The U.S. Coast Guard has extended merchant mariner credentials and medical certificates through January 31, 2026, as the federal government shutdown approaches its fifth week with no resolution in ...

For over two and a half centuries, the dedicated members of the United States Merchant Marine have powered our economy, secured our commerce, and defended American interests at home and abroad. Today, ...

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) graduated 188 new merchant marine and military officers during its 90th commencement ceremony. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy, whose department ...

Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2026, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar highlighted the risks faced by Indian merchant mariners, stressing that “Indians are a very large segment of ...

While Congress considers legislation to restore America’s Merchant Marine, the Maritime Administration can act within its authority to revive the U.S. Maritime Service (USMS). This would provide a low ...

Give us the shells, give us the guns. We'll be the ones to see them thru. A merchant mariner’s life during World War II was both adventurous, yet dangerous as hundreds of unarmed cargo ships ...

Members of the Seafarers International Union, representing merchant mariners sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels, gathered Thursday outside Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Garyville to protest the ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — What was it like to sail unarmed into a war zone during World War II? A special program aboard the Battleship North Carolina will explore that question by spotlighting the ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the new graduates of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to lead ...

President Marcos yesterday urged graduates of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to uphold the global reputation ...