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May 21, 2021Thank you, Midshipman Vega for that introduction. It’s an honor to address this distinguished group of maritime industry leaders, veterans, Federal employees, and of course, U.S. Merchant Mariners. I want to thank Acting Administrator Lessley for her leadership, and...
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April 25, 2021The strength of the U.S.-flagged, U.S-crewed merchant marine fleet continues to be an essential linchpin for economic security, military readiness, and the availability of good jobs with strong wages and benefits in the domestic maritime industry. However, for decades,...
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April 13, 2021The Leatherman Terminal, which has been 20 years in the making, is a generational milestone for SC Ports and for South Carolina. The terminal sits along the Cooper River in North Charleston, near Charleston Harbor. Its cranes can be...
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April 12, 2021Brian Mossman says he has read “Moby Dick” nearly 200 times. The 61-year-old captain of the container ship Maersk Sentosa says he revisits the Melville classic nearly every voyage, because each time reveals something new about the people who...
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March 16, 2021Dear Mr. President: During the course of the Presidential campaign and most recently through the release of your January 25, 2021 Buy America Executive Order, you have expressed strong support for the United States-flag maritime industry and for the...
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February 9, 2021Statement of C. James Patti, President, Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development on Behalf of USA Maritime to The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee of The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on The State Of The U.S....
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January 26, 2021The USA Maritime Coalition congratulates Lucinda Lessley on her appointment to the position of Deputy Maritime Administrator, U.S. Department of Transportation. USA Maritime represents shipping companies operating U.S.-flag vessels in our nation’s foreign trades, the maritime labor organizations representing...
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January 25, 2021WASHINGTON – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the nation’s domestic maritime industry, today applauds the new Executive Order to be signed by President Biden on January 25, 2021, “Strengthening ‘Buy American’ Provisions, Ensuring [the] Future of...
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January 21, 2021On behalf of the undersigned United States-flag shipping companies, American maritime labor organizations and related maritime associations belonging to the USA Maritime Coalition, we are writing to convey our support for the nomination of Peter Buttigieg to be Secretary...
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January 20, 2021The USA Maritime Coalition is urging that American mariners working aboard Maritime Security Program vessels as well as other U.S.-flag vessels in the foreign trades receive immediate access to the COVID-19 vaccine. As noted by the Coalition of U.S.-flag...
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