Response efforts have been ongoing since a 321-foot barge carrying bunker fuel yesterday slammed into the bridge connecting Galveston with Pelican Island, the site of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy. The barge,
American Cruise Lines’ first Coastal Cat, American Eagle was introduced to much fanfare last week in a historic christening ceremony at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus on Buzzards Bay, one of the
APRIL 19, 2018 — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) reports that yesterday, due to inclusion of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) within the bill, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017
MARCH 16, 2015 — A report from the Swedish Club shows that the hazards and job issues that seafarers face very much depend on the type of vessel they serve on. In
JANUARY 27, 2013 — Rick Hepburn, PE, CAPT, USN (Ret) has been appointed the second President of The American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association “Rick will work to achieve the ASSA vision to strengthen
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s training vessel, TV Kings Pointer, is being transferred from the Academy’s Kings Point, N.Y. campus to Texas A&M University in Galveston. Those who are concerned about how
The U.S. Postal Service will salute the U.S. Merchant Marine on four forever stamps being introduced July 28 in a dedication ceremony at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point,
