KINGS POINT, N.Y., June 30, 2016 - On Friday, June 17, 2016, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point held the “Class of 2016 Awards Convocation” in Ackerman Auditorium. Sixty-eight midshipmen received over 100 awards in recognition of their academic achievements, athletic accomplishments and exemplary service to the Regiment of Midshipmen, the community and the Nation.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point (USMMA)  welcomed its incoming Class of 2020, consisting of 279 plebe candidates, representing 51 states and U.S. territories, and two foreign countries, Panama and Malaysia. 

As the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) Class of 2016 graduates head out to start their careers as the Nation’s newest Merchant Marine and Armed Forces Officers we celebrate their achievements with a review of Class of 2016 members who were profiled in the media.

Sea Year training on board commercial ships will resume in March. Three companies have met the Maritime Administration’s criteria to train USMMA Midshipmen on their vessels. The companies are Crowley, Maersk and APL. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is also reviewing the packages of five other companies which have applied to meet the Sea Year requirements.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point graduated 229 new Merchant Marine and Military Officers as part of its Class of 2016 commencement ceremony today.

A U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) midshipman assigned to the MV Maersk Kentucky as a Deck Cadet during his Sea Year helped the crew, including two alumni, rescue 11 Pakistani fishermen, who were adrift for ten days at sea, May 29. Midshipmen 2nd Class Joseph Mugno joined Kings Pointers, Chief Mate, Brandt Hager ’00 and Second Mate, Dylan Carrara ’09, sailing the over 290 meter and 60,000 deadweight ton container vessel.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., June 10, 2016 - Dr. Paul Devlin has received national attention for his new book, Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues, published by the University of Minnesota Press in May.

Leaders of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point answered stakeholders’ questions at the fourth USMMA call-in town hall, conducted from the Patterson Room at the Academy’s Wiley Hall, May 26. The call-in recording is online under related links.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., June 7, 2016 – Dr. Michael Melcer, a Professor in the Department of Math and Science, took nine Fourth Classmen to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), the nation’s only tri-service joint base, in Lakehurst New Jersey on May 25, 2016.

Today, the United States Merchant Marine Academy's (USMMA) Class of 2016 is 100% complete for passing U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) license exams.  All midshipmen that needed retake part of the exams passed on their first attempt.