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Category: Jones Act

  • AMP applauds U.S. District Court dismissal of case challenging the Jones Act

    AMP applauds U.S. District Court dismissal of case challenging the Jones Act The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the U.S. domestic maritime industry, is applauded a U.S. district court decision dismissing a challenge to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act, which ensures vessels transporting cargo from point…

  • Senate confirms Stephen Carmel as Maritime Administrator

    Senate confirms Stephen Carmel as Maritime Administrator The U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed Stephen Carmel, president of U.S. Marine Management LLC, as Administrator of the Maritime Administration, bringing decades of maritime experience to the role. A graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., Carmel’s career began as a deck officer and Master with…

  • Navigating the Hawaiian lane: Why standard playbooks don’t work

    Navigating the Hawaiian lane: Why standard playbooks don’t work By Gerald Hofmann, President Integrated Marine Logistics, at Odyssey Logistics Every year, an average of nearly 13 million tons of marine cargo is shipped into Hawaii, while only 1.7 million tons is shipped out. For each of the containers represented in this stat, getting to Honolulu…

  • Nexans and Crowley unveil new Jones Act cable lay barge

    Nexans and Crowley unveil new Jones Act cable lay barge Paris-headquartered global cabling giant Nexans, whose U.S. operations include its subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina, has partnered with Crowley Wind Services to develop and operate a Jones Act compliant cable lay barge. The partnership between Nexans and Crowley is dedicated to supporting…

  • GLDD unveils first U.S.-flagged Jones Act subsea rock installer

    GLDD unveils first U.S.-flagged Jones Act subsea rock installer Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced on July 23 a major milestone in its offshore energy strategy with the recent launch of the Acadia at Hanwha Philly Shipyard. The Acadia is the first U.S flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock…

  • Offshore vessel design eyes market trends

    Offshore vessel design eyes market trends By Nick Blenkey, Senior Editorial Consultant  With U.S. offshore wind development being put on an indefinite pause, the offshore wind support vessel market outlook for U.S. operators and builders looks to be dismal for the immediate future. For shipyards in particular, offshore wind vessels looked like they could fill…

  • Podcast: CCTV mandates mark a turning point for maritime safety

    Podcast: CCTV mandates mark a turning point for maritime safety Written by Osher Perry, CEO & Founder, ShipIn Systems EDITOR’S NOTE: Osher Perry and Marine Log recently did a podcast on this topic, which you can find below on either SoundCloud or Spotify. In this podcast, Perry unpacks the potential rabbit hole the industry could…

  • USTRANSCOM: Jones Act not the cause of dredging challenges

    USTRANSCOM: Jones Act not the cause of dredging challenges Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) reports that U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has now declassified a report titled Dredging and the Strategic Seaport Program. The report was prepared in response to a Senate Armed Services Committee requirement in the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and…

  • Ship Repair USA: Charting a course through compliance

    Ship Repair USA: Charting a course through compliance When it comes to running a shipyard, navigating regulations and compliance can sometimes feel more complicated than navigating open water. One area that continues to challenge even the most seasoned operators is the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (USL&H). Misunderstandings abound, and the stakes…

  • Op-Ed: Change and opportunity in U.S. shipbuilding’s new era

    Op-Ed: Change and opportunity in U.S. shipbuilding’s new era For organizations looking to work with U.S. shipbuilding, understanding the requirements will be crucial to success, writes Darren Guillory, SSI ShipConstructor Will the next decade be a golden age for American shipyards? From the clouded perspective of 2025 it is hard to discern whether plans for…

  • Dutra Group awards dredge contract to Eastern Shipbuilding

    Dutra Group awards dredge contract to Eastern Shipbuilding San Rafael, Calif.-based The Dutra Group announced March 21 the issuance of a Notice to Proceed for the new-build construction of a 10,464-cubic-yard Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge (TSHD) the Adele at Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. The Adele will be constructed at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton and Port…

  • TTB 2025 set to take place in just 2 weeks

    TTB 2025 set to take place in just 2 weeks Marine Log’s highly anticipated Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2025 conference is just two weeks away, scheduled to begin on March 25 in Mobile, Ala., at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza. The event will focus on “Charting a Course for Operational Excellence,” offering industry professionals…

  • TTB 2025: Navigating changes to the Jones Act

    TTB 2025: Navigating changes to the Jones Act Tugboat, towboat, and barge operators should be paying close attention to changes to the Jones Act because it directly impacts their operations, competitiveness, and long-term viability. To dig more into this, Sabrina Brigance and Jack Kiely—both of Toledo, Ohio, headquartered maritime risk firm Hylant—will be discussing how…

  • TTB 2025: Barge innovations as key components of U.S. supply chains

    TTB 2025: Barge innovations as key components of U.S. supply chains As a new administration takes shape in Washington, D.C., the maritime industry, including the barge sector, could face significant shifts that will shape its future. Marine Log’s TTB 2025, set for March 25-26, 2025, at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza in Mobile, Ala., promises…

  • Maritime Partners secures new $750M “warehouse” financing facility

    Maritime Partners secures new $750M “warehouse” financing facility Metairie, La.- headquartered Maritime Partners LLC reports that it has successfully closed on a $750 million, first-of-its-kind warehouse facility, which will be collateralized by three wholly owned business lines within one of its managed funds, with a syndicate of lenders led by ATLAS SP Partners. The initial…