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July 27, 2016USA Maritime thanks the Office of Food for Peace for the opportunity to submit comments on the July 5, 2016 draft of the Office of Food for Peace, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance 2016‐2025 Draft Strategy. Food...
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June 16, 2016On June 14th, more than 70 officers and representatives from United States-flag shipping companies, American maritime labor unions and related maritime associations went to Capitol Hill for our seventh annual Maritime Industry Congressional Sail-In. The maritime industry leaders, including...
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May 5, 2016The members of USA Maritime rise in support and gratitude for the House Appropriations Committee’s decision to sustain funding for our nation’s flagship international food aid programs, despite the Administration’s proposal to reduce Food for Peace funding in FY17...
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April 23, 2016The Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee held a hearing on April 20th to examine the state of the U.S.-flag maritime industry. Testimony was presented on behalf of the seafaring labor unions by Klaus Luhta, Chief of Staff, Masters, Mates &...
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March 21, 2016These days, there’s nothing shocking about partisan hostility hindering Congress. It’s practically become the new norm. But when lawmakers are able to set aside their differences and work together, great things can happen. The Maritime Security Program (MSP) is...
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March 21, 2016A bipartisan coalition of 85 Members of the House of Representatives and 16 Senators has called on their respective Appropriations Committees to provide Fiscal Year 2017 funding for the Maritime Security Program (MSP) at its fully authorized Congressional amount. As...
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March 4, 2016The undersigned organizations support sustained funding for the Food for Peace (P.L. 480) and Food for Progress international food aid programs and oppose proposals to reduce funding or to shift these resources to overseas commodity procurement and cash assistance....
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February 24, 2016Sen. John McCain recently went after the Jones Act again. In an amendment to bill S.2012, the “Energy Modernization Act of 2015, McCain argues that the Jones Act is an “antiquated law” that hinders free trade and raises prices...
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January 23, 2016” the only way of guaranteeing we decisively meet our national objectives is with U.S. ships operated by U.S. mariners.” TWENTY-FIVE years ago today the United States completed the largest deployment of combat power since World War II. That...
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December 19, 2015The House of Representatives and Senate have each passed, and the President has signed, omnibus appropriations legislation that includes much needed and significant new funding levels for the Maritime Security Program. In the short term, the omnibus legislation increases...
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