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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 Tradewinds Jones Act Shipping Forum in New York about the overwhelming support for the Jones Act in Congress. In his... 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 Subcommittee ranking member House Armed Services Committee 2216 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20006   Dear Gentlemen:   As... read more →

The MTD has called upon members of Congress to not be taken in by a newly released study purporting to blame some of Puerto Rico’s economic crisis on the Jones Act. In letters sent to the chair and ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and its... read more →

 WASHINGTON (August 31, 2015) – On Saturday, August 29, 2015, the world’s first series of energy efficient container ships    welcomed its second LNG-powered vessel in San Diego, fueling the U.S. maritime industry with cutting edge economic and  environmental efficiencies powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). General Dynamics NASSCO launched TOTE’s... read more →

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 20, 2015) – The editor of Maritime Professional Joseph Keefe set the record straight on false claims in the media that the Jones Act and the maritime industry is to blame for the Puerto Rican debt crisis in his article Puerto Rico’s money woes have nothing to... read more →

The Honorable Fred Upton, Chairman The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Upton and Ranking Member Pallone:     The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has legislative jurisdiction over the non-national security aspects of United... read more →

AMP does not respond to every blog or article about the Jones Act. However, one recent article -- “The Jones Act Strikes Again” (July 17, 2015) written by Daniel R. Pearson for Cato -- is so jaw-droppingly wrong that it needs to be corrected. The centerpiece of Pearson’s argument is that... read more →

WASHINGTON - The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) – the voice of the domestic maritime industry – today released the following statement rebutting claims of a causal link between the costs associated with U.S. domestic maritime in the Puerto Rican trade and the pending debt crisis facing the Commonwealth. Recent news... read more →

SAN DIEGO, CA – More than one hundred veterans attended a Military2Maritime career fair on Monday June 22, 2015 from 10:00am until 2:00pm at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier in San Diego, Ca. The free event, sponsored by the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) and hosted by the Port of... read more →