The Coast Guard has announced the appointment of 18 individuals to serve as members of the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (N-MERPAC). N-MERPAC was established on December 4, ...

Seventy-five Israel seamen received their certificates as deck and engine room officers in Israel’s merchant marine at graduation exercises here yesterday.

This includes supporting the United States Maritime Service, which helps to train officers and crew on merchant ships. Seal of the Maritime Administration (Department of Transportation graphic) 3.

“Getting people into the Merchant Marine Academy, as well as the other six state academies, is paramount to ensuring that we have a balance of ship's officers, both deck and engine, to man these ...

The Coast Guard announces the appointment of Deyne Umphress to serve as a member of the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (N-MERPAC) representing qualified members of the engine ...