Today, the China Select Committee announced that Chinese spy ships are using advanced equipment to intercept US military communications. This reinforces the concerns Transportation Institute and national security experts have... read more →
We were honored last week to sponsor the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 49th Annual Conference, the premier nonprofit and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Latino... read more →
American-grown crops loaded aboard the U.S.-flagged LIBERTY GRACE will ship enough food to feed more than 1 million people in Kenya for a year NEW ORLEANS – The Transportation Institute... read more →
ByJames L. Henry – For more than 130 days, President Trump has waived the Jones Act, letting foreign ships carry cargo between American ports. Supporters of the waiver call this free... read more →
Background The Transportation Institute published an analysis showing that the majority of foreign-flagged vessels operating under the Jones Act waiver had Port State Control (PSC) violations on record — violations... read more →
The Transportation Institute (TI), representing U.S.-flag American shipping companies, announced the results of a new economic analysis prepared by PwC US Tax LLP examining the potential effects of a long-term... read more →
Transportation Institute analysis shows waiver-using foreign flag vessels put American infrastructure at risk. The majority of vessels operating under the waiver have violations, including those that put people and the... read more →
Using publicly available MARAD and AIS data, Transportation Institute releases new analysis and maps that show that foreign-flagged vessels added limited capacity during the Jones Act waiver period, and few... read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON – The Transportation Institute (TI), representing U.S.-flag American shipping companies, today announced the appointment of Sara Fuentes as President of the organization. Fuentes previously... read more →
A major metropolitan editorial board has reached the same conclusion the American maritime industry has held all along: the ongoing Jones Act waiver should end, and it should end soon.... read more →