Archive for December 2020

From the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department: COVID-OMNIBUS MEASURE SIGNED, MARITIME PROVISIONS FUNDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER Following a week of confusion about whether the President would sign legislation overwhelmingly passed by Congress to provide COVID-19 aid and cover federal government funding through Fiscal Year 2021, President Trump placed his signature on the…

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued the following Marine Safety Information Bulletin. To open a PDF copy, click HERE COVID-19 – Mariner Credentials Extension of Merchant Mariner Credential Endorsements, Medical Certificates and Course Approvals This update to MSIB 08-20 provides guidance concerning mariner credentials, medical certificates and course approvals, and…

From the SIU-affiliated Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO. The COVID pandemic could not keep the holiday spirit of helping others in need from the members of the Greater South Florida Maritime Trades…

The following news release was issued by SIU-contracted Matson on December 18. Matson Takes Delivery Of 'Matsonia' Fourth New Ship in Three Years Completes Hawaii Fleet Renewal Matson, Inc., a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, today took delivery of Matsonia, the second of two new Kanaloa Class combination container…

From the U.S. Maritime Administration: U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY 2020-017 Threat Type(s): Violence Due to Regional Conflict and Piracy Geographic Area: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean This revised advisory cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2020-009. 1. References: (a) U.S. Maritime Alerts 2020-003A and 2020-006. 2. Issues: Regional…

The following news release was issued by the SIU-affiliated American Maritime Partnership (AMP) on December 15. American Maritime Partnership Honors ‘The American Mariner’ as American Maritime Heroes  Honor Culminates a Year-Long Centennial Celebration of Americans Who Added to the Rich History of American Maritime The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) –…

Update: The full video is available HERE From the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department: ENTIRE AMERICAN MARITIME INDUSTRY HONORED FOR ‘DELIVERING THE GOODS’ THROUGHOUT VIRUS In a year in which the unconventional became conventional, American maritime workers and the U.S.-flag shipping industry all received recognition for a job well done for…

SIU-contracted Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) knows that its crews made plenty of sacrifices in 2020, and the company recently said “thank you” in a big way. In mid-December, MLL sent $10,000 to each of its American-flag vessels, to be used for crew welfare. Additionally, all mariners in good standing who…

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), to which the SIU is affiliated, issued the following news item on Dec. 8. ITF Seafarers' Section Chair David Heindel, quoted in the release, also serves as SIU secretary-treasurer. ‘THE HEAT IS ON’: LANDMARK UN, ILO DECISIONS PUTS PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENTS OVER CREW CHANGE…

The United Seamen’s Service has issued the following news item: DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR THE VIRTUAL 51ST ANNUAL ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA (AOTOS) AWARD TO HONOR THE U.S. MARITIME COMMUNITY ON DECEMBER 9 Washington DC, December 2, 2020 – The United Seamen’s Service 51st annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea…