In a post on Truth Social yesterday, President Trump announced Project Freedom, an initiative to get ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz. “Countries from all over the world, almost all of
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
In a post on social media yesterday, President Trump wrote; “Effective immediately, I have ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide, at a very reasonable price, political risk insurance
The Small Shipyard Grant Coalition says that the FY26 federal funding package recently signed by President Trump includes $35 million for the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funding triggers
The trade war truce with China recently negotiated by President Trump and President Xi of China not only saw a suspension of tit-for-tat port fees on ships but many other significant agreements.
President Trump’s executive order on Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance calls for “securing consistent, predictable, and durable federal funding” for maritime programs. That’s going to require bipartisan Congressional support. In a hopeful sign
In his January 20 inaugural address, President Donald Trump said that the Panama Canal had been “foolishly given” to Panama. “And above all,” he said, “China is operating the Panama Canal. And
Kathlyn Perez, founder of New Orleans-based Perez Law LLC, will deliver a comprehensive presentation on the evolving landscape of federal employment law at Marine Log’s TTB 2025 conference in Mobile, Ala., on
President-elect Donald J. Trump has come out firmly in support of the ILA union position as its negotiations with port employers association USMX continue to bog down over what the employers call
President Donald Trump today vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2021. He opened his veto message with this statement: “I am returning, without my approval, H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization
