At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Rep. Sean Duffy, earned praise from senators on both sides of the dais, citing his qualifications and history of public service.
Duffy, who served as U.S. representative for Wisconsin’s 7th congressional district from 2011 until his resignation in 20198, became a contributor on Fox News after leaving Congress and subsequently co-hosted “The Bottom Line” on Fox...
By Ku’uhaku Park, President of the American Maritime Partnership There is an old yet familiar saying in politics that you should “never let a good crisis go to waste.” As…
With concerns that the ban on Russian energy imports could be used as a pretext for seeking Jones Act waivers, the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) today sent a letter on the issue to President Joe Biden to address misconceptions about the Jones Act.
Signed by AMP president Ku’uhaku Park, the letter specifically addresses the transportation of crude oil and other energy cargoes in the United States in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Calls for waivers to the Jones Act now are both...
The American maritime industry is fighting back against some lawmakers’ calls for a repeal or waiver of the Jones Act after President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil…
https://gcaptain.com/american-maritime-industry-fights-back-against-jones-act-misconceptions/
New Orleans-based Maritime Partners has large and diversified fleet of over 1,000 marine vessels from J. Russell Flowers, Inc. JRF’s fleet includes a variety of towboats, tank barges, hopper barges,…
President Biden’s pick to lead the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) has some in the maritime industry wondering if she is the right person for the job given the crisis affecting American ports.
Ann Phillips, who currently serves as special assistant to the governor of Virginia for coastal adaptation and protection, “is a leader in the field of coastal resilience and climate impact on national security at the regional, national and international level,” according to the White House.
“In...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biden-nominates-climate-expert-to-lead-maritime-administration
A group representing U.S. domestic maritime interests has warned the Biden administration that the Jones Act waivers issued by the government to address fuel shortages could be used by shippers to make money off the crisis.
In a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday, the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) urged the administration to reject any waiver of the Jones Act — a law that requires all cargoes moving domestically to be loaded into American vessels — unless U.S.-flag ships are...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/us-maritime-group-fears-waiver-abuse-by-fuel-shippers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has waived the Jones Act to allow a foreign shipping company to move domestic fuel supplies to help shore up fuel supplies on the U.S. East Coast.
“In the interest of national defense, I have approved a temporary and targeted waiver request to an individual company,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement late Wednesday.
“This waiver will help provide for the transport of oil products between the Gulf Coast and East Coast ports to ease...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/us-greenlights-fuel-transport-by-foreign-ships
TRAC Intermodal has appointed Kenneth Forster as chief executive officer at FYX Fleet Roadside Assistance effective Feb. 8.
FYX, a TRAC subsidiary, is a provider of emergency fleet services for the intermodal and over-the-road trucking industries.
Forster most recently was the chief operating officer and president at MODE Transportation in Dallas. Before that, he was the CEO of SunteckTTS, a freight brokerage. He also was the CEO at Velocity Express and AirSage.
Forster succeeds Rodney Goderwis,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/career-tracks-trac-taps-industry-veteran-forster-to-lead-fyx
The American Maritime Partnership is saluting Congress’s passing of the National Defense Authorization Act, which the advocacy group said includes some of the most consequential maritime legislation enacted in many…