The Maritime Trades Department has posted the following news item. To access it on the MTD website, click HERE Soo Locks Receives Federal Dollars to Start Construction for New Larger Lock The spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in late December included very good news for…
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The Maritime Trades Department has posted the following news item. To access it on the MTD website, click HERE The SIU has actively supported this legislation. WWII Mariner Gold Medal Nears Homeport as Senate Approves Bill With the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II being mere months…
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The Maritime Trades Department has posted the following story. To access the article on the MTD website, click HERE Maritime Measures Enacted Before Congress Leaves for Holiday Break Before the members of Congress left Washington to head home for the holidays, the House and Senate both passed major spending bills,…
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The U.S. Maritime Administration has issued the following advisory. To access it on the agency's website, click HERE 2019-014-Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Indian Ocean-Violence Due to Regional Conflict and Piracy Description: This revised advisory cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2019-007 1. References: U.S. Maritime…
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SIU-contracted Overseas Shipholding Group has issued the following news item. To access it on the OSG website, click HERE Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Announces Agreements to Purchase and Time Charter Vessels Company Release - 12/26/2019 8:30 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) announced today…
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Seafarers-contracted Matson has issued the following news item: Largest "Con-Ro" Ship Built in U.S. Will Serve Hawaii SAN DIEGO, Dec. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, today took delivery of its newest vessel, the largest combination container / roll-on, roll-off ("con-ro")…
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The U.S. Coast Guard's National Maritime Center issued the following news item on Dec. 13, 2019. To access the release on the agency's website, click HERE. The 2010 amendments to the STCW Convention came into force on January 1, 2017. These amendments were incorporated into regulation as part of the…
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The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has posted the following news item. To access it on the MTD website, click HERE More than 1,200 SIU members lost their lives during World War II. WWII Mariners’ Gold Medal a Step Closer to Reality A long-deserved recognition for the merchant mariners of World…
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SIU-contracted Crowley Maritime Corp. has issued the following news item: Crowley’s LNG-Fueled ConRo Ships Named Significant Boat of the Year during International Workboat Show (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; Dec. 12, 2019) – Crowley Maritime Corp. and subsidiary Jensen Maritime, the company’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, were honored with the…
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The following news release was issued by the AFL-CIO on December 10. AFL-CIO Endorses USMCA After Successfully Negotiating Improvements Labor Federation President Richard Trumka on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), provided final text accurately reflects changes: Make no mistake, we demanded a trade deal that benefits workers and fought every…