Texas A&M to Reduce Tuition For Merchant Mariner License Students
one of several license-option four-year bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M at Galveston.Effective September 1, under a new three-tiered fee structure approved by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, students from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Puerto Rico and Panama will save $300 per credit hour under in-state classification; students from Arkansas, New Mexico, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Oklahoma will save $150 per credit hour under in-region classification. Students outside these regions will be considered out-of-region and see no impact on
Panama Canal Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer
The Panama Canal announced that Deputy Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta will now also serve as the Canal’s first Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO).As CSO, Espino de Marotta will spearhead the development of a comprehensive sustainability strategy focused on decarbonization, adaptation, and transition. Working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, the Canal is already in the process of finalizing an inventory of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and aims to complete a climate risk assessment by the end of the year. New short-, medium-, and long-term
Menoyo Joins Great Lakes Towing Company in VP Role
awarded the Thomas Crowley Award during his tenure in Port Everglades for his ability to transform the employee culture, significantly improving the Operational Integrity, Productivity, and Safety and initiating Terminal Operating System changes. He was later promoted to Vice President of Logistics in Panama, where he initiated his commercial development endeavors with keen operational insight, proving vital to the restructuring and advancement of Crowley’s full suite of logistics services in the region and setting the base for Crowley Logistics transformation.Starck said, “We wholeheartedly
Xeneta Appoints Luykx as Chief Revenue Officer
crowdsourced data points to allow buyers and sellers of ocean and air freight to benchmark rates across the market in real time.The industry has experienced the most turbulent times in living memory as the Covid-19 pandemic plunged global supply chains into chaos and more recently through drought in the Panama Canal and conflict in the Red Sea impacting the Suez Canal.Luykx believes the industry needs a new way of working – and that data and machine learning hold the key.She said, “Disruption and innovation is my passion. Back when I joined Google, Microsoft was the status quo on office productivity
Panama's Arsenio Dominguez Elected as IMO Secretary General
The International Maritime Organization's Council (IMO) has elected Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco from Panama as its secretary-general, the UN shipping agency said on Tuesday.Dominguez beat six other contenders from China, Turkey, Kenya, Finland, Dominica and Bangladesh in a vote and will take office on January 1, 2024, for a four-year term, subject to the approval of the IMO Assembly.Dominguez will take the helm at a crucial time as the shipping industry grapples with challenges including pressures to speed up decarbonization.A trained naval architect, Dominguez has served as director of the
Mejia Takes the Helm at WMU
in the Lloyd’s List 100 Most Influential Persons in the Shipping Industry. He has served on several senior diplomatic assignments including Head of Delegation of the Philippines to IMO meetings (2013 -2016), Special Envoy of the President of the Philippines to the Inauguration of the Expanded Panama Canal (2016), and Chairperson of the 31st ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (2016)
Doyle Returns to Lead Dredging Contractors of America
, and they excavate the material for beneficial and innovative use projects – they work non-stop, around the clock,” Doyle said. “The dredging industry is the foundation to economic prosperity in the United States. Larger ships now more than ever visit our ports because of the expanded Panama and Suez canals. None of these ships would be able to dock in America but for the important work that dredging companies do to deepen and maintain our harbors, channels, ports and inland waterways.”“On behalf of the Dredging Contractors of America Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce
Tentative US West Coast Port Contract Deal Reached
food producers who import or export goods also rely on the Pacific Coast ports.West Coast port market share dipped after some customers shifted cargo to rival East Coast and Gulf Coast ports to avoid potential labor disruptions during the negotiations. It also comes as drought conditions affecting the Panama Canal make it more difficult and expensive to send goods from China to those alternate ports.The agreement "brings the stability and confidence that customers have been seeking," Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said on Twitter. "We look forward to collaborating with
Business Group Urges Biden to Intervene in West Coast Ports Labor Dispute
to facilities on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.Retailers, manufacturers, farmers and other West Coast port customers are eager for a resolution as the peak shipping season approaches and routes between Asia and rival U.S. ports get more expensive due to a drought that is lowering water levels in the Panama Canal.(Reuters - Reporting by David Shepardson Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Mark Potter
Panama Recovers $15.7 Million in Wages Owed to Seafarers
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said it has recovered more than $15.7 million in wage payments owed to seafarers who sail on Panamanian-flagged vessels.Under its current administration, through the General Directorate of Seafarers (DGGM), the AMP said it has recovered $15,763,052.24 for vessel crewmembers, including $5,315,909.99 in 2022.The AMP said that during this span 1,248 maritime labor complaints were processed (including 451 in 2022) and that 1,864 crew members of various nationalities have been repatriated through the intervention of the AMP the shipowners, operators and Protection and
Euronav Inks MOU with Panama Maritime Authority
Euronav Ship Management (Hellas) Ltd. and the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the aim to open up opportunities for Panamanian seafarers on board Euronav vessels.The MOU signed on December 5, 2022 has two main objectives. Firstly, to promote an integral cooperation framework aimed at increasing job opportunities for Panamanian officers, cadets and junior personnel on board Euronav vessels. Secondly, the establishment of specialized maritime training programs for Panamanian seafarers who require to work onboard the various vessel owned or operated by
Kruse Elected Manatee County Port Authority Chairman
where Tampa Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico, SeaPort Manatee serves as a ships-to-shelves gateway for Southwest and Central Florida markets, with rail and roadway links, including to the distribution-center-filled Tampa/Orlando Interstate 4 corridor. The closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the expanded Panama Canal, SeaPort Manatee offers 10 deep-draft berths, fulfilling demands of container, liquid and dry bulk, breakbulk, heavylift, project and general cargo customers
Carrix Names Uffe Ostergaard CEO
TEU’s per year at its marine and rail terminals, in addition to its significant activities in cruise, auto- and Ro/Ro logistics, IT Solutions, among others. The company serves more than 250 locations worldwide, including port operations throughout the U.S. as well as internationally in Canada, Panama, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Asia and New Zealand
Stradling Joins Furuno USA
background and many years of hands-on experience, Andrew is going to be a tremendous asset for our customers and our technical dealers in the field.”Furuno USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furuno Electric Company of Nishinomiya, Japan. With two offices in the USA, a subsidiary company in Panama, and hundreds of dealers and resellers, Furuno USA is the exclusive distributor and service center for Furuno products throughout the Americas
Furuno USA Hires Bozzelle As Commercial Business Development Manager
with Furuno dealers and commercial ship owners, operators and builders around the Great Lakes and Eastern Seaboard to promote the Furuno product line.Furuno USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furuno Electric Company of Nishinomiya, Japan. With two offices in the U.S., a subsidiary company in Panama City, Panama, and hundreds of dealer and reseller accounts, Furuno USA is the exclusive distributor and service center for Furuno products throughout the Americas.Bozzelle joins the company with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Cutting his teeth as an electronics installer aboard
Lemcool Joins Eastern Shipbuilding Group
fit well within Eastern’s can-do culture and first-time quality approach to building ships.” Lemcool continued, “We just do it better and I’m proud to be part of such an exceptional organization.”Eastern Shipbuilding Group is a family held shipbuilding company located in Panama City, Fla. since 1976 and is the largest private employer in Bay County. Since 2008, Eastern has spent more than $75 million dollars upgrading and expanding its facilities and shipbuilding capabilities to continue expanding and meeting the needs of its commercial and government customers
US Shipyards: Always on the Job Hunt
upgrades to prepare the shipyard to handle larger ships and oil platforms.Eastern Shipbuilding Group says on its website that it regularly hires workers in a wide range of hands-on shipbuilding roles. As of September 30, group also had no less than 30 immediate corporate job openings listed online as the Panama City, Fla. shipbuilder looks to fill roles ranging from administrative assistant to analysts, designers and drafters, superintendent and project managers.On the other side of Florida, St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka has been staying busy with new construction and repair work for a wide range of
