Maui Fires: American Maritime’s Vital Role in Facilitating Disaster Relief Efforts
By VOICES Staff. In the wake of the destructive wildfire that ravaged the town of Lāhainā in Maui, Hawaii, the men and women of American Maritime have once again demonstrated their critical role in disaster relief efforts. American Maritime’s Swift Response American maritime companies have swiftly rallied to provide essential relief and aid to […]
New Standalone Company Created Through Integration of U.S. Jones Act Tank Vessel Fleets
By Crowley Maritime and SEACOR. (JACKSONVILLE & FORT LAUDERDALE Fla.; Sept. 13, 2023) – Global maritime and logistics leaders Crowley and SEACOR Holdings (“SEACOR”), through its subsidiary Seabulk Tankers, Inc.(“ Seabulk”), today announced an agreement to form a joint venture that will integrate their liquid energy and chemical transportation vessels, operations and related services into a […]
Pasha Hawaii Celebrates ‘MV Janet Marie’ Inaugural Call to the Port of Long Beach
By Pasha Hawaii. [Honolulu, HI – July 29, 2023] – Hawaii-based Pasha Hawaii welcomed the newest member to its container ship fleet with the arrival of MV Janet Marie at the Port of Long Beach in California, where she will begin her maiden voyage to Honolulu, Hawaii. Janet Marie is the second of two new ‘Ohana Class, 774-foot […]
WWII Merchant Mariners: Learn Their Stories!
Source: VOICES Staff, Ross Rowlinson and Captain Dru DiMattia Heroes of the U.S. Merchant Marine, William Balabanow, John Laughton, Charles Mills, George Worsham, and David Yoho represented the over 9,500 brave merchant mariners who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II by laying wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National […]
U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise Receives Shipbuilders Highest Honor – Maritime Leadership Award
By Shipbuilders Council of America. WASHINGTON – The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, presented U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) with the SCA Maritime Leadership Award. The award is given annually to national leaders who demonstrate exemplary dedication and support for the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry. “Louisiana is […]
The National Security Importance of the Jones Act Recognized on National Maritime Day
By the American Maritime Partnership. WASHINGTON & JACKSONVILLE, FL (May 22, 2023) – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today recognizes the critical importance of the economic and national security benefits the 650,000 men and women of American Maritime deliver to the nation. “This National Maritime Day we are reminded that America, […]
TRANSCOM Leader Highlights Importance of Sealift to Congress
By VOICES Staff. General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, the Commander of the United States Transportation Command, testified at a hearing to members of the House Armed Services Committee’s seapower and readiness subcommittees about the importance of maintaining the U.S. Sealift and Airlift fleets, especially as China aims to dominate global maritime. The hearing was held […]
Crowley Backs Puerto Rico Students in Jacksonville Engineering Competition
By Crowley. (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; March 15, 2023) – Crowley is supporting a team of 16 students at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) by providing free shipping and logistics services for their entry in the American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE) Concrete Canoe Competition in Jacksonville. The engineering students designed and created a concrete canoe that floats and […]
WA State Senate Calls Jones Act ‘Critical’ to State’s Prosperity and Security
By VOICES Staff. On February 2, the Washington State Senate passed a resolution, which recognizes the vital role of the Jones Act in the state’s economy and national security. The Jones Act, which was authored by then-U.S. Senator for Washington State Wesley Jones, requires that vessels transporting cargo between U.S. locations be American-built, American-owned and […]
The Jones Act Is a Useful Scapegoat for Poor New England Energy Decisions
This opinion piece originally appeared in NH Journal on November 29, 2022. By Samuel H. Norton. New England governors are clamoring for Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to support waivers to the Jones Act, a law requiring that cargo shipped between two U.S. ports be transported on vessels that are American-made, -built and -crewed, to “do […]