The Department of Transportation and its Maritime Administration issued the following news item on Dec. 10: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $12.6 Million in Grants for America’s Marine Highways WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $12.6 million in grants to nine marine highway projects across the Nation under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The funding will help address supply chain disruptions, enhance the movement…
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The commanding officer of the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) recently voiced her strong backing of the U.S. Merchant Marine and the laws and programs that keep it afloat. SIU President Michael Sacco, AMO President Paul Doell, Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost (USAF) addressed more than 600…
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From the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO: Solidarity with the Jones Act was the topic of discussion between the leadership of the Hawaii Ports Maritime Council and a newly elected member of Congress from the Aloha State. During a November meeting, PMC President Randy Swindell and Secretary-Treasurer Hazel Galbiso (the SIU’s…