By Mike Mason April 28, 2014 A new study highlights the importance of the domestic maritime industry to the Alaska economy. The study puts the industries contribution at the Alaska economy at over $1-billion dollars a year. The new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers puts Alaska at 3rd in the nation... read more →
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As reported by Renita Young in The Times Picayune, Louisiana leads the United States in domestic maritime employment; The most recent federal figures available show that Louisiana's domestic maritime industry contributed more than $11.3 billion in total economic output and posted 54,850 maritime jobs as of 2011. As one of the largest... read more →
Apr
09
Key senator pledges to defend 1920 law on domestic shipping industry BY VALERIE VOLCOVICI WASHINGTON Tue Apr 8, 2014 7:17pm EDT (Reuters) - The United States should strengthen a century-old law designed to protect the domestic shipping industry, rather than relax it under pressure from the energy industry, the chair of the... read more →
Apr
09
Domestic Maritime Supports Nearly 55,000 American Jobs, Contributes More than $11 Billion Annually NEW ORLEANS, LA – New data released today shows that Louisiana ranks first in the nation in economic impact from America’s domestic maritime industry. The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, joined... read more →
Mar
27
State Maritime Industry Supports More Than 63,000 Jobs Worth Over $5.5 Billion Annually to Virginia’s Economy WASHINGTON, DC – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today joined with the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Congressman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and... read more →
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25
HUNTER AND SCALISE: Making headway with America’s maritime industry U.S. shipping contributes billions to the national economy By Duncan Hunter and Steve Scalise Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Those searching for signs of hope in the U.S. economy need look no further than an industry too often taken for granted... read more →
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Maritime Industry Worth More than $1 Billion Annually to Alaska’s Economy ANCHORAGE, AK – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today joined with the Transportation Institute, along with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Senator Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska), to highlight... read more →
Feb
26
We’ve recently seen several news stories levying blame for the New Jersey road salt shortage. Unfortunately, many of these repeat a false narrative that the American maritime industry played a role — a storyline that strays considerably from fact. The sheer volume of inaccurate statements calls for the record to be set straight. ... read more →
Feb
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In early February, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (“NJDOT”) announced that it had nearly run out of road salt after a brutal winter and was exploring all options to acquire additional salt. Among its options, NJDOT said, was a 40,000-ton pile of salt in Searsport, Maine. NJDOT said a foreign vessel called... read more →
Feb
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WASHINGTON - The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the nation’s domestic maritime industry, today released the following statement from AMP Chairman Thomas A. Allegretti on efforts to resupply the state of New Jersey with road salt. Allegretti said that a U.S.- flag vessel would deliver salt to New Jersey... read more →