{"id":12365,"date":"2025-06-30T20:02:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=12365"},"modified":"2025-06-30T20:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:02:41","slug":"amp-welcomes-over-1100-maritime-academy-graduates-to-the-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=12365","title":{"rendered":"AMP welcomes over 1,100 maritime academy graduates to the industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    AMP welcomes over 1,100 maritime academy graduates to the industry<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanmaritimepartnership.com\/about\/who-we-are\/\">American Maritime Partnership <\/a>(AMP), the voice of the U.S. domestic maritime industry, today congratulated the more than 1,100 new graduates from America\u2019s maritime academies. These new maritime academy graduates now join the 650,000 men and women in the American maritime workforce: a key component of U.S. national, homeland and economic security.<\/p>\n<p>AMP notes that this new generation of mariners has chosen a life of service, supporting the movement of goods and energy along America\u2019s coastlines and inland waterways, responding to disasters at home and abroad, and bolstering military sealift capabilities in contested global waters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7xBsnP3dEo\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/industry-applauds-wide-ranging-trump-executive-order-on-maritime\/\">Industry applauds wide ranging Trump executive order on maritime<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cIndustry applauds wide ranging Trump executive order on maritime\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/industry-applauds-wide-ranging-trump-executive-order-on-maritime\/embed\/#?secret=J3Lb5WtTUq#?secret=7xBsnP3dEo\" data-secret=\"7xBsnP3dEo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Their graduation comes at a pivotal moment, as the Trump Administration and bipartisan Congressional leaders are calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/industry-applauds-wide-ranging-trump-executive-order-on-maritime\/\">renewed national commitment to the maritime sector, <\/a>prioritizing the American shipyards and the expansion of the U.S.-flag fleet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese men and women are entering a career rooted in service, and they do so as America rededicates itself to building more ships here at home and sailing them under Old Glory,\u201d said Jennifer Carpenter, president of the American Maritime Partnership. \u201cFrom Gulf Coast shipyards to the ports of Hawaii and Alaska, a stronger American Maritime means a stronger country. We are proud to stand behind these bright leaders of tomorrow as they help carry out a national mission bigger than themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, speaking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/video-sean-duffy-addresses-usmma-class-of-2025\/\">U.S. Merchant Marine Academy commencement <\/a>on June 23, underscored the environment this year\u2019s graduating class enters:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis administration understands that restoring maritime dominance is critical to America\u2019s national security, and to do that, our nation needs more brave men and women to sail the ships we have now, but the great ships we\u2019re going to build in the future,\u201d said Secretary Duffy. \u201cThis mission you\u2019re all about to embark on could not be more important at this very moment when our nation stands on the precipice of potential conflict in the Middle East. Whether it\u2019s the Suez Canal or the South China Sea, there are rough waters ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 graduates come from the seven maritime academies in the United States: the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, N.Y.), State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College (Fort Schuyler, N.Y.), California Maritime Academy (Vallejo, Calif.), Great Lakes Maritime Academy (Traverse City, Mich.), Maine Maritime Academy (Castine, Maine), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buzzards Bay, Mass.) and Texas A&amp;M Maritime Academy (Galveston, Texas).<\/p>\n<p>Following graduation, many will serve aboard vessels in the domestic fleet, which includes more than 40,000 container ships, freighters, tankers, offshore supply vessels, dredges, tugboats, towboats and barges. Others will contribute their skills to U.S. shipbuilding and repair yards, helping design and construct the next generation of American vessels. Additionally, some will serve in uniform, joining the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, or other branches of the military.<\/p>\n<p>To sail as licensed merchant marine officers, maritime academy graduates must pass a U.S. Coast Guard examination process that includes three days of testing and mastery of complex technical knowledge. Their training combines classroom learning with hands-on experience aboard training ships such as the new U.S.-built National Security Multi-Mission Vessels, and commercial vessels operating under the U.S. flag.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/amp-welcomes-over-1100-maritime-academy-graduates-to-the-industry\/\">AMP welcomes over 1,100 maritime academy graduates to the industry<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/amp-welcomes-over-1100-maritime-academy-graduates-to-the-industry\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=amp-welcomes-over-1100-maritime-academy-graduates-to-the-industry\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMP welcomes over 1,100 maritime academy graduates to the industry The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the U.S. domestic maritime industry, today congratulated the more than 1,100 new graduates from America\u2019s maritime academies. 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