Women on the Water 2015 - 7th Women on the Water Conference

Hosted by the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point 

KINGS POINT, NEW YORK, July 3, 2014 - Yesterday, The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point (USMMA)  welcomed its incoming Class of 2018, consisting of 252 plebe candidates representing 46 states and 4 Foreign Countries, including Malaysia, Romania, Panama and the Republic of Korea.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., June 21, 2014  - The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point graduated 225 new Merchant Marine and Military Officers as part of its Class of 2014 commencement ceremony. The keynote speaker, Vice Admiral Michelle J. Howard, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, gave the commencement address before a crowd of more than 2,300 including special guest Deputy Secretary of Transportation Victor M.

Maritime TV will presenting a live webcast of USMMA’s 78^th Commencement Exercises.

You may find the link at:

http://events.tvworldwide.com/Events/usmmagraduation2014.aspx

or at www.MaritimeTV.com .

Congratulations to the Class of 2014!

KINGS POINT, NY, June 17, 2014 – Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Acting Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen visited the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) to celebrate the rechristening of the Academy’s new training vessel, the Kings Pointer.  They were joined Rear Admiral James Helis, Superintendent, as well as Senator Charles Schumer and Representatives Timothy Bishop and Steve Israel.

The United States Merchant Marine Academy's (USMMA) newest merchant marine officers will ring the bell at Powell Oval after passing U.S. Coast Guard license exams, on Thursday, June 4th^th . This event will begin once results are announced, but does not have a firm start time. Results should be announced close to 1:00 p.m.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., June 2, 2014 – On Friday, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of Mallory Pier. The pier was completely reconstructed as part of USMMA’s overall $71 million dollar Capital Improvement Plan.

KINGS POINT, N.Y., May 29, 2014 - The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point celebrated National Maritime Day on May 22nd with a ceremony in the Mariners’ Memorial Chapel, while the American Merchant Marine Museum marked the occasion with the opening of a new exhibit, “Remembering the 142.”