The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has announced an extension of the renewal grace period for expired merchant mariner credentials (MMC) in response to the recent challenges faced by the domestic…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-coast-guard-extends-merchant-mariners-credential-renewal-period/
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to introduce a new merchant mariner credential (MMC) format on March 1, 2024, marking the first significant revision of the credential in nearly a…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-coast-guard-making-changes-to-merchant-mariner-credential-format/
What is going on with shipping?
In episode 232, Sal Mercogliano, a former mariner, a teacher and a Youtuber, is the guest. We talk about the global hotspots and how what is going on there impacts shipping.
Sal is passionate about putting today’s shipping in a historical context. He started his Youtube channel, What is Going on with Shipping, when EVER GIVEN was stuck in the Suez Canal, and he found it so fun, he got so many people cheering him on, so he decided to take it to the next level.
With...
By Don Marcus, President of International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P), Lost in the recent debate in gCaptain about the shortage of qualified American mariners is the reality…
https://gcaptain.com/opinion-the-shortage-of-mariners-willing-to-work-for-less/
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew based out of Air Station Kodiak and deployed aboard Cutter Alex Haley, prepares for a helicopter in-flight refueling at sea evolution with the cutter crew during a search and rescue case near Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. US Coast Guard Photo
Cyber attacks on the global maritime transportation system – like last month’s breach at the port of Houston – should not be considered a digital Pearl Harbor surprise, a leading security expert said last...
The American Waterways Operators released a new video today thanking the mariners of the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry for their vital role in helping the nation navigate the Covid-19 pandemic.
Throughout 2020, commercial mariners, part of the essential critical infrastructure workforce, have risen to the challenges of operating through the pandemic, severe weather and more while continuing to deliver the cargo that keeps America’s economy moving. AWO produced the short video, 2020:...
For centuries, there have been many superstitions in the Maritime Industry. The reporter researched from where these superstitions came from and was even puzzled by a few of them, says an article published on TC Palm.
The Disappearance of Stuart BeeNo doubt everyone has heard or seen this week’s story about Stuart Bee. He is the man who left Port Canaveral aboard his boat the afternoon of Nov. 27, 2020, and was reported missing at sea the next day. The U.S. Coast Guard began a wide-reaching grid...
https://mfame.guru/centuries-old-mariner-superstitions-present-even-today/
Prosecutors in Virginia have charged four men for their respective roles in a conspiracy to sell phony Coast Guard merchant mariner credentials in Norfolk as part of a scheme that allegedly netted them around $200,000, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced...
The National Maritime Center (NMC) is reopening Regional Examination Center (REC) Boston for
limited examination services beginning Aug. 31. Additionally, REC Houston, REC Honolulu, REC Juneau, MU San Juan, and MU Ketchikan are open for limited services.
Mariners seeking to schedule examinations may do so by calling the appropriate phone number or contacting the appropriate e-mail address:
REC Houston – [email protected]
REC Honolulu – [email protected]
MU San Juan – (787) 729-2368
REC...
https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-to-reopen-rec-boston/
Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) yesterday (18 June 2020) issued comprehensive guidance allowing seafarers to be exempt from going into a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
Like rules issued by the other States and Territories, Victoria’s rules follow a familiar pattern: there is a general rule (in...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/victoria-eases-restrictions-on-crew-changes/