US FMC Commissioners Urge Vaccinations for Maritime Workers
and our economy connected and will serve as a foundation as we look to recover as a country in 2021. For this to happen, we must provide immediate vaccination to the maritime workforce."Several industry groups, including the American Association of Port Authorities, American Waterway Operators, Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, National Association of Waterfront Employers and National Maritime Safety Association, have also urged vaccine prioritization for the U.S. maritime workforce
New Site Hosts Corps’ Hydrographic Survey Training
about the configuration and mounting of equipment on survey vessels; an overview of cartography (drawing maps); and Global Positioning Systems, among others. On the final two days, subject-matter experts from the Army Geospatial Center in Fort Belvoir, Va., also conducted briefings on charting inland rivers and Bathymetric Lidar ― water-penetrating green light to measure seafloor and riverbed elevations.Feedback was positive. John Mraz, deputy chief, Survey Section, Operations Division, said, "Students were overwhelmingly impressed with Survey Section capabilities and expertise," adding
IAMPE Certifies Port Professionals
Dien, MPE, Associate Vice President for HDR Engineering, Inc.; and Keith Hermann, MPE, Instructor at the Maritime Academy Charter School in Philadelphia. In Pittsburgh, receiving the professional designation of Accredited Marine Port Executive (AMPE) was Aimee Andres, AMPE, Executive Director of Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (IRPT). Receiving the professional designation of Inland Maritime Port Executive (IMPE) were Austin Zenere, IMPE, Chicago Port & Rail LLC; Denise Soisson, IMPE, Acting Manager of PennPORTS for Pennsylvania DOT; Paul Etter, IMPE, Vice President & General Manager for
