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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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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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November 18, 2015The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee held a joint hearing on November 17th to “explore the interaction of food aid shipping and military sealift capacity, particularly that provided by...
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October 8, 2015USA Maritime Coalition has responded to the recent Government Accountability Office Report No. 15-666 “International Food Assistance: Cargo Preference Increases Food Aid Shipping Costs and Benefits Are Unclear”, arguing that the report “paints a distorted picture because it only...
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September 12, 2015On September 8th, representatives of USA Maritime and the U.S.-flag shipping industry had the honor to participate in a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Tim Perry, Director of Government Affairs for APL...
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August 3, 2015USA Maritime is a coalition of ship owning companies, maritime labor organizations and maritime trade associations. For more than 200 years, our industry has contributed to U.S. economic vitality, helping to sustain America’s position as a global power. The...
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August 3, 2015CHIOS, Greece — The rickety raft made of empty oil drums and a wooden tabletop rolled and pitched with the waves while tied to the side of the Dona Liberta, a 370-foot cargo ship anchored far from land in...
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July 5, 2015“Let’s start at say, 8 knots,” said a tinny voice from overhead. The water slowly started moving by outside, under a quiet, barely-clouded sky. “You guys used these before?” asked a tall, bald-headed man in front of the terminals,...
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