How This Shipyard is Training America’s Next Generation of Shipbuilders

Apprentices graduating from the program will earn an industry-recognized marine electrician certification and the opportunity to advance into First Class Marine Electrical roles at Eastern, a national leading in Jones Act shipbuilding.

By VOICES Staff. As the Trump administration’s focus on domestic energy production drives new opportunities in American shipbuilding, the Jones Act remains critical to workforce development initiatives across the maritime industry. Eastern Shipbuilding Group recently launched an innovative Marine Electrician Apprenticeship Program to grow Florida’s 65,900-strong maritime workforce—but warns that any Jones Act repeal would […]

How the Jones Act Fleet Powered Florida’s Fuel Recovery After Hurricane Milton

Crew of the Crowley Liberty wave to pilots in Louisiana as the ATB prepares to sail to Florida.

By VOICES Staff. In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, the resilience of Florida’s fuel supply chain was put to the test. When the storm hit the Gulf Coast on October 9, there were concerns that fuel shortages could hit quickly throughout the state. But as we’ve seen time and again, the American maritime industry was […]

Hurricane Aftermath in Florida: Fuel Deliveries Highlight Misconceptions About the Jones Act

By Sam Norton. Among the multitude of current challenges facing residents of Florida’s west coast communities hammered by back-to-back hurricanes is a widely reported shortage of gasoline.  It is predictable that Jones Act opponents will use the fuel crisis spawned by these natural disasters to recycle old tropes pinning the root cause of empty fuel stations on […]