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January 1, 2025Christian Johnsen, Chair, USA Maritime: “The carriers, unions, and associations belonging to the USA Maritime Coalition strongly support the SHIPS for America Act. This comprehensive maritime policy initiative will ensure our country has the U.S.-flag shipping capability and the...
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September 22, 2024By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, finds herself at the proverbial ‘tip of the spear’ for America’s strategic sealift readiness—forced into an impossible decision between her vision for putting more players on...
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May 16, 2024USA Maritime writes in strong support of the proposed changes to DFARS by removing the solicitation provision at DFARS 252.247-7022 and revising the contract clause at DFARS 252.247-7023, streamlining instructions to contractors regarding the required notifications to the federal...
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October 17, 2023New investments in the Maritime Security and Tanker Security Programs expand the U.S. flagged fleet while strengthening support to DoD WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced full enrollment for its Maritime Security...
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August 18, 2023LONGVIEW, WA – At the Washington Port of Longview, American farmers, port workers, millers, mariners, and state and federal policymakers, stood together to commemorate the significant humanitarian shipment of 28,000 metric tons of American-grown wheat on the LIBERTY GLORY...
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May 27, 2023By Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, USN (Ret) Recently, there have been renewed calls by some to do away with – or greatly diminish – the requirements that govern the sea transportation of cargo that is owned, procured, furnished,...
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May 19, 2023On National Maritime Day, we honor the thousands of dedicated merchant mariners who serve on United States vessels around the world. During times of both peace and war, merchant mariners are always there – stepping up to transport equipment,...
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October 4, 2022“Cargo Preference Compliance with and Enforcement of Maritime’s Buy American Laws” Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: Good morning. I am Captain Donald Marcus, President of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, AFL-CIO. I am pleased...
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May 17, 2022USA Maritime, a coalition whose membership includes shipping companies operating U.S.-flag, U.S.-citizen crewed vessels in our nation’s foreign trades, maritime labor unions representing the licensed and unlicensed men and women who crew these vessels, and their related maritime associations...
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May 5, 2022The USA Maritime Coalition has expressed strong opposition to a misguided attempt to turn over the transportation of U.S.-government financed cargoes to foreign flag, foreign crewed shipping interests. Such a move would, according to USA maritime, severely weaken the...
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