The (DOE) report predicts that during the offshore wind ... construction period, there will be a need for 31,300 full-time-equivalent jobs per year. Mariners are in high demand as the labor shortage that has impacted countless shoreside industries has taken hold in the maritime trades. There are many reasons, including retirements among older mariners that are creating openings faster…
Schmuck published Ship to Shore Chef, which contains recipes and stories. Catherine Schmuck has cooked on 22 ships during her maritime career. Meals on Schmuck’s ships include burgers.Beef stew.Turkey dinner.Roasted duck.he documents her travels on social media with images that include sunset over the Soo Locks. Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin passing through the Lower St. Mary River in early…
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill recently passed by Congress will pump billions of dollars into the American system of roads, bridges and tunnels. Equally important is the money it makes available for the nation’s maritime industry. The vast spending package allocates some $17 billion in maritime spending, along with additional maritime funding through separate programs. Money will be available for…
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will continue to target a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 rather than a more ambitious plan to eliminate emissions entirely. The decision came during the 77th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 77) in November. The 50% reduction target is based on 2008 emissions levels. Some industry leaders,…
Reports of piracy and armed robbery against shipping fell sharply during the first nine months of 2021, but authorities warn the slowdown might not be permanent. During that nine-month period, the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) received the fewest reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships for any nine months since 1994. Mariners reported 90…
Federal prosecutors have secured numerous guilty pleas in connection with separate credentialing scams that occurred over several years in multiple states. Lamont Godfrey, the former chief administrator for Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy (MAMA) pleaded guilty to mail fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft stemming from a multiyear counterfeit merchant mariner credential scam operated from the Norfolk, Va., training center.…
Foss Maritime has closed its money-losing shipyard on Seattle’s Lake Washington Ship Canal. The closure, announced in late October, resulted in 115 layoffs. Foss paid the salaries, benefits and average overtime to the impacted employees through the remainder of 2021. Sustained losses at the 11-acre shipyard and potential future pension liabilities influenced the company’s decision to close the facility, Foss…
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) must do more to combat sexual harassment and assault on campus, according to an independent consultant. Those findings were included in a 274-page report released this fall by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). The report also identified issues with the culture, facilities and academics at the Kings Point, N.Y., institution. The U.S.…
Maritime Partners will build the world’s first methanol fuel cell towboat in collaboration with a new joint venture called e1 Marine. The future Hydrogen One will be powered through a system that converts methanol and water into pure hydrogen. That hydrogen will run through fuel cells, creating electricity to propel the vessel’s motors. Batteries will provide additional boost power while underway…
Helen Sharp lifted the ceremonial champagne bottle, held it upright for a moment, then brought it down with a shattering blow. Applause erupted from hundreds of people, and water from Lake Michigan flowed into the dry dock at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. And with that, the first Great Lakes freighter built in the United States in nearly…