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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 4, 2024

In this issue//Pasha Welcomes the GEORGE II Following LNG Retrofit//Push for Full Food Aid Funding Gets Head Start//Alternate Channels Opened in Baltimore Port//4th Annual Calhoon Disc Golf Tournament//AFL-CIO Hails New OSHA Rule//It’s Jesse Calhoon Day!//

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Shipping, Ag Interests Urge Congress to Support Food Aid

123 Shipping and Agricultural interests got an early start in urging Congress to support lifesaving Food Aid in the next Fiscal Year. Two important programs took a haircut in FY '24 and the coalition insists these lifesaving programs that provide good American jobs are essential to support.

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 28, 2024

In this issue//NTSB Probe of Baltimore Bridge Disaster//Army Corps of Engineers On Scene//GREEN OCEAN Saluted on Maiden Voyage//LNG Bunker Observation Opportunity//LNG-Related Training Opportunity//Holiday Closings, Good Friday, Chavez & Calhoon Days//

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M.E.B.A. Statement on Collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge

Short M.E.B.A. statement concerning the destruction of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge after a Singaporean vessel lost power and slammed into a support column.

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 21, 2024

In this issue//MarAd Recommends Turning off AIS in Hotspots//IBF Urges Diversion From Red Sea & Gulf of Aden//Houthis Want to Attack Ships in Indian Ocean//DHS Funding Bill Would Overhaul Mariner Credentialing Program//Great Lakes Shipping Gets Going//India to Prosecute Somali Pirates//State Maritime Academies at M.E.B.A. HQ//Weingarten Rules Restated//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 14, 2024

In this issue//Maritime Industry Advocate Gloria Tosi has Died//Crew of WSF SAMISH Rescues Boaters//ITF Condemns Houthi Murder of Mariners//M.E.B.A. Supports Petition on Unfair Chinese Shipbuilding Practices//Space for Electrical Troubleshooting Course//Union-Made St. Patty’s Day//M.E.B.A. East, Gulf Coast Halls Honoring Teddy Gleason Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 7, 2024

In this issue//Houthi Attack Kills 3 Mariners//M.E.B.A., AMC Take Part in Women on the Water Conference//Minibus Averts Partial Shutdown, Maritime Programs Funded//Sen. Wicker Defends Jones Act in WSJ Letter//MarAd Recruitment, Retention Plan//IMO, ILO Look to Fight Maritime Industry Harassment//Union Plus Student Sweepstakes//Coins Honoring Merchant Marine Available from U.S. Mint//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 29, 2024

In this issue//WSF Engine Crews Honored//MarAd Advisory on Chinese Threat to Port Equipment//Executive Order to Safeguard Maritime Infrastructure//$3 Billion Clean Ports Program//UNCTAD Report on Global Trade Risks Due to Shipping Disruptions//Alaska Companies Settle Jones Act Violations//Union Plus Student Sweepstakes//Open Space for Upcoming Instrumentation Course//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 22, 2024

In this issue//War Bonus MOU with MLL//New NOLA Rep.-Dispatcher//Newbuild Will Replace GREEN LAKE//M.E.B.A. Celebrates 149//Great Lakes Vessels Get Upgrades//New MMC Format//CMES Gets Center of Excellence Designation//Last Chance for AMC Photo Contest//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 15, 2024

In this issue//ALASKAN FRONTIER to Make Earlier Debut//NOAA Mariners Recognized for Rescues//Report Confirms Iran’s Houthi Support//Mariner Survey on Ammonia as a Fuel//Work Begins on Cal Maritime Training Ship//Right-to Work Officially Repealed in Michigan//AMC Photo Contest//Presidents Day Closings & Fun Facts//

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