Long Island Press

Acta Non Verba: A Look At The American Merchant Marine Museum

The American Merchant Marine Museum preserves displays and interprets historic artifacts and artwork related to the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), the U.S. Merchant Marine, and the ...
War on the Rocks

Don’t Protect the U.S. Merchant Marine — Promote It

It is no secret that the American commercial shipbuilding industry is struggling. The U.S. Merchant Marine fleet is small, aging, and will be unable to provide the U.S. military with significant ...
Roll Call

How a new generation of Merchant Marine ships can chart a course for government efficiency

Later this week, State University of New York Maritime College will receive a historic delivery — a state-of-the-art new training ship christened Empire State. The arrival of this vessel, the first of ...
Daily Breeze

South Bay History: The U.S. Merchant Marine played a key role in Southern California during World War II

In June 1775 in Machias, Maine (then part of Massachusetts), townspeople refused to provide the British with lumber to build barracks for their troops, resulting in the British bringing in the armed ...
Marine Link

Remembering the service, sacrifice of the Merchant Marine

It was my pleasure on Nov. 10 to participate in the dedication of the U.S. Merchant Marine emblem alongside the emblems of the Armed Services of the United States at Veterans Memorial Plaza in ...
Marine Link

A tribute to our nation’s Fourth Arm of Defense

On Nov. 10, the day before Veterans Day, I had the honor of participating in a celebration of another group of veterans whose contributions as the nation’s Fourth Arm of Defense is not widely known: ...
USNI

DEPSECDEF Hicks’ U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Commencement Address

The following is the June 17, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduation speech from Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. Thank you very much, John, for that kind introduction. Good morning, everyone ...
KITV

Merchant marine path helps Hawaii natives work toward permanent return to Aloha State

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Preparing to ship off thousands of miles away this week, merchant marines, including local grads from Hawaii spent Father's Day on Oahu. Castle H.S. grad Django ...
Newsday

Kings Point needs major infrastructure help

This guest essay reflects the views of John J. Faso, a former member of Congress from New York State. Former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy, the nation’s new secretary of transportation, has many critical ...
Long Island Press

U.S Transportation secy stresses need for investments at Merchant Marine Academy

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy expressed support for investments in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point during a visit to the campus on Thursday, April 3, following reports of ...
Fox Business

Ex-merchant marine captain warns there is 'no way of controlling' cargo ship with mechanical error

A former merchant marine captain – who’s traveled in and out of the Baltimore port "a number of times" – explained what happens when a mechanical error occurs ...