Kings Point

DOT seeks funds for ferries as well as MARAD

FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2016 budget request includes $70 million for ferry and ferry terminal construction in the Federal Highway Administration request, up modestly from the $67

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Three Kingspointers awarded Crowley scholarships

DECEMBER 9, 2014 —  Crowley Maritime Corporation awarded three Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to three United States Merchant Marine Academy, King Point, NY, cadets at the Containerization and Intermodal Institute’s

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Three honored with AOTOS awards

NOVEMBER 10, 2014 — This year’s United Seamen’s Service (USS) 2014 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) were presented Friday to Stephen Cotton, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation

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USMMA training vessel rechristened as Kings Pointer

JUNE 18, 2014 — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Acting Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen visited the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, Monday, to celebrate the rechristening of the

Senators urge action on USMMA sexual assaults

MAY 8, 2013 — U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have written the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General urging him to seriously examine the roles that senior

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Administration seeks $658 million for Marad

MARCH 5, 2014 — There’s nothing much to cheer in the Administration’s FY 2015 budget request of $658 million for the U.S. Maritime Administration. The budget requests $148 million to support the

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MARAD recycles old ships into academy funding

JANUARY 29, 2014 — The U.S. Maritime Administration today announced that America’s six state maritime academies – California Maritime Academy, Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Maine Maritime Academy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, SUNY Maritime

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Jensen to manage Jones Act tanker construction program

OCTOBER 2, 2013 — Jensen Maritime Consultants, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, announced today that the company has been awarded a new construction management contract for four

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Government shut down closes Kings Point

OCTOBER 1, 2013 —The day after marking its 70th anniversary, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY, is today officially “closed for normal operations,” according to a notice on its