WASHINGTON, DC (January 15, 2016) – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP)- the voice of the domestic maritime industry – today released a statement in honor of the 7-year anniversary of... read more →
AMP Corrects The Heritage Foundation Report, “Hired Labors Share of Income is Lowest in Puerto Rico”
Re: “Hired Labors Share of Income is Lowest in Puerto Rico” (December 29, 2015): The Heritage Foundation’s recent article written by Salim Furth erroneously blames the Jones Act for... read more →
To the Editor: Re: “Century-old law hurts our modern economy – Antiquated requirement not needed, costs the nation up to ‘$200 million’ annually” (December 2, 2015): Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s... read more →
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Daniel K. Inouye Institute honored U.S. Senator Patty Murray on Tuesday, November 17 for her long-time support of the American maritime industry. Dozens of maritime and... read more →
Dear Editor: The article by John Brinkley titled Century-Protectionist Law Is Sweet Deal for U.S. Shipping Industry But Not For Anyone Else (Nov. 4, 2015) includes so many basic factual... read more →
WASHINGTON (September 30, 2015)– The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry recognized U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) Wednesday with the 2015 Champion of Maritime Award,... read more →
Posted in Tradewinds September 16, 2015 A proposal to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act could serve to reduce support for a debt restructuring effort in Congress, American Maritime... read more →
Posted in GCaptain A number... read more →
AMP Chairman Outlines Rock Solid Support for the Jones Act in Congress at 2015 Tradewinds Conference
Allegretti: Bringing the Jones Act into legislative debates is a “vote subtractor” NEW YORK (September 16, 2015) – Tom Allegretti, American Maritime Partnership Chairman, addressed the attendees of the 2015... read more →
September 9, 2015 The Honorable Mac Thornberry, full committee chairman The Honorable Adam Smith, full committee ranking member The Honorable Randy Forbes, Seapower Subcommittee chairman The Honorable Joe Courtney, Seapower... read more →