USMMA Superintendent to Step Down
and men who come here are truly the best and brightest America has to offer. I am amazed at their resilience and perseverance, and know the future of the maritime industry is in good hands with them at the wheel.”Buono arrived at USMMA in November 2018, after retiring as the President and CEO of SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., an ExxonMobil marine subsidiary headquartered in Houston.As superintendent, Vice Adm. Buono guided the Academy through the COVID-19 global health pandemic, graduating two classes during the height of the crisis - on time, and COVID-free - with the expectation he will do the same
SeaRiver Names New US-flag Tanker
Eagle Bay, the second of two new U.S.-flag crude oil tankers for Exxon Mobil Corporation’s marine affiliate SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., was named at a ceremony at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. The first-in-class vessel constructed at the shipyard incorporates the latest safety, navigation and engine room technologies and will begin supplying crude oil from Alaska North Slope to refineries along the U.S. west coast later this year. The double hull Eagle Bay is 820-feet long and has capacity to carry 800,000 barrels of oil. SeaRiver Maritime said its contract with Aker for two tankers
