ARLINGTON, VA – A senior executive at one of the nation’s largest domestic maritime transportation companies yesterday urged Congress to establish a uniform national framework for the regulation of ballast water and other vessel discharges and end the current patchwork of duplicative and conflicting federal and state regulations.
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Thomas A. Allegretti, AWO President & CEO, today hailed the January 1, 2015 phaseout of single-hulled tank vessels as a public policy success that has produced significant environmental benefits. As required by the landmark Oil Pollution Act of 1990, all vessels transporting oil in bulk as cargo in the waters of the United States must be outfitted with a full double hull that meets U.S. Coast Guard-specified standards. Click here to view the full release.
Tom Allegretti, Chairman of the American Maritime Partnership, today highlighted the continued renaissance of the nation’s maritime sector, particularly its robust response to meet new water transportation demands created by the surge in domestic energy production. Allegretti questioned the assumptions of out-of-the-mainstream Jones Act critics. To view the press release, click here. To read Mr. Allegretti's remarks, click here.
ARLINGTON, VA – The American Waterways Operators, a 350-member trade association representing the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry, hailed the House introduction of critical vessel discharge legislation yesterday, praising the leadership of sponsors Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman, and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), a senior member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) this week received the 2014 Champion of Maritime Award from the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry. The organization provides the prestigious award to recognize an individual who has displayed extraordinary dedication to and consistent support for the American maritime industry.
