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A recently released annual policy statement from the Navy League of the United States, Maritime Primacy & Economic Security, says the Jones Act is critical to U.S. economic, homeland and national security - serving the nation by maintaining a skilled merchant marine, shipbuilding capacity and sea lift capability.   The... read more →

Ms. Shirley Neff U.S. Energy Information Administration U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585   Dear Ms. Neff   Thank you for meeting with me, leaders of the American Waterways Operators, and senior representatives of four of the leading American tank vessel companies last week.  ... read more →

In a letter to the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Energy (DOE) and Transportation (DOT), the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), a broad-based coalition representing U.S.-flag vessel operators and allied interests, today offered its resources to help implement new Congressional requirements that should increase the use of U.S.-flag vessels in future... read more →

News from The American Maritime Partnership, February 1, 2012   BARGES TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN EXPANDED EXPORTS OF U.S. COAL: Port Commissioners in St. Helens, Ore., have approved agreements that will potentially lead to as much as 38 million tons of coal being barged annually from the Powder River... read more →

Waterborne commerce is a 24/7 industry, so American mariners and others engaged in shipping often spend the holidays away from their families. But this doesn't diminish their holiday spirit; instead, they celebrate the season by helping those less fortunate.   Members of the Seafarers International Union (SIU) in Tacoma, Wash.,... read more →

News from The American Maritime Partnership, December 20, 2011   JONES ACT CARRIERS MAKE IT EASIER TO BE GREEN IN ALASKA: South Central Alaska is far from many of the closest recycling centers located in Washington's Puget Sound. However, the two main U.S.-flag carriers in the Anchorage-Tacoma trade - Totem... read more →

News from The American Maritime Partnership, November 16, 2011   GOVERNOR RICK PERRY STATES SUPPORT FOR JONES ACT: The presidential campaign of Texas Governor Rick Perry said in a statement the Governor supports the Jones Act because the law bolsters national, economic and homeland security. "Rick Perry believes that America... read more →

The Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee approved on November 2, 2011 language in S. 1430, the Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2012, that would require the Maritime Administration to certify that it is not possible to "use a United States flag vessel or United States flag vessels collectively... read more →

A recently released report from the Lexington Institute, The Contribution Of The Jones Act To U.S. Security, says the longstanding maritime law is vital to U.S. economic, homeland, and national security serving the nation by maintaining a skilled merchant marine, shipbuilding capacity and sea lift capability.   "The greatest danger... read more →