Foreign Food Aid Shipments From American Farmers – Benefiting American Economy, National Security – Under Pressure LONGVIEW, WA – At the Washington Port of Longview, American farmers, port workers, millers, mariners, and state and federal policymakers, stood together to commemorate the significant humanitarian shipment of 28,000 metric tons of American-grown... read more →
Aug
16
Aug
23
NEW EY Study: Jones Act Shipping – More Affordable and Reliable Delivery for Puerto Rico Comprehensive study indicates global shipping rates increased 27 times more than rates in the Caribbean in recent years WASHINGTON – Today, the Transportation Institute (TI) released a comprehensive study by Ernst & Young (EY) evaluating... read more →
May
11
FACT CHECK: Cargo Preference & US Food Aid To combat the misinformation circulating about cargo preference, food aid, and U.S.-flag shipping the unions, associations and carriers in USA Maritime are fact-checking these claims. We encourage you to check our work. References, all from government sources, are cited below. Claim: There... read more →
Nov
08
WASHINGTON - Today, the Transportation Institute (TI) announced the addition of Sarah Scherer as Vice President of Pacific Coast Operations. This appointment follows the retirement of Richard Berkowitz, who served as a dedicated advocate to the U.S. maritime sector and mariners across the country for nearly 27 years at TI.... read more →
Apr
21
ICYMI: Transportation Institute and U.S. Shipping Partners Team with Teachers, Non-Profits to Make Second Delivery of Books for Distance-Learning Students in Puerto Rico Program Partnership Has Pledged to Ship Tens of Thousands of Books SAN JUAN (April 16, 2021) – The Transportation Institute – and its U.S. shipping partners Crowley... read more →
Oct
28
A partnership of unions, shipping companies and non-profits is directly providing thousands of books to students and families in rural and remote communities to support distance learning during the pandemic and to create home libraries. Wednesday, October 28, 2020 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—The American Federation of Teachers, Transportation... read more →
May
22
To view on the White House website, click here. Since the founding of our great Nation, we have relied on merchant mariners to deliver goods to market and strengthen our national security. On National Maritime Day, we recognize the United States Merchant Marine for all it does to facilitate our... read more →
Jun
07
Transportation Institute Congratulates Secretary Chao for ‘American Maritime Hero’ Honor Honor bestowed as part of national campaign to celebrate America’s rich maritime history in Centennial Year of the U.S. Merchant Marine Act WASHINGTON – Transportation Institute (TI), a leading maritime association which advocates and works for sound national maritime policy in... read more →
Mar
04
U.S. Maritime Workforce Grows to 650,000 Americans in Booming Jobs Economy Jones Act industry contributes over $150 billion annually to nation’s economy WASHINGTON – Following last month’s news of 304,000 U.S. jobs created in January, Transportation Institute (TI), a leading maritime association which advocates and works for sound national maritime... read more →
Feb
26
James L. Henry, president of Transportation Institute, had an article published in AUSA's Army magazine. The piece highlights the role of the U.S.-flag fleet in defense sealift. Read it here: Sealift Is Key to Sustainment Operations-Army Magazine