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Archived Press Releases

Thirty-Four Midshipmen Attend Women on the Water Conference

KINGS POINT, NY – March 21, 2015 –Thirty four midshipmen from The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) attended the Eighth Women on the Water Conference at California Maritime Academy last week. 

The annual conference, which is hosted by a different U.S. maritime academy each year in conjunction with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), brought together 287 maritime professionals, licensed mariners, professors and maritime academy cadets. 

USMMA Regimental Band and Color Guard March in 255th New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

KINGS POINT, N.Y.,  Mar. 18, 2016 - The United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) Regimental Band, “George M. Cohan’s Own”, and Color Guard marched in New York City’s 255th St. Patrick’s Day Parade. This year, they were one of the first bands to march in the parade. They followed U.S Congress and Senate representatives and led officials from the Government of Ireland.

USMMA Eagle Scouts Visit Harriman State Park

KINGS POIT, N.Y., March 8, 2016 - The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Kings Point Eagle Scout Association took advantage of some unseasonably warm weather during the month of February, to backpack through the trails of New York’s Harriman State Park.                         

Future Deck Officers Visit APM Container Terminal

KINGS POINT, N.Y., March 8 2016 – U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) midshipmen and plebes enrolled in two sections of the Department of Marine Transportation’s Business of Transportation Class were treated to an extensive tour of the APM Container Terminal in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, in mid-February.

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025