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September 17, 2018Washington, D.C. – House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) has named U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) to serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation for the remainder of the...
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September 13, 2018Alumni of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) have released a video to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the institution and memorialize midshipmen who have died in service to their nation. Over the summer, the USMMA Alumni Association...
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September 2, 2018USA Maritime submits these comments in response to the May 17, 2018 Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (0MB) Federal Register Notice, “Maritime Regulatory Reform,” 83 Fed. Reg. 22,993. USA Maritime is composed of...
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August 31, 2018The letter arrived two days after Arizona Sen. John McCain died. Navy Ensign Sam Bongiorno opened it in shock. “It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your graduation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy,” McCain wrote in the...
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August 20, 2018The CATO Institute recently opined in these pages about why I should stop supporting the Jones Act. While I appreciate their attempt to debate this important issue, their arguments are misleading and far from compelling. The Jones Act is...
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July 27, 2018America’s in-kind food donation programs have kept our nation at the forefront of global humanitarian assistance for more than 60 years. Shipped from the Heartland to ports overseas in vessels flying the American flag, donated American commodities stamped “From...
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July 20, 2018WASHINGTON – Economists from Boston-based Reeve & Associates and San Juan-based Estudios Técnicos, Inc. today released a joint report, “The Impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico,” that concluded the Jones Act has no impact on either retail...
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June 2, 2018The Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a news release highlighting mariners who made the ultimate sacrifice. READ MORE.
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May 22, 2018The White House issued a Proclamation signed by President Trump designating May 22, 2018 as National Maritime Day in recognition of the many services performed by the US merchant marine. All ships sailing under the American flag are requested to...
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May 22, 2018“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”)… READ MORE
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