Entries for 'Michael Hansen'

...support from the maritime unions for her support of Jones Act cabotage....

...the islands of American Samoa were exempted from maritime cabotage by the Tripartite Convention of 1899 concluding the Second Samoan Civil War....

...The Heritage Foundation hosted on Friday, February 23, 2018, a panel discussion, “Time to Reform the Jones Act?”....

...PSI is one of seven active major U.S. shipbuilding yards constructing large self-propelled seagoing ships....

...ahead of releasing of their 2017 annual results and earnings conference call scheduled for February 20....

...Tuvalu has been held-up globally as case study of a place where sea level rise due to man-made global warming will destroy the ability of people to inhabit it....

...new regulations in October 2016 requiring coal and raw palm oil exporters to ship on Indonesian flag ships....

...a cargo of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) was surreptitiously imported into the United States on January 28, 2018 at Boston, Massachusetts, in apparent violation of sanctions....

...the current carriers will in all probability avoid a “pricing war” and possible bankruptcy of one carrier....

...members of the Subcommittee are virtually all strong supporters of the Jones Act and typically receive industry backing in turn....

...a better operating model for Hawaii might be what operates in the Tasman Strait in Australia....

...the vessel is already in service and hosting tours along the West side of Oahu....

...Matson turned to Sause for a second hand deck barge....

...Hawaii Superferry was required to build its vessels in the U.S. by the Jones Act....

...Thomas A Allegretti is the outgoing chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the primary Jones Act industry lobbying group....

...Boivin will assume duties as of December 22, 2017, replacing the retiring Glenn K. Y. Hong who served as the company’s president for 25 years....

...American Maritime Partnership responds to Bloomberg....

...over $50 million in bribes....

...“Varley noted that it likely would cost the company nearly twice as much to build its ships in an American shipyard and noted it already has a contract with a European shipbuilder. In addition, the current political climate in the U.S. makes it unlikely a variance to the Jones Act allowing Viking to use European-built vessels, would be approved.”....

...The debate over the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act) has been revived as devastating hurricanes stormed through the Caribbean and public figures like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have introduced legislation for its partial or total repeal....

...First, grant at least a five-year waiver of the act to Puerto Rico. This would speed the island’s recovery. It would also test how best to regulate foreign-flag carriers, and provide data to show exactly what the act is costing....

...Still playing with U.S. ports....

...the second in a planned series of four editorials focusing on the impacts of Jones Act cabotage on the U.S. economy....

... Bloomberg -- “Hurricanes or no hurricanes, this ridiculous policy needs a rethink” ....

...It may also lead to speculation that Pasha and the shipbuilder Keppel have not yet completed their ship design....

...“proposed by economist Anne Krueger.”....

...Expiration of Trump’s temporary Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver validates Sen McCain’s permanent exemption bill....

...Seafarers Fret Over New Assault on Jones Act in Wake of Storms....

...U.S. House Subcommittee hears the Jones Act industry praise themselves....

...Jones Act carriers in Jacksonville, FL were able to take time away from Puerto Rico hurricane relief shipments to dial in to a Hawaii online poll....

...surveys taken in 2012 and 2017 show similar results....

... legislation that would permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, or the Jones Act, to aid recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria and encourage long-term economic growth ....

...TOTE has every intent to challenge Pasha Hawaii not only for assignment of KCT, but also Pasha Hawaii’s current operations prior to completion of KCT....

Crowley taking action to defend their interests and forestall the administration from declaring a Jones Act waiver to cover Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico....

...the Jones Act has contributed to a smaller and older domestic shipping industry with more dangerous conditions for American seamen....

...the Diamond Head Terminal at Piers 1 & 2 – where TOTE would operate -- won’t be available until the 2024/2025 time frame....

Cong Velázquez is one of five representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives of Puerto Rican descent....

...PASHA gets the new Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT)....

...AMP is the leading domestic maritime industry trade association....

This will be another test of the Trump Administration’s willingness to stand-up to the domestic maritime industry....

“Matson signs contracts for a total of six new and upgraded cranes for Honolulu terminal” 

...Pasha Hawaii’s announcement is in direct response to Saltchuk Resources Inc.’s press release....

...How Congress abets seaway robbery....

...“This week [TOTE] began conversations to secure the new deep water Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT) in Honolulu...."

...big enough to sail four ships through....

...the Jones Act has stifled coastal shipping and shifted the movement of freight to the nation’s roadways....

...once their Marshall Islands service is in place, Matson will no longer use Kyowa Line to transship cargo....

...Sacco’s column was in response to U.S. Senator John S. McCain’s introduction on July 13, 2017, of Open America’s Waters Act of 2017....

...lower construction related cargo to Hawaii as the boom of high-rise condominium developments in Honolulu has begun to ebb....

“Matson announces new U.S. flag Marshall Islands service”