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AMO Gains Jobs with MSC Contract Award Volume 45, Number 12 December 2015 AMO gains jobs with MSC contract award Crowley to operate five strategic sealift ships manned by AMO officers The job base of American Maritime Officers will expand under a contract awarded by Military Sealift Command to Crowley Technical Management covering the operation of five ships. Included in the contract are the dry cargo strategic sealift ships USNS 1st LT Harry L. Martin, USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat, USNS SGT Matej Kocak, USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon and USNS MAJ Stephen W. Pless. The USNS Martin, USNS Kocak, USNS Obregon and USNS Pless was and are operated, respectively, by non- AMO companies and will provide new jobs for the AMO membership as they are turned over to Crowley. The USNS Wheat — which was previ- ously operated by Maersk Line, Limited under contract with AMO — and the USNS Martin commenced operation under the management of Crowley in October. The USNS Kocak, USNS Obregon and USNS Pless are scheduled to be turned over in the third quarter of 2016. The contract award for the USNS Martin and USNS Wheat includes a one-year firm period and four one-year Photo: Military Sealift Command optional extensions. The contract award for The strategic sealift ship USNS 1st LT Harry L. Martin was turned over to Crowley in October under a Military Sealift the three other ships includes a one-year firm Command contract award covering a total of five ships. AMO represents all licensed officers aboard the USNS Martin. period and three one-year options. Export-Import Bank reauthorized through FY 2019 The charter of the U.S. Export- for the U.S. merchant fleet operating in Senate’s reauthorization and reform mea- tating the purchase of U.S. manufactured Import Bank was renewed December 4 as international trade. sure that had been approved with that goods for export, among other things. President Obama signed into law five- In late July, the Senate had chamber’s long-term highway bill. He In fiscal year 2013, the Ex-Im Bank year surface transportation authorization approved its own six-year highway bill then spearheaded a discharge petition that helped facilitate more than $37 billion in legislation, known as the ‘highway bill,’ with an amendment included to reautho- quickly gained bipartisan approval from a U.S. export sales, supporting more than which includes a provision to reauthorize rize the Ex-Im Bank — that amendment majority of House members and ultimate- 200,000 American jobs. Last year, the Export-Import Bank through fiscal was approved 64-29 in the Senate. The ly forced a floor vote on the stand-alone records show the bank supported 164,000 year 2019. Senate’s long-term highway bill was not Ex-Im Bank bill, which was approved American private-sector jobs as bank The highway bill was produced by voted upon in the House. 313-118 on October 27. activities helped generate $27.5 billion in a House-Senate conference committee. Separate legislation to reauthorize The successful drive and over- U.S. exports. According to a report pub- The conference report containing the the Ex-Im Bank had been bottled up for whelming support for reauthorizing the lished by the Ex-Im Coalition, the Ex-Im Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank provisions months in the House due to opposition Ex-Im Bank, the charter of which had Bank earned a profit in 2014, covering its was overwhelmingly approved by both from some influential members. However, expired at the end of June, influenced the expenses and sending $675 million to the chambers of Congress on December 3. in October, a bold effort spearheaded by decision to include renewal of the bank’s U.S. treasury. In the previous fiscal year, A portion of exports financed with Congressman Stephen Fincher (R-TN) charter in the five-year highway bill con- the Ex-Im Bank returned approximately the assistance of the Ex-Im Bank must be forced a vote on stand-alone legislation to ference report. $1 billion to the U.S. treasury. The Ex-Im shipped on U.S.-flagged commercial ves- reauthorize the bank. Rep. Fincher intro- The Export-Import Bank assists Bank is self-sustaining and does not cost sels, providing a strong source of cargo duced legislation nearly identical to the U.S. businesses small and large by facili- U.S. taxpayers a single dollar. AMO, STAR Center to launch Great AMO jobs secure as Ocean Ranger Lakes Open Water Pilotage Program contract is awarded to Crowley Page 7: AMO and STAR Center will soon launch the Great Lakes Open The State of Alaska has awarded a three-year contract with a one-year Water Pilotage Program, which is designed to provide USCG licensed optional extension for management of the state’s Ocean Ranger unlimited tonnage deck officers with the training and experience to obtain Program to Crowley, the incumbent program manager. AMO members USCG Great Lakes Open Water First Class Pilotage (FCP) Endorsements. will continue to work as ocean rangers under the new contract. Page 6: 2015 AOTOS ceremony honors crew of El Faro ■ Copyright © 2015 American Maritime Officers [email protected] 2 • American Maritime Officer December 2015 year’s upbeat mood was dampened consid- erably by the wrenching loss October 1 of the El Faro off the Bahamas during the Cat In AMO, a year to celebrate — and 4 Hurricane Joaquin. The ship sank with all hands — 11 AMO engine and deck offi- cers, 17 Seafarers International Union crew to reflect on tragic loss and five Polish nationals in the riding gang. With this emotional mix of optimism By Paul Doell Because of these developments, a On the East Coast, a tanker order and grief reflecting the humanity in all of National President dues increase approved in October 2014 for placed with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard us — and on behalf of the AMO National calendar year 2015 was rescinded in Inc. by Crowley Maritime Corp. began to Executive Board, all AMO representatives This was a February, and there was no need at the pay off for American Maritime Officers and all AMO employees — I offer best satisfying and year’s end to raise dues rates in 2016. with the October 1 delivery and November wishes and good will to every deep-sea, encouraging year Meanwhile, our union went to work 3 christening of the Ohio, the first of four Great Lakes and inland waters AMO fami- economically and aboard TOTE Maritime’s new Marlin Class such vessels intended for Jones Act trade ly in this holiday season. And I ask that professionally for container ship Isla Bella — the first vessel under AMO contract. everyone in the AMO community pause A m e r i c a n of its kind anywhere in the world to be Down South, in Pascagoula, appropriately to remember our union’s El Maritime Officers, fueled by liquefied natural gas — and her Mississippi, VT Halter Marine was build- Faro complement: which regained sister ship, the Perla del Caribe, which will ing two combination container-roll-on/roll- • Captain Michael C. Davidson solid financial be delivered early next year. The Marlin off ships for operation by Crowley in • Chief Engineer Richard J. Pusatere footing and filled a Class vessels operate in Jones Act trade domestic service under AMO contract. • Chief Mate Steven W. Shultz first wave of new between Florida and Puerto Rico. Earlier this year, Pasha Hawaii chris- • Chief Engineer Jeffrey A. Mathias licensed jobs on These revolutionary TOTE ships tened its combination container-RO/RO ship • Second Mate Danielle L. Randolph dry cargo ships and tankers delivered for were built in San Diego by General Marjorie C, which was built by VT Halter • First Assistant Engineer Keith W. Jones Act service. Dynamics NASSCO, which was busy as Marine. The ship joined the Jean Anne in Griffin In the fourth quarter of 2015, our well this year with two contracts for the Jones Act trade between the U.S. mainland • Third Mate Jeremie H. Riehm union was deep in the black, with a large construction of a total of eight product West Coast and Hawaii, with AMO engine • Second Assistant Engineer Howard and growing operating budget surplus tankers that will provide even more new and deck officers aboard both ships. J. Schoenly achieved through a combination of sensible Jones Act jobs for AMO engine and The good news here does not stop • Third Assistant Engineer Michael spending cuts and payroll paring — after deck officers. with new employment for American L. Holland allowing for modest wage increases for One NASSCO contract provides for Maritime Officers. Each new seagoing • Third Assistant Engineer Mitchell AMO support personnel, attrition and five tankers for American Petroleum job filled this year by our union — and T. Kuflik meaningful salary reductions at the senior Tankers, or APT. The first ship in the series each new AMO job on the near and far • Third Assistant Engineer Dylan O. administrative level resulted in sizable sav- — the Lone Star State — was christened on horizons — represents new employer Meklin ings, not including the associated savings October 17. The second NASSCO order contributions to AMO Plans, the benefit May their families find the peace of in pay-based employee benefits. calls for three tankers for SEA-Vista LLC, funds that serve all AMO members and the season through lasting memories of In addition, AMO membership dues a subsidiary of Seacor Holdings Inc. At this their families so well. their loved ones, and through their conspic- and initiation fee receipts were higher than writing, the initial SEA-Vista vessel was While new employment for AMO uous strength, resilience, faith, courage, they were in calendar year 2014.
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