Merchant Mariner credential

Washington, D.C.—The Coast Guard proposed a revision of training requirements for mariners seeking national Merchant Mariner Credential endorsements as master of towing vessels (limited) or mate (pilot) of towing vessels… Read More

A brand-new company has given itself one unique mission: to make mariners’ lives easier by helping them to organize the paperwork and supporting documents underpinning their credentials, ratings and licenses. … Read More

Washington, D.C.—Even as the House was moving to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the incoming Senate majority leader, laid out a “bold” agenda… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The House easily approved a stopgap measure to continue funding the federal government through December 11 and extend surface transportation and national flood insurance programs for a full year… Read More

In what the American Waterways Operators called a “commonsense, deregulatory win for towing vessels and mariners,” the Coast Guard issued a final rule May 27 that allows a mariner to… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is working on legislation to give the Maritime Administration (MarAd) specific emergency authority to provide financial relief… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump proclaimed May 22 as National Maritime Day, paying tribute to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II as well as today’s citizen mariners. Noting the 75th… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House began floor action on its first “minibus” spending bill of the fiscal year 2020 appropriations cycle that includes $7.36 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers,… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A key House committee approved a bipartisan bill its sponsors say will unlock billions of tax dollars in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and invest in the nation’s ports… Read More