Merchant Marine Academy

In a stunning about face, President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause effective immediately on the so-called reciprocal tariffs he had put in place only days earlier. Posting on his… Read More

Washington, D.C.—One day before President Joe Biden was scheduled to lay out his detailed strategy to fight COVID this winter, the nation learned the first U.S. case of the… Read More

Washington, D.C.—While waiting to sign his historic bipartisan infrastructure bill into law, President Joe Biden traveled to a nearby port older than the United States to promote the trillion-dollar… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Funding increases for programs important to maritime transportation were among those highlighted by Democrats as the nine remaining Senate appropriations bills for fiscal year 2022 were unveiled. Read More

Washington, D.C.—Top leaders from both sides of the U.S. Capitol remained optimistic they will reach a full-year funding deal for the government as members of the waterways industry… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Members of Congress are returning to the U.S. Capitol after their traditional August recess with two major legislative issues to address, and the waterways industry has interests… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump proclaimed May 22 as National Maritime Day, paying tribute to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II as well as today’s citizen mariners. Noting… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The Trump administration announced its much-anticipated rule to succeed the controversial Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule January 23. The administration says the new rule will offer… Read More

Washington, D.C.—With the next round of talks on the U.S.-China trade war on hold, two Republican U.S. senators visited China to reinforce President Donald Trump’s tariff-based approach on the… Read More