March 18, 2019:

• STAR Center adds two-day Basic Training and Advanced Fire Fighting Revalidation class March 28 through 29
• STAR Center adds Advanced Shiphandling for Masters classes

March 15, 2019:

• New fire training simulator now in service at STAR Center
• Key maritime programs, statutes in focus during Maritime Industry Congressional Sail-In on Capitol Hill
• Photos: Christening of the M/V Taíno

March 13, 2019:

• All-female Bridge Watch Officer staff on USNS Lorenzen marks a first for ship's mission program
• Photo: AMO aboard National Glory in Jones Act service to Puerto Rico
• U.S. Coast Guard: Ballast water compliance date extensions - next scheduled drydock

March 11, 2019:

• AMO National President Paul Doell to receive Golden Compass Award from Seafarers' House
• Bipartisan congressional leaders highlight importance of Jones Act, employing 650,000 Americans, including veterans, for national and economic security

March 8, 2019:

• Main engine factory acceptance testing completed for the M/V George III, the first of two LNG-fueled containerships to join the Pasha Hawaii fleet
• U.S. maritime workforce grows to 650,000 Americans
• U.S. Coast Guard: Processing applications for National Officer/Rating Endorsements that expire on March 24, 2019
• March edition of American Maritime Officer available online

March 5, 2019:

• 'Military-to-mariner' Executive Order reaffirms support of U.S. Merchant Marine as critical to defense planning

March 4, 2019:

• U.S. Coast Guard: Mariner document extensions, mitigation efforts due to partial government shutdown

February 28, 2019:

• AMO Plans: IRS annual maximum allowed for employee tax-deferred contributions to an individual 401(k) account for 2019
• U.S. Coast Guard: Merchant Mariner Examination Working Group 2019 schedule

February 25, 2019:

• Crowley christens LNG-powered ship Taíno in Puerto Rico, heralding new era of world-class supply chain service