Category Archives: THE MERCHANT MARINE

MM&P President Salutes US Mariners, World’s Seafarers, on Maritime Day

On behalf of the members of Masters, Mates & Pilots, MM&P President Don Marcus honors every mariner sailing under the US flag—as well as the seafarers of the world—in a Maritime Day address. “All mariners today are working under...

MARITIME DAY MESSAGE FROM BOLD OCEAN

Today is National Maritime Day!  Bold Ocean and its Schuyler Line Navigation Company (SLNC) are honored to celebrate the history of the United States Merchant Marine and the brave Merchant Mariners who served our country during peace time and in...

Congress Urged to Protect Sealift, Maritime Jobs

The worldwide impact of COVID-19 is having a significant and extremely negative effect on the operation of U.S.-flag vessels in the international trades. The Covid-19 emergency has essentially stopped the global commercial seaborne trade and halted most U.S. military...

Maritime Labor Urges Establishment of Tanker Security Fleet

We are writing today to urge Congress to take immediate and positive action to increase the number of commercial vessels operating under the U.S.-flag in order to increase the shipboard employment opportunities for American mariners.  Absent such action, we...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Thanks U.S. Maritime Industry

USA MARITIME URGES CONGRESS TO PRIORITIZE SEALIFT READINESS IN COVID-19 RELIEF LEGISLATION

The USA Maritime Coalition is calling on Congress to provide $109.8 million in emergency funding assistance to ensure that the U.S.-flag militarily-useful commercial vessels enrolled in the Maritime Security Program will be maintained in the state of operational readiness...

BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL COALITIONS SUPPORT FULL MSP FUNDING

Recognizing the critical importance of the U.S.-flag maritime security fleet and the essential role played by American mariners, a bipartisan group of 106 Representatives and 25 Senators has called on Congress to approve full funding for the Maritime Security...

PODCAST: Behind the Scenes of the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy with Captain Rockwood and the Mission to Combat COVID-19

In our second episode of the American Maritime Podcast, we take a look behind the scenes of the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort, two U.S. Navy hospital ships operated by the U.S. Military Sealift Command that are currently...

Committee Leaders Reaffirm Bipartisan Opposition to Any Effort to Waive the Jones Act and Jeopardize U.S. Maritime Jobs

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Full Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), and...

Maritime Industry Letter to President Trump

We recently learned that you will be meeting tomorrow with certain chief executive officers from the oil and gas industry and that some of those officials may ask you to waive the Jones Act. We write to strongly oppose...