Military to Maritime Event to be held June 4

Interested in Transitioning from the Military to a Career in Maritime?Attend the Military to Maritime event on June 4!June 4, 2014 from 1300 to 1700JAXPORT Cruise Terminal9810 August Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32226[button link="http://www.cvent.com/d/34qzqy" size="medium"]Register Today![/button]For more information:

• Contact the American Maritime Partnership at (202) 661-3740 or email info@Americanmaritimepartnership.com
• Download the military attendee flyer
• Download the exhibitor flyer
• Visit the Military to Maritime event website

Attendee informationAs maritime transportation leaders, we understand the value that military veterans either retiring or separating from the various service branches bring to the table. Our industry needs the talent and expertise that current and former members of the military possess in order to fill positions being vacated by current workers as well as new positions being regularly added as the industry continues to experience growth.As part of our commitment to working with service members, we invite all current and former military personnel to join representatives from some of Jacksonville’s largest maritime companies along with union and other industry representatives for an informational session on the maritime industry and how military members can transition into it. Attendees will also be offered a tour of a Crowley tug boat and be given a chance to ask questions of the crew. You will also have the opportunity to speak with shoreside personnel.Exhibitor informationAs one of Florida’s key maritime-related employers you are invited to attend our military-to-maritime career information day, June 4th in Jacksonville. By exhibiting you can put your company in front of some of the state’s most skilled and dedicated employees who are looking to transition from the military into positions in the maritime industry, or related fields such as trade, transportation and logistics. We are hopeful that you can share information with attendees about the skills and qualifications you are looking for to fill positions within your company as well as any advice you might have to help our service men and women transition into these new opportunities.[button link="http://www.cvent.com/d/34qzqy" size="medium"]Sign up to exhibit![/button]The video below is linked from SMART - the Southeast Maritime and Transportation Center, a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center:

Sea Star Line spearheads Safe Harbor Boys Home renovation project

As part of Sea Star Line's Corporate Social Responsibility program, employees in Jacksonville recently completed a renovation project at the Safe Harbor Boys Home by renovating their bathroom facilities and providing supplies to assist in their classroom activities.Safe Harbor Boys Home was started on the premise of helping troubled young men grow away from harmful life situations and into productive lifestyles. Safe Harbor provides a safe and structured environment which values education, responsibility, integrity and hard work.Click on a thumbnail below to view a larger image. After viewing, press the back button on your browser to return to this page.

President's Log

Time flies when you’re having fun, so these past few months have been a blur since our change of command function.The club is financially strong, and will be completing payments this month for our Student scholarship commitments as well as starting a new commitment to fully fund a scholarship in perpetuity.We kicked off the season with our Sun’s game event, it was a blast as well as a victory, and the fireworks display was awesome. There were plenty of Burgers and dogs, popcorn, sodas, a few adult beverages, as well as lots of raffle prizes to go around. Unfortunately, no one won a car, maybe next year!!!We followed that up with our Member/Guest Social at the Pilot Station, a beautiful night of great food catered by the Fish Company, plenty to drink, lots of camaraderie, and a chance to say thank you to over 20 of our past presidents.Finally, we held what has become our signature event of the year, our third annual Pirate Party fundraiser for the Safe Harbor Boy’s home and Maritime Academy. A more beautiful night would not have been possible, great weather, perfect venue (Pilot Station of course), and 150 friends joining together for a great cause. The band, Mr. Natural, never disappoints.As always, many thanks to Tammy Emerson, who chaired the event committee, Margaret Reasoner who championed the raffle and her band of pirates that ran the bar, Patty Harris who championed donations and drink ticket sales, and all who spent countless hours in preparation to insure everyone had a great time. We would also like to thank the Tarot card reader, raffle organizers, and of course our chef extraordinaire Reed Emerson, who’s BBQ skills are par to none. Thanks to all the workers, organizers, donors for making this event a success and to Capt. Allan for doing some of the heavy lifting, you’re all the best. Please make sure you visit the Photos page on our site to view photos from the Pirate Party, taken by Jeff Price and Bill Coppedge.We raised $7,000 for Safe Harbor in addition to a lot of donations, including supplies, food, sodas, juices, desserts, etc. They were very grateful.I attended the International Club convention in Washington, DC in October, which unfortunately coincided with the government shutdown. While many of the speakers were no shows, the organizers did a good job of managing the meetings and it was quite informative. With over 208 active members, we are one of the largest clubs in the organization. The Jones Act continues to be attacked, most recently the MSP program, and we all need to keep the pressure on our legislators to protect it. You will soon be receiving the first of what we expect to be more regular newsletters from Headquarters, so you can see what you dues are doing in DC to protect our industry.Our next two events are the CEO Dinner, with speaker Chris Dombalis of Trailerbridge, at the University Club on Nov. 14, followed by our annual Holiday Party at the Hyatt on Dec. 13.Please come out and join us as the Holidays approach, so we can share some good times together, and celebrate a successful 2013.Best Regards,Jim GillenPresident