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American Maritime Leaders Applaud Biden Administration for Prioritizing Support of the Jones Act in “Buy American” Executive Order

WASHINGTON – ​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...

USA Maritime Coalition endorses Peter Buttigieg for Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation.

On 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...

USA MARITIME URGES GREATER VACCINE PRIORITY FOR U.S. MARINERS

The 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...

2020 AOTOS Award Presented to the US Maritime Industry

Large coalition of maritime organizations urging Congress to fund the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Program.

As Congress continues the process of developing the next COVID-19 relief package, it is critical that you include emergency relief funding for our nation’s maritime transportation system. The maritime industry has encountered significant hardships, and Congress must take immediate...

China’s Use of Maritime for Global Power Demands a Strong Commitment to American Maritime

The importance of a strong American commercial maritime industry has been a constant throughout our nation’s history. Laws, policy and practices have been instituted since the earliest days of our country to keep U.S. waters more secure. The case...

Preserve the Jones Act

China’s burgeoning fleets underscore the important of legislation that bolsters our own. As we pass the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act, it is clear the legislation is vital to ensuring the American maritime industry is strong for 100...

USA MARITIME APPLAUDS AID FOR MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM IN HEROES LEGISLATION

The USA Maritime Coalition thanks the leadership in the House of Representatives for including emergency funding for the Maritime Security Program in the COVID-19 relief legislation released on September 28th.  This action, according to the Coalition, clearly acknowledges the...

A Critical Analysis of “International Food Aid and Food Assistance Programs and the Next Farm Bill”

“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”), argues for an end to the cargo preference system which...

Bipartisan House Coalition Supports New US-Flag Tanker Program

establishing a tanker security fleet would begin to reduce our military’s reliance on foreign flag vessels by ensuring that a greater portion of the fuel needed by the Department of Defense is transported by American mariners on U.S. flag...