Senate overrides Trump NDAA veto
For the U.S. maritime industry, the 2020 legislative year did not end until January 1, 2021. That’s when the Senate held a session at which it completed, by a vote of 81
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Former Congressman Duncan D. Hunter sentenced to prison term
Once he was Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Marine Transportation and the recipient of multiple marine industry awards, including being honored as a Champion of Maritime by the
Two Crowley senior leaders change roles
Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered Crowley Maritime Corp reports that Michael Roberts is to return to Washington, D.C., to serve as the company’s senior vice president for government relations. Roberts relocated in 2008 from
Hartree and Hunter to form pool of scrubber-equipped VLCCs
OCTOBER 24, 2018 — With the IMO global sulfur cap looming, Hartree Maritime Partners LLC and Hunter Group ASA plan to form a new pool of eleven scrubber-fitted VLCCs and will work
Jones Act has no effect on Puerto Rico retail prices or cost of living
JULY 18, 2018 — Economists from Boston-based Reeve & Associates and San Juan-based Estudios Técnicos, Inc. today released a joint report, “The Impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico,” that concludes
Congressional leaders underscore importance of Jones Act
JANUARY 19, 2017 — Providing a rare interlude of bipartisan accord in Washington, the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing Wednesday on “The State of the U.S.
U.S. dredging industry takes delivery of four new vessels
JANUARY 18, 2018 – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) says that recent deliveries of four state-of-the-art vessels, constructed in U.S. shipyards, reflect the U.S. dredging industry’s continued investment in building dredges with
U.S. dredging industry takes delivery of four new vessels
JANUARY 18, 2018 – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) says that recent deliveries of four state-of-the-art vessels, constructed in U.S. shipyards, reflect the U.S. dredging industry’s continued investment in building dredges with
McCain seeks to make Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver permanent
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 — U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Mike Lee (R-UT) yesterday introduced legislation that would permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, or the Jones
CBP does a U turn on Jones Act letter revocations
MAY 10, 2017 — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has withdrawn a January 18 revocation notice that was widely welcomed by the U.S. domestic marine industry as promising to restore American jobs