The following news release was first issued by the Wisconsin Domestic Maritime Coalition (WIDMAC). BUSINESS AND LABOR LEADERS ANNOUNCE NEW WISCONSIN MARITIME COALITION Economic Impact from Maritime Jobs in Wisconsin Nearly Doubles Wisconsin’s Maritime Workforce Delivers During COVID-19 Pandemic Business and labor leaders from around the Badger State stood up…
Apr
29
Apr
28
The following news release was issued by SIU-contracted Crowley Maritime on April 28. The Taíno is crewed by SIU mariners. Crowley, Caribbean Produce Partner to Provide 16,000 Pounds of Food to People Impacted by COVID-19 in New York Crowley Logistics joined Caribbean Produce Exchange, Inc. (CPE), the leading Puerto Rico distributor of…
Apr
23
The following news release was issued by the National Maritime Center. New Electronic Mail (E-mail) Renewal Examinations On May 1, 2020, the National Maritime Center (NMC) will launch a centralized electronic delivery process (via e-mail) for renewal examinations. This change provides mariners the ability to request, complete, and submit renewal…
Apr
20
The Maritime Trades Department, to which the SIU is affiliated, has posted the following news item. Access it on the MTD website HERE. For the full article by Loren Thompson, click HERE. Loren Thompson, the Chief Operating Officer for the Lexington Institute, writes for Forbes magazine that the current coronavirus…
Apr
20
The following news release was issued by the Maritime Administration on April 20. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $20 Million in Funding to Small Shipyards The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 U.S. small shipyards through the…
Apr
20
The U.S. Maritime Administration has posted the following notice, available on the agency's website HERE: 2020-004A-Gulf of Mexico-Vessel Attacks A maritime threat has been reported in the vicinity of Ciudad Del Carmen and Dos Bocas, Mexico, in the Bay of Campeche area in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The nature…
Apr
17
Dear SIU Brothers and Sisters: In addition to 2020 being a presidential election year, we are also scheduled to conduct our union election. While we still plan to run the SIU election as usual pursuant to the union’s constitution, we are taking extra steps in light of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Apr
16
April 16, 2020 Dear Seafarers: Working closely with the union’s contracted companies, the union is planning to move forward with phasing in larger-scale crew changes beginning on or around April 30. We will post and circulate a more-detailed communication in the near future, but in the meantime wanted to provide…
Apr
16
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on April 15 announced that it is extending the expiration dates of certain Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC). The agency’s notice in the Federal Register reads in part: “TSA will extend the expiration date of TWICs that expired on or after March 1, 2020, by…
Apr
16
The following news item has been posted by the SIU-affiliated Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO. It can also be viewed on their website. Maritime Labor United in Fight to Protect Mariners and Industry During Pandemic As maritime union officials across the country continue to work hard to keep mariners employed and…