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Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from land-locked Utah has put forth a bill to repeal the cabotage provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, better known... Read More
The Coast Guard amended regulations to qualify for national officer and rating endorsements in a final rule... Read More
The National Maritime Center issued its fourth update of its efforts to blunt the effects that the recently concluded Government shutdown has on mariners.... Read More
An Op-Ed that appears in the March 2019 edition of Army Magazine (penned by Transportation Institute's Jim Henry) about U.S.-flag shipping enabling our... Read More
The NMC reopened January 28, 2019, and is implementing measures to address increased levels of application inventory... Read More
Coast Guard guidance to assist vessel owners, mariners and others during the lapse in appropriations... Read More
To mitigate the impact caused by the partial lapse in appropriations and shutdown of National Maritime Center (NMC) operations, NMC updated their list... Read More