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2020 AOTOS Award Presented to the US Maritime Industry

Large coalition of maritime organizations urging Congress to fund the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Program.

As Congress continues the process of developing the next COVID-19 relief package, it is critical that you include emergency relief funding for our nation’s maritime transportation system. The maritime industry has encountered significant hardships, and Congress must take immediate...

China’s Use of Maritime for Global Power Demands a Strong Commitment to American Maritime

The importance of a strong American commercial maritime industry has been a constant throughout our nation’s history. Laws, policy and practices have been instituted since the earliest days of our country to keep U.S. waters more secure. The case...

Preserve the Jones Act

China’s burgeoning fleets underscore the important of legislation that bolsters our own. As we pass the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act, it is clear the legislation is vital to ensuring the American maritime industry is strong for 100...

USA MARITIME APPLAUDS AID FOR MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM IN HEROES LEGISLATION

The USA Maritime Coalition thanks the leadership in the House of Representatives for including emergency funding for the Maritime Security Program in the COVID-19 relief legislation released on September 28th.  This action, according to the Coalition, clearly acknowledges the...

A Critical Analysis of “International Food Aid and Food Assistance Programs and the Next Farm Bill”

“International Food Aid and Food Assistance Programs and the Next Farm Bill” released by Professor Christopher B. Barrett, Stephanie Mercier, and Erin C. Lentz in October 2017 (“Barrett Paper”), argues for an end to the cargo preference system which...

Bipartisan House Coalition Supports New US-Flag Tanker Program

establishing a tanker security fleet would begin to reduce our military’s reliance on foreign flag vessels by ensuring that a greater portion of the fuel needed by the Department of Defense is transported by American mariners on U.S. flag...

Maritime, Agriculture Urge Additional Food Aid Funding

Dear Chairman Shelby, Ranking Member Leahy, Chairwoman Lowey, and Ranking Member Granger: We thank the Appropriations Committee for more than sixty years of bipartisan support for U.S. international food aid programs, including P.L. 480 Title II (Food for Peace),...

NEW ECONOMIC STUDY REBUTS ANTI-JONES ACT CLAIMS

A new economic study prepared by Reeve and Associates and the Hawaii-based TZ Economics has found that the Jones Act has no effect on the cost of living in Hawaii.  The study puts to rest the unsubstantiated allegations made...