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American Maritime Voices has posted the following news item. It is shared here with permission. Jones Act Debate Takes Center Stage on Leading Podcast – Bloomberg’s Odd Lots By VOICES Staff. The Miracle Theatre, Washington, DC’s oldest movie theater, was packed with an engaged audience as one of the nation’s…

There’s still time for SIU members and their dependents to apply for the 2025 Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (SHBP) Scholarship awards. Dependent scholarships are for $20,000 apiece, while grants for active Seafarers range from $6,000 to $20,000. The application deadline (April 15) is fast approaching. Follow the link below…

America’s freight cabotage law – a crucial part of national, economic and homeland security for more than a century – recently received strong backing from several prominent sources. During a March 5 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Randall Reed, USAF, commander of the United States Transportation Command…

The following news release was issued on March 18. Crowley and Naturgy Deploy First U.S. LNG Carrier, American Energy, to Serve Puerto Rico Naturgy and Crowley will support island’s energy demand for resilient energy source Crowley has raised the U.S. flag on American Energy, commencing operations of the first domestic liquified natural…

The U.S. Coast Guard's National Maritime Center issued the following update on March 17: National Maritime Center Web-based Tools Unavailable Since Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard’s online public access portal, Homeport, has been unavailable due to technical issues with no estimated time to repair.  Listed below are…

The Seafarers International Union salutes the professionalism, bravery, and responsiveness of our members from the Stena Immaculate, as well as that of our shipmates from the American Maritime Officers. We are grateful beyond words that all of the mariners safely abandoned ship after heroically fighting the fire that started after…

The International Transport Workers' Federation, to which the SIU is affiliated, issued the following statement on March 13. Officials from both the SIU and the Seafarers-affiliated American Maritime Officers are on site with the Stena Immaculate crew and officers. Global union federation demands a transparent, impartial internationally coordinated investigation into North…

The following joint news release from U.S. Reps. Mike Ezell and Salud Carbajal was issued on March 11. SIU President David Heindel is quoted in the article. Ranking Member Carbajal And Chair Ezell Introduce “American Cargo For American Ships Act” Legislation to Promote the U.S. Merchant Marine and Continue to…

Seafarers-contracted Crowley has issued the following news item. SIU officials remain in touch with the crew and are working with the company to facilitate the members’ wellbeing and safe return. STENA IMMACULATE INCIDENT IN THE NORTH SEA – UPDATE #2March 11, 2025; 8:00 p.m. GMT  HULL, UNITED KINGDOM; March 11,…