AMP Chairman responds to Jones Act critic
OCTOBER 8, 2014—When it comes to U.S. domestic shipping policy, the Jones Act inevitably is one of the first things to come up in the discussion. With U.S. crude oil production booming—it
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U.S. moves ahead on LNG as marine fuel
MAY 16, 2014 — Though, as yet, there’s not one LNG fueled vessel actually operational in the U.S., the adoption of LNG as fuel by U.S. operators is proceeding at a pace
Allegretti takes helm at American Maritime Partnership
MAY 2, 2013 —Thomas Allegretti, President & CEO of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) has been elected the new Chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP). He succeeds James Henry, Chairman and
Noka Shipping banned from U.S. waters for five years
Greek ship management company Noka Shipping Company Ltd. pleaded guilty and was sentenced this week in federal court in Corpus Christi for deliberately concealing pollution discharges from the M/V Florin directly into
Maritime Cabotage Task Force now American Maritime Partnership
American Maritime Partnership (AMP) is the new name for the Maritime Cabotage Task Force. It says that the new name “better reflects the coalition’s focus on the domestic maritime industry’s role in
Whistle blowers rewarded in pollution case
Here’s another case involving “magic pipes” and golden whistles. Atlas Ship Management Ltd., a Turkish corporation, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. to federal charges of making false statements