SIU-contracted TOTE Maritime issued the following news release on January 18. Michael Holland served aboard the El Faro as the Third Engineer. Family of El Faro Crew Member Delivers more than 30,000 Pounds of Relief Goods to Puerto Rico TOTE honored to support family with distribution of goods on the…
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The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center issued the following communication on Jan. 18. To access the bulletin on the NMC website (in PDF format), click HERE Implementation of Updated Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) Forms On January 4, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget approved the new version…
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The American Maritime Partnership, of which the SIU is a member, issued the following news release on January 10. American Maritime Partnership Announces Matt Woodruff as New President The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today announced the election of Matt Woodruff of Kirby Corporation as…
Jan
09
The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC) has issued the following notice. It’s available on the NMC website (in PDF format) HERE E-mail Attachments Sent to the NMC E-mail is a critical way for mariners to communicate with the National Maritime Center (NMC). This notice is intended to advise…
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03
The U.S. Navy recently issued the following news release and accompanying photo. To access the release on the Navy website, click HERE Members of the SIU Government Services Division sail aboard the USS Frank Cable. Frank Cable Returns to Readiness PORTLAND, Ore. (NNS) – The submarine tender USS Frank Cable…
Dec
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The following news release was issued by the American Federation of Teachers. Operation Agua Donations Reach $1.5 Million, Providing Safe Drinking Water for More Than 270,000 Students in Schools in Puerto Rico Since Operation Agua launched in October, the partnership is halfway to reaching its fundraising goal, and the Asociación…
Dec
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has posted additional information about the new drug-testing regulations that take effect Jan. 1, 2018. Click HERE to view the post on the DOT website. A related article written by the SIU (first posted in mid-November) is available HERE ### Share
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation, to which the SIU is affiliated, issued the following news release on Dec. 19: CSL Australia found to be exploiting crew The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has inspected the Bahamas-registered flag-of-convenience (FOC) vessel Diana in Melbourne and found the company is underpaying Filipino…
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The National Transportation Safety Board Office of Public Affairs issued the following news release on December 12. It can also be viewed here. The deadliest shipping disaster involving a U.S.-flagged vessel in more than 30 years was caused by a captain’s failure to avoid sailing into a hurricane despite numerous opportunities…
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The Lake Carriers’ Association has issued the following news release, dated December 13: U.S.-Flag Shipping on the Great Lakes Up Slightly in November CLEVELAND — U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 8.5 million tons of cargo in November, an increase of 1.3 percent, or 114,000 tons, compared to a…