Fuel cargo vessels arrive at Port Tampa Bay to assist in Hurricane Ian recovery
This article originally appeared in Florida Politics on October 3, 2022. By Kelly Hayes. More than 25 domestic maritime vessels are calling on Florida ports as they reopen following Hurricane Ian. U.S.-flagged maritime vessels arrived Friday at Port Tampa Bay following its reopening, carrying fuel cargo to aid in Hurricane Ian recovery. More than 25 […]
U.S. Maritime Prosperity Tied to Offshore Wind
This article originally appeared in gCaptain on September 20, 2022. By Barry Parker. Offshore wind will be a key component of future U.S. successes in the marine businesses. This was the message conveyed at the “Maritime Prosperity Forum,” presented by the Coast Guard Foundation and the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and […]
China’s Navy Could Catch Up to America’s By 2030, Analysts Say
This article originally appeared in Popular Mechanics on September 6, 2022. By Kyle Mizokami. China’s navy could nearly double in just eight years, resulting in a vastly more capable naval force than the one it fields today. Given the right spending priorities, Beijing could build at least two more aircraft carriers and four more ballistic missile submarines, based […]
Why it Matters: WSJ Editorial “The Jones Act Strikes Again”
True to form, the WSJ has published another confused editorial that seeks to divert and distort the facts regarding the Colonial Pipeline cyber-attack towards a premature waiver of the Jones Act. The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s issuance of a […]