More than 1,250 students graduated from the nation’s seven U.S. maritime academies this year, entering the workforce at a time when the domestic maritime industry is emphasizing the need for more qualified
The Jones Act is often debated in terms of economics, trade policy, and domestic shipping costs. But for the thousands of American mariners who work aboard U.S.-flag vessels, the law represents something
Today, June 5, marks the 106th anniversary of the Jones Act — Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 —being signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge and U.S. maritime
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
Ohio headquartered manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has completed the first ever application of its MarineLINE coating system on a Jones Act vessel in a U.S. yard. The project was the first
In a post on X, White House assistant press secretary Taylor Rogers confirmed that President Trump has extended the 60-day waiver of the Jones Act that he signed on March 18 by
Crowley has marked one year of operations of American Energy, the first U.S.-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier dedicated to serving Puerto Rico. The 1994-built, 130,400 cubic meter LNG carrier was previously
The 60-day Jones Act waiver announced by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt yesterday (see our earlier report) appears to be an extremely broad one The American Waterways Operators reports that the
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, Americans are already feeling pain at the gas pump. President Trump, who yesterday authorized the Department of Energy to release 172 million barrels from the
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the U.S. domestic maritime industry, is applauded a U.S. district court decision dismissing a challenge to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known
