Community Rallies to Rebuild Lahaina
By Pasha Hawaii. Nearly three years after the August 8, 2023 Lahaina wildfire, Maui’s recovery has entered a new phase – one defined not by emergency response, but by steady, determined rebuilding. While the headlines have faded, the work continues every day, led by a community that has remained deeply committed to restoring Lahaina, one […]
Jones Act Waiver Has Proven Why Repeal Is the Wrong Answer
By Jennifer Carpenter, President of the American Maritime Partnership. For years, critics of the Jones Act have made the same promises: repeal the law, allow foreign vessels into domestic trade, and American consumers will see lower prices and stronger supply chains. Now the real-world test case is underway, and it is failing to make a […]
Cleveland’s MarineLINE completes first Jones Act application on ATB barge conversion
By Advanced Polymer Coatings. 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 US yard. The project was further the first conversion of an ATB petroleum barge to a chemical barge in the United States including a fully redesigned […]
Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration has suspended for an additional 90 days a law forbidding foreign-owned and crewed ships from transporting goods between U.S. ports in an effort to contain price increases and to advance national security aims. “President Trump issued a 90-day extension to the Jones Act waiver,” Taylor Rogers of the White […]
Anti-Jones Act Candidate Finishes Last in Crowded Illinois Senate Primary
By VOICES Staff. In one of the most crowded Democratic primaries in recent Illinois history, U.S. Senate candidate Steve Botsford finished at the bottom of the field, underscoring the steep challenges facing outsider candidates running on anti-industrial policy platforms. Botsford, a Chicago-area real estate investor and former legislative aide, was one of at least ten […]
U.S. Great Lakes Shipping at a Standstill
By Lake Carriers’ Association. CLEVELAND, OHIO (March 26, 2026) – A little over a day and half since the Soo Locks opened providing access to Lake Superior and critical raw materials like iron ore, and the U.S.-flagged Great Lakes commercial fleet is at a standstill in the St. Marys River and Whitefish Bay, the critical […]
Maryland Governor Wes Moore to Mark Two Years Since Key Bridge Fell, as Construction Effort Continues
By Christine Condon, Maryland Matters. Two years after a container ship toppled Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six construction workers and shocking the region, crews are busy driving foundational piles into the Patapsco River for a new bridge — and finishing design plans for a soaring new structure. Maryland officials, including Gov. Wes Moore […]
Second U.S. Gulf oil & gas lease sale generates $47 million
By Alton Wallace, Energy Industry Reporter. (The Center Square) – The second auction of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of America since President Donald Trump’s election in 2024 drew almost $47 million in high bids, with 98% of the activity in offshore areas deeper than 800 meters, according to sales results released by […]
Gas Prices and the Jones Act: A Market Reality Check
By Sam Norton, CEO of Overseas Shipholding Group. Gasoline prices in the US are on the rise and the Trump Administration is “looking at all options” to reverse this inconvenient collateral effect of war in the Middle East. A reflexive impulse of those seeking easy answers to a complicated problem is to boldly suggest that […]
Jones Act Carriers Fuel Oregon During Energy Shortage
This article was originally published in December 2025 by the American Maritime Officers. It’s become a common sight to see fleets of Jones Act tankers coming to deliver life-saving aid after natural disasters hit America’s coastal areas. But those same American-owned, American-built, American-crewed vessels also respond to other distress calls around the nation. In November, […]