Navigating the Looming Hurricane Threat: Ensuring Robust Marine Insurance for Ports and Shipping
By Ed McNamara, CEO of Armada Risk Partners. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to pose increasingly serious threats to American shipping, coastal ports, and surrounding areas. With climate experts warning that extreme weather could surpass that of recent seasons which saw widespread damage from multiple high-intensity hurricanes, the resilience of ports and […]
Why the Jones Act matters—to both Connecticut and Puerto Rico
by Jaime Santiago, CT Mirror. I’ve spent my career in the maritime industry, working with several shipping companies across Puerto Rico. Born and raised on the island, I’ve had the privilege of contributing to its port operations for decades. Today, I serve as Vice President and General Manager of McAllister Towing in Puerto Rico. From […]
Column: Anti-Jones Act attacks don’t hold water
By Captain Ed Enos. It’s curious why some are pushing so hard against the Jones Act in Hawaii lately (“Jones Act hurts more than it helps,” Island Voices, Star-Advertiser, Feb. 23). Contrary to what Grassroot Institute-affiliated scholar Colin Grabow writes, the Jones Act doesn’t impact the cost of fuel in Hawaii because our island refinery […]
Michael Lind: A libertarian radical sank America’s maritime industry. It needs to be restored.
By Michael Lind, Economics Editor at Commonplace. Ironically, it was the administration of President Ronald Reagan, an ardent Cold Warrior, that crippled American shipbuilding and America’s merchant marine. The individual most responsible for the destruction of America’s commercial ship construction industry was Martin Anderson, who served in the Reagan White House as assistant to the […]
Does the Jones Act Raise Hawaii’s Fuel Prices? A Closer Look at the Data
By Sam Norton, CEO of Overseas Shipholding Group. Colin Grabow of the Cato Institute argues that the Jones Act is the primary cause of high transportation fuel prices paid in Hawaii. His reasoning: Hawaii’s sole refinery, operated by Par Pacific, sources crude oil from distant foreign countries. Without the Jones Act’s restrictions, he claims, crude […]
BALZANO: Why New Hampshire Needs the Jones Act
There has been a lot of discussion in New Hampshire lately about the effectiveness of a pro-American law that has been providing national and economic security for the United States for many years. I want to provide some stakeholder’s perspective and perhaps add some context as to how this issue relates to New Hampshire. The Jones […]
Cato Now Directing Efforts Of FARA Lobbyist Paid By EU To Thwart Jones Act
By John D. McCown I’ve written many articles over the years on Cato’s relentless lobbying campaign against the Jones Act. The time I’ve spent following its activities has resulted in views on both Cato’s role and it’s primary goal. With that, the identification of the parties likely funding their multiyear campaign became apparent to me and my […]
Protecting American Waterways
By Julio Rivera. Donald Trump’s re-election is more than a political outcome. It’s a signal that national security from the southern border to shorelines will once again be given top priority. And with that, one of the most critical pieces of legislation to domestic security, the Jones Act, which is also a long-standing protector of America, […]
Maritime Insurance Adapts to Rising Cyber Threats
By Ed McNamara, CEO at Armada Risk Partners. Increasingly complex and sophisticated cyberattacks on the maritime industry are soaring at unprecedented levels. There have been numerous successful cyberattacks and ransomware incidents targeting ports, airports and shipping. The cyber threat landscape is increasingly dangerous as ports have become critical digital and physical hubs for global commerce. With this rise in sophisticated […]
Navigating the Future: Electric Vehicles Aren’t the Only Answer
By David Tyler, Co-Founder & Director of Artemis Technologies. 2025 is the year of ambitious sustainability goals, with urban jungles like New York City prioritizing dollars spent towards initiatives that actively make a positive climate impact. Transportation accounts for nearly 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and while some ground has been made towards implementing […]
