The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry announced May 26 a new national campaign calling on President Donald J. Trump to end the ongoing 150-day unprecedented Jones
The members of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) elected a new slate of leaders last week, and its new chairman of the board, Matt Woodruff, VP, public & government affairs, at Kirby
About the only things certain about President Trump’s sweeping waiver of the Jones Act is that U.S, maritime is solidly opposed to it, it hasn’t had any perceptible impact on the price
In a move that won’t sit well with the U.S. domestic shipping industry, President Trump is to issue a 60 day waiver of the Jones Act. “President Trump’s decision to issue a
The bipartisan leaders of two key House panels have written Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas expressing their concern over his approvals of recent Jones Act waivers. The letter, which concludes with
Despite the outrage expressed by U.S. maritime interests over his earlier issue of a “temporary and targeted” Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas approved another such
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has praised the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for issuing a policy letter(CG-CVC Policy Letter 22-03) that, it says, “provides a transparent and expedited process for domestic
The shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline after a ransomware cyberattack has seen panic buying of gas — and MARAD taking the first steps to consider the possibility of a limited Jones Act
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 — Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke today extended the limited Jones Act Waiver initially signed on September 8 at the recommendation of the Departments of Defense
