The U.S. Maritime Commission needs 40,000 more seamen and 10,000 more licensed officers to man the 1,200 new merchantmen which will slide down the ways in 1942-43. It will have to look alive to find ...

Few American are becoming mariners today, but demand could soon rise because President Trump and a bipartisan group of legislators in Congress want to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry.

A Merchant Marine veteran from Brick Township is expecting to soon receive a Congressional Gold Medal. Ray Mombelardi, 94, reflected on his time with the Merchant Marines during World War II. In ...

Merchant Marines adjust rigging gear in order to hoist a fueling pipe aboard USNS Rainer (T-AOE 7) during Rim of the Pacific 2016. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Martin Wright/U.S. Indo-Pacific ...