The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has issued the following news release. To access it on the Navy website, click HERE USNS Big Horn Completes U.S. Fifth Fleet, U.S. Sixth Fleet Deployment NORFOLK, Va (NNS) -- Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) pulled into Naval…
Dec 20
Dec 19
SIU-contracted Crowley Maritime has issued the following news release and accompanying photo: Crowley Takes Delivery of Second LNG-Powered ConRo Ship for U.S. Mainland-Puerto Rico Trade (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; Dec. 19, 2018) – Crowley Maritime Corp. has taken delivery of Taíno – the second of two of the world’s first combination container/roll…
Dec 18
The following news release was issued by SIU-contracted Crowley Maritime. Crew of Crowley-Managed SS Wright Awarded Merchant Marine Medals for Outstanding Achievement by the United States Maritime Administration Officers and crewmembers of the SS Wright, a Crowley-managed, U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ship, were recently honored with Merchant Marine…
Dec 18
The following article was submitted by Captain Jon Skoglund (a member of the Seafarers-affiliated American Maritime Officers), serving aboard the Crowley-operated USNS Victorious. The vessel is crewed by SIU members and AMO officers. …
Dec 18
Seafarers, Dependents, Pensioners Should Realize Savings The Trustees of the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (SHBP) recently approved a number of benefit improvements, which take effect Jan. 1, 2019. The following is a summary of these new benefits: Out-of-Pocket Maximum Added Core-Plus employees, non-Medicare pensioners and their dependents: $2,700 for…
Dec 13
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued the following news item: REC Anchorage Open For Business Regional Exam Center (REC) Anchorage reopened on December 12, 2018. All services are again available; mariners requesting examinations must have appointments. REC and MU location information can be found on the REC Homepage of the…
Dec 10
The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center has issued the following notice. To access it on the NMC website, click HERE Temporary Closure of REC Anchorage Regional Exam Center (REC) Anchorage will be closed until further notice. The REC was affected by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that took place on…
Dec 10
SIU-contracted Central Gulf Lines (CGL) has issued the following news release. Central Gulf Lines Moves Two Armored Brigades Across the Pacific Central Gulf Lines, Inc. (CGL), a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH), announced today that the M/V GREEN COVE recently completed a round trip voyage to Busan, South Korea under…
Dec 06
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) has issued the following news release. The SIU is an AMP affiliate. American Maritime Commemorates Pearl Harbor Anniversary Highlights New Shipbuilding as Critical to Continued Strong U.S. National and Economic Security WASHINGTON (December 6, 2018) – The American maritime industry commemorates the 77th anniversary…
Nov 30
The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, recently issued the following news item: ‘New NAFTA’ Deal is Far From Finished Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): Despite today’s theatrics, the work of fixing NAFTA is far from over. As it…