USTRANSCOM Leader Stresses Importance of Sealift
The U.S. Transportation Command recently posted the following news release. To access it on the USTRANSCOM website, click or tap HERE. USTRANSCOM commander testifies on top readiness concerns Air Force Gen. […]
USTR Moves Forward on MTD-Backed Shipbuilding Petition
The following news item was posted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (available HERE). WASHINGTON – The United States Trade Representative announced today that after review of a petition […]
AFL-CIO President Shuler Writes in Support of Shipbuilding Petition
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler sent the following letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, in support of the Section 301 shipbuilding petition that the MTD signed onto earlier this year. […]
AFL-CIO Honors Michael Sacco
The AFL-CIO recently adopted the following statement during a meeting of their executive council (the first such meeting since Mike’s passing late last year). The statement is linked on the […]
MTD Statement on Francis Scott Key Bridge Incident
The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO extends its most solemn condolences to the victims of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse that occurred early Tuesday morning in Baltimore. At around 1:30 […]
Three Dead, Four Injured in Houthi Missile Attack on a Bulker
Following a fatal attack by Houthi rebels that reportedly claimed the lives of at least three mariners and injured four others aboard the ship True Confidence, the Seafarers International Union […]
Hawaii PMC, Public Officials Celebrate Terminal Groundbreaking
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) were some of the luminaries gathered to observe a groundbreaking ceremony […]
MARAD Designates MTD Affiliate Training Facilities “Centers of Excellence”
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) just announced its list of 2024 designees for its Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education. This list is […]
State Department Weighs In On Houthi Attacks
The U.S. Department of State has issued the following news item. It’s available on the Department’s website HERE. Houthi Attacks on International Shipping Press Statement Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson February 21, […]
MARAD Issues Advisory on Shipping Spyware
The U.S. Maritime Administration has issued the following advisory. The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO previously reported on the issue of spyware in Chinese shipping cranes last July. U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY […]
