Florida Maritime Partnership

Our annual legislative sail-in is underway! ⚓️ Our industry plays a vital role in Florida’s energy supply chain, so we work closely with @FLSERT to ensure FL has adequate fuel for storm preparedness and recovery. Thanks @KevinGuthrieFL for your time with us today. #FlaPol

Another successful Tallahassee sail-in in the books! ⚓ We brought the message of American maritime strength and its importance to Florida's economy and security to Florida Sen. @RalphMassullo, who chairs the @FLSenate Transportation Committee, as well as staff for @SenAshleyMoody, @GovRonDeSantis, @FLACommerce, and @FLSERT. While the #JonesAct, which governs our industry, is a federal law, educating state officials on the role of the domestic #maritime industry is crucial because these leaders shape public understanding of our #supplychain, especially as we prepare for and respond to hurricanes. #FlaPol

When storms hit Florida, the work isn’t done on land alone. Ports reopen, channels clear, supplies move — powered by American mariners and U.S.-flag vessels. Capability begins with domestic workforce and fleets, not globalist dependency. 🇺🇸⚓ floridapolitics.com/archives/77778… @Fla_Pol

All hands on deck: @FloridaMaritim1 touts post-storm role in Tallahassee Reporting by @DrewWilsonFL #FlaPol flapol.com/3LSSfgu

Inbound Port Everglades aboard the tanker Overseas Key West. Great photo by Captain John Traut.

.@SenAshleyMoody: Add new Coast Guard training center in Florida Reporting by @DrewDixon30 flapol.com/4pYMR9Q #FlaPol

Without the Jones Act, what happens to our maritime supply chain? AMP President Jennifer Carpenter writes on the importance of maintaining a strong, domestic maritime industry for @PMSAship. Check it out: pmsaship.com/maritime-insig…

More than 100 vessels and our mariners have been recognized by the Chamber of Shipping of America with Environmental Achievement Awards, representing a total of 958 years of safe operations and environmental responsibility. crow.ly/44O2o3Y

Nearly 6,000 wreaths are being prepared to make their ocean voyage to their final destinations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We are proud to leverage our expertise and provide in-kind services to honor our American heroes one wreath at a time.

Clear fairways. Safer boats. Stronger supply chain. AWO supports the Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act to keep Atlantic Coast commerce running safely and efficiently. Read more here: bit.ly/48By7qb

US dredging companies are investing in new Jones Act vessels, strengthening both domestic capacity & our shipyards. @DredgingUSA1906's Bill Doyle writes that the men and women of American dredging, who saved taxpayers $829M in 2024, underpin both American commerce & security!🏗️

AMP President Jennifer Carpenter writes in for @ShipNews about how America’s tugboat, towboat and barge industry can look beyond “Maritime’s Moment” under the Trump Administration and strengthen American Maritime for the long haul.🇺🇸⚓️ #page/26" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">magazines.marinelink.com/nwm/MaritimeRe…

Florida Maritime Partnership welcomes Fairwater, a Ft Lauderdale-headquartered company, as the newest member of its coalition of U.S. maritime stakeholders committed to protecting the #JonesAct and advancing the interests of the domestic maritime industry. floridamaritimepartnership.com/florida-mariti…

On Veterans Day, the American Maritime Partnership proudly honors the millions of men and women who have answered the call to serve. Thank you, veterans of all branches, for your service, sacrifice, and commitment to our freedom. We are forever grateful. 🇺🇸⚓️

As of 2025, 105 countries maintain maritime cabotage laws like the Jones Act. Since the pandemic, these common-sense policies have spread "faster than ever before" in the centuries-long history of cabotage. 🚢📘 🇺🇸 Maritime Sovereignty = Maritime Destiny 🇺🇸

National Security at Sea: How the Jones Act and Cabotage Laws Are Advancing Across the Globe hstoday.us/featured/natio…

Our industry performs a critical role for national and homeland security while providing nearly 500,000 American jobs for our economy. Visit militarytomaritime.org to learn more. 🇺🇸⚓️

November is National Military Family Month! As veterans consider their civilian employment options, the domestic maritime industry offers new opportunities where they can apply the qualifications they gained in the military to secure a family-wage job in the private sector.

Last week, @realDonaldTrump said, "We’re not really building ships, and we’re going to start, and we’re going to have a very thriving shipbuilding industry.” His focus on the growth of the maritime economy is underappreciated. The maritime industrial space--shipbuilding, ship repair, and marine terminal equipment manufacturing--must continue to be a focus of investment and federal policies. It is about national security, supply chain security, and economic excellence for the United States to have a thriving maritime industry and not be wholly reliant on foreign nations.

America's maritime border is larger than most people realize. Rear Admiral Brown of @A1Policy weighed in on the Coast Guard's need for capacity to oversee this massive territory. The Jones Act is a key force multiplier for the USCG! US Mariners. US Shipyards. US Security.🇺🇸💪

Great write up from the excellent @gCaptain on yesterday's SHIPS Act hearing @SenateCommerce : gcaptain.com/experts-urge-c…