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News from The American Maritime Partnership, August 23, 2012   CROWLEY PURCHASES TWO NEW JONES ACT TANKERS FROM AKER PHILADEPHIA SHIPYARD: Crowley Maritime Corporation’s petroleum and chemical transportation group announced…

(Washington)   The American Maritime Partnership today released the following statement regarding the Administration’s failure to comply with federal law during the summer 2011 draw down of the Strategic Petroleum…

Washington – With more than 1,500 young men and women graduating from the seven U.S. maritime academies this year, employment opportunities for the class of 2012 remain plentiful, according to…

News from The American Maritime Partnership, June 12, 2012   REP. GIBBS NAMED 2012 GREAT LAKES LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR: Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-OH-18) received the “2012 Great Lakes Legislator…

The American Maritime Partnership today praised the Senate Appropriations Committee for approving legislation directing the federal government to “take adequate measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels”…

News from The American Maritime Partnership, May 22, 2012   IT’S NATIONAL MARITIME DAY: May 22 is National Maritime Day in the United States. Every year since 1933 America has…

U.S. TRANSCOM – Commanding General William Fraser III today said maintaining a strong domestic maritime industry is critical to the defending the homeland, describing the sector as the “fourth arm…

News from The American Maritime Partnership, May 16, 2012   THIRD ANNUAL “SAIL-IN” UPDATES CONGRESS ON BENEFITS OF STRONG, UNIFIED U.S. MARITIME INDUSTRY: An estimated 155 American maritime industry representatives…

An estimated 155 American maritime industry representatives from throughout the country are gathering today in Washington, D.C. for the third-annual “Sail-In.”   This eclectic group of maritime professionals is gathering…