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 ...
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 ...
Big, gray, merchant marine transport ships could eventually be anchored in Humboldt Bay waiting to be deployed. The United States Maritime Administration or MARAD is interested in storing Ready ...
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 ...
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As the Merchant Marine ships ferried the P.O.W.s to Germany, the prisoners had to do menial chores such as chipping and painting at sea under the supervision of the Merchant Mariners and the Armed ...
On June 12, 1775, the British armed sloop HMS Margaretta found herself pursued by the citizens of Machias, Maine. Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, American Captain ...
U.S. military sealift capabilities are falling far behind China’s, particularly in terms of the number of vessels available for a major conflict (“China’s Advance Exposes U.S.’s Supply-Line Weakness,” ...