Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, became the first military leader to be fired by President Donald Trump’s administration. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamin… Read More
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Washington, D.C.—Leaders of a key House committee are demanding answers from the Biden administration on Jones Act waivers issued for delivery of fuel by foreign vessels to Puerto Rico following… Read More
Washington, D.C. — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) and unions representing U.S. merchant mariners condemned the Biden administration’s waiver of the Jones Act as unlawful and unnecessary. “We urge you… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the approval of a “temporary and targeted” Jones Act waiver to ensure Puerto Rico has sufficient diesel to address immediate needs following Hurricane… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump signed into law a stopgap spending bill to keep federal agencies funded through December 11 and avoid a government shutdown. With only hours left in fiscal… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The House easily approved a stopgap measure to continue funding the federal government through December 11 and extend surface transportation and national flood insurance programs for a full year… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Noting the need to restart the examination process for mariners to obtain or upgrade credentials, the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC) issued updates on efforts to reopen… Read More
Washington, D.C.—After years of all talk and no action on a major, bipartisan infrastructure package, that topic appears to be experiencing a revival at both the White House and the… Read More
A federal agency responsible for keeping infrastructure and cyber facilities secure has issued a list including maritime workers among those “essential critical infrastructure workers” during COVID-19 response. The agency is… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump does not hold back when promoting a trade agreement in principle with China, even though he also makes it clear it was only “Phase 1.” “We… Read More
