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August 11, 2021National Harbor – USA Maritime Committee Chairs Brian Schoeneman, Political and Legislative Director, Seafarers International Union, and Sara Fuentes, Vice President, Government Affairs, Transportation Institute, participated on a Maritime Security Program (MSP) panel at the Navy League’s Sea Air...
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August 6, 2021Baltimore, MD – On Thursday, July 29, 2021, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group was pleased to join Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and other state and local officials in welcoming U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to the Helen...
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July 21, 2021THE U.S.FLAG MARITIME INDUSTRY believes that the world’s waters and its ecosystems are vital to our future. This American industry has the most competent, trained, and skilled personnel world-wide, committed to making the U.S.-flag shipping industry a global leader...
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June 25, 2021By James Caponiti From its earliest days when the American colonies were dependent on trade with Europe, the United States has been reliant on merchant shipping. During the fight for independence beginning in 1775, an effective American strategy was...
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May 21, 2021Thank you, Midshipman Vega for that introduction. It’s an honor to address this distinguished group of maritime industry leaders, veterans, Federal employees, and of course, U.S. Merchant Mariners. I want to thank Acting Administrator Lessley for her leadership, and...
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April 28, 2021As a follow-up to his Jan. 25 Buy America Executive Order, President Biden has named former AFL-CIO trade official Celeste Drake as the first director of the administration’s Made in America Office. “MM&P enthusiastically supports the appointment of Celeste...
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April 25, 2021The strength of the U.S.-flagged, U.S-crewed merchant marine fleet continues to be an essential linchpin for economic security, military readiness, and the availability of good jobs with strong wages and benefits in the domestic maritime industry. However, for decades,...
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April 16, 2021Maersk is a world leader in logistics and has long been committed to environmental leadership. We are headquartered in Copenhagen Denmark and our North American Headquarters is in Florham Park, New Jersey. We operate over 700 container vessels globally...
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April 13, 2021The Leatherman Terminal, which has been 20 years in the making, is a generational milestone for SC Ports and for South Carolina. The terminal sits along the Cooper River in North Charleston, near Charleston Harbor. Its cranes can be...
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April 12, 2021Brian Mossman says he has read “Moby Dick” nearly 200 times. The 61-year-old captain of the container ship Maersk Sentosa says he revisits the Melville classic nearly every voyage, because each time reveals something new about the people who...
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