Jones Act

Jones Act shipbuilder Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI) has delivered the second of two Liberty-class Aframax tankers to ExxonMobil U.S. marine affiliate

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA says that its joint venture with Crowley Maritime Corp. has secured a US $325 million credit facility to help pay for a quartet

General Dynamics NASSCO has marked the keel laying for the first in a series of five Jones Act ECO tankers for American Petroleum Tankers (APT) under

Philly Tankers LLC has entered into binding long-term time charter contracts with a domestic end-user for the two 50,000 dwt product tankers it has on order

JAXPORT’s Board of Directors on Monday unanimously approved an expanded, long-term lease with Crowley Liner Services Inc., a subsidiary of the

The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday for the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but an amendment filed by Senator John McCain seeking to repeal

U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) was on the floor of the Senate Thursday defending his amendment to repeal the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the

The keel for the first of two new LNG-powered RoRo-containerships, or “ConRo’s”, for Crowley Maritime Corp.’s line service group was

In the latest show of support for the Jones Act, 32 bipartisan Representatives have sent a letter to Senate leadership urging them to reject a

A gCaptain Forum member launched a petition yesterday on “We The People” to gather support to protect the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, aka the

Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced plans to increase capacity for its U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico service amid Horizon Line's

California Congressman Duncan Hunter called upon Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and John Thune (SD) today for their support in defending the Jones Act.

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has once again launched an attack on the Jones Act, announcing Tuesday that he has filed an amendment to a bill to approve the

Soon-to-be defunct Horizon Lines says it has been issued a waiver from the North American ECA fuel sulfur content requirements allowing three of its Jones Act

The United States Congress last week enacted the strongest statement of support for the Jones Act and the American domestic maritime industry since the

This article was written by the American maritime Partnership in response to a recent discussion on the Jones Act at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative

Senator John McCain said a more than 90-year-old law that requires ships servicing coastal businesses to be built and mostly staffed by U.S. crews will be

Struggling Jones Act shipping company Horizon Lines announced Tuesday plans to terminate its Puerto Rico operations and said that it has separately entered

Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced that its petroleum services group has sold two Jones Act tankers to Kinder Morgan Energy

By Jack Kaskey and Naomi Christie Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — U.S. marine shipping stocks are poised to see their shares climb 59 percent in the next 12