The US-flagged merchant marine has contributed substantially to economic vitality and independence, and helped position the U.S. as a global power and donor.
USA Maritime Chair Brian Schoeneman presented the USA Maritime Leadership Award to Senator Mark Kelly and Congressman John Garamendi recognizing their sponsorship of the SHIPS for America Act at the 2025 Maritime Sail-In reception on April 8.
Ranking Member Carbajal And Chair Ezell Introduce “American Cargo For American Ships Act” – USA Maritime #Maritime#MerchantMarine https://t.co/p2pxTNThDj
USA Maritime congratulates MIRAID President Jim Patti on being selected for the Marine Society of New York’s Lifetime Achievement Award. – USA Maritime https://t.co/DR3hWhIUkG
TESTIMONY OF BRIAN W. SCHOENEMAN – CHAIRMAN, USA MARITIME COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITEE HEARING ON “AMERICAN BUILDS: MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE” https://t.co/wzvSDPZjfo
SEN. KELLY, SEN. YOUNG, REP. GARAMENDI, REP. KELLY INTRODUCE SHIPS FOR AMERICA ACT TO REVITALIZE US SHIPBUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MARITIME INDUSTRIES
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On #PatriotDay, the Department of Defense and nation continue to honor, recognize and remember the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives during the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001.
#NeverForget | #WeRemember911
Today, we honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and commend the first responders who courageously tended to the casualties.
A tandem of U.S. Merchant Marines and the USMMA helped evacuate more than 300,000 Lower Manhattan residents. We shall #NeverForget their sacrifice.
The shipment, part of the Food for Peace program, comes as the program is under intense pressure from
lawmakers working to eliminate shipments of food produced by American farmers aimed at alleviating the worst hunger emergencies around the world.
Yesterday, wheat growers & millers celebrated a significant step towards global food security! Food for Peace donated 28,000 mt of US-grown, soft white wheat bound for the Arabian Peninsula. Let's ensure food aid programs remain strong & effective. https://t.co/EbaImMkQM0
Today, #millers & #wheat growers joined other stakeholders in celebrating the latest Food for Peace donation of American-grown soft white wheat leaving Washington’s Port of Longview. (1/3)
The shipment represents an “unbroken chain of humanity” that stretches from America’s fertile fields to families facing an unprecedented crisis. Over the last three years, the United States has donated more than 1,000,000 tons of American-grown wheat per year to those in need.
This shipment was part of the Food for Peace program, which is under intense pressure from lawmakers working to eliminate shipments of food produced by American farmers aimed at alleviating the worst hunger emergencies around the world.
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