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January 13, 2022
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By James Caponiti From its earliest days when the American colonies were dependent on trade with Europe, the United States has been reliant on merchant shipping. During the fight for independence beginning in 1775, an effective American strategy was to arm merchant ships to disrupt the British supply...
By Paul /
June 25, 2021
On June 11, 2021 the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum that clarified the Biden Administration’s stance on the concept of “Buy America”. Building on President Biden’s Executive Order 14005, the Memo mandates explicit guidelines for governmental agencies to ensure that the spirit...
By Paul /
June 25, 2021
Thank you, Midshipman Vega for that introduction. It’s an honor to address this distinguished group of maritime industry leaders, veterans, Federal employees, and of course, U.S. Merchant Mariners. I want to thank Acting Administrator Lessley for her leadership, and Reverend Nestlehutt for his moving...
By Paul /
May 21, 2021
The strength of the U.S.-flagged, U.S-crewed merchant marine fleet continues to be an essential linchpin for economic security, military readiness, and the availability of good jobs with strong wages and benefits in the domestic maritime industry. However, for decades, the U.S. fleet and U.S. mariners...
By Paul /
April 25, 2021
South Carolina Ports made history April 9 when it welcomed the first vessel to the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, marking the first container terminal to open in the U.S. since 2009. Operations launched March 30 with the arrival of the first container, followed by the first ship arrival, the Hapag Lloyd’s...
By Paul /
April 13, 2021
President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order strengthening federal “buy American” requirements. The order explicitly emphasizes the importance Jones Act shipping – a rare presidential endorsement for the U.S. maritime sector within days of the start of the new administration....
By Paul /
February 14, 2021
By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. – On January 22, 2020, the Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Defense released a declassified and redacted report, entitled, Audit of Surge Sealift Readiness Reporting. The surge sealift fleet, those 15 vessels held by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command...
By Paul /
February 12, 2020
Recently, I organized a letter from former Maritime Administration (MarAd) political appointees to House and Senate appropriators asking them to recapitalize the nation’s sealift fleet—the ships designated to support the rapid worldwide deployment of soldiers and Marines. The rust-bucket Cold War-era...
By Paul /
February 12, 2020
Bold Ocean strongly supports the Energizing American Shipbuilding Act (H.R.3829). This is a bipartisan bill which will reinvigorate U.S. domestic shipbuilding, add desperately needed jobs for U.S. trained and licensed mariners, and provide strategically important export cargo for U.S. built, flagged...
By Paul /
February 11, 2020
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