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MARITIME LABOR CALLS FOR EMERGENCY READINESS FUNDING FOR MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

In a statement to the bipartisan leadership in the House of Representatives and Senate, the Presidents of America’s maritime labor unions has called on Congress to include emergency readiness funding for the Maritime Security Program in the next COVID-19...

Navy League VP Kaskin: More Tankers Needed to Support a Pacific War

ARLINGTON, Va. — The United States needs a larger merchant fleet, including ships available for sealift and tankers to meet the challenges of the new era of “great power competition,” particularly a conflict in the Pacific, said a senior...

American tankers need to be built for these critical reasons.

The global collapse in oil prices due to the coronavirus and a production dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia have pushed scores of tankers waiting off American ports for demand to return. While they are full with American oil,...

Chairs DeFazio, Maloney Celebrate 100 Years of the Jones Act and its Role Enhancing National Security and Protecting U.S. Maritime Jobs

Washington, D.C. – Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) are marking the 100th Anniversary of the Jones...

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