Seafarers Log
December 2017Crowley Alaska Tankers, LLC, announced Nov. 1 that it has signed an agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to purchase three tankers from SeaRiver Maritime Inc., and charter them back to SeaRiver under varying multi-year terms. Included in the acquisition are the tankers Liberty Bay and Eagle Bay, each of…
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December 2017On Oct. 22, delegates to the AFL-CIO’s 28th constitutional convention in St. Louis elected Richard Trumka as president, Liz Shuler as secretary-treasurer and Tefere Gebre as executive vice president. In addition, delegates elected 55 vice presidents – including SIU President Michael Sacco – who will serve as the executive…
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December 2017TRANSCOM Leader Examines Cyber Security, Reiterates Industry Support The commander of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) recently urged maritime industry leaders to keep fighting for what’s right, and also credited them for consistently standing up for U.S. crews and American shipbuilding. Gen. Darren McDew, TRANSCOM’s commanding officer, offered his…
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December 2017America’s Freight Cabotage Law Boosts National, Economic, Homeland Security Supporters of America’s freight cabotage law are continuing to fight back against false accusations concerning the Jones Act. The latest battle began after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September. Jones Act critics, facilitated by sloppy reporting in the commercial…
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December 2017The head of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently voiced his unwavering support for the U.S. Merchant Marine and the laws and programs that keep it viable. U.S. Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby spoke Oct. 20 at the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) convention in St. Louis. The MTD is a…
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December 2017SIU President Michael Sacco reiterates recent reminders about the ongoing need to promote American maritime Late October marked the end of a whirlwind stretch of four conventions in a little more than a month. In order and respectively, those gatherings were conducted by the SIU-affiliated United Industrial Workers; the…