers Service is a member of AMP and American Maritime O...
Read MoreBy Captain Carl Schoenbucher Master, Stena Polaris The good vessel Stena Polaris recently wrapped up a 25,000 NM voyage around the world in support of this year’s Operation Deep Freeze. AMO officers onboard the Stena Polaris for the mission included Chief Engineer Allen Hamond, Second Ma...
Read MoreAMO 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...
Read MorePLEASE NOTE: As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remained in a partial shutdown at the time of publication, the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center continues to issue updates to mitigation efforts for Merchant Mariner Credentials and Medical Certificates. The details of these...
Read MoreIn 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...
Read MoreThe following press release was issued by Crowley Maritime on April 16. American Maritime Officers represents all licensed officers on the American Energy. Crowley marked one year of operations of the American Energy, the first U.S.-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier dedicated to s...
Read MoreAMO 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. ...
Read MoreAMO member Jonathan Harrison demonstrates the safety features on the new LifeFinder program installed on the MV Patriot. The following press release was issued by American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier on March 30. American Maritime Officers represents all licensed officers aboard all ten ARC U...
Read MoreIn 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...
Read MoreAmerican 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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