Category Archives: USA MARITIME NEWS

Statement of Eric P. Ebeling on Behalf of USA Maritime to the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee.

Introduction Good afternoon Chairman Maloney, Ranking Member Gibbs, and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the state of the U.S.-flag international fleet and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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

TTD- Support US Maritime Workforce in Emergency Aid Package

On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) and our affiliated maritime unions whose members crew U.S.-flag seagoing vessels, we call on you to include emergency supplemental funding for the Maritime Security Program (MSP) and to amend cargo...

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...

TTD Demands Immediate Federal Protective Measures for Frontline Transportation Workers

t has now been over a month since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic. The United States alone has had over 670,000 confirmed cases and, tragically, over 34,000 deaths. Since this public...

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...