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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

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...