Old Laws in a New War: The Jones Act Waiver Extension and What that Means for Mariners
The Trump administration has extended its Jones Act waiver through [...]
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05, 2026
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05, 2026
Anchored in Someone Else’s War: Seafarers Trapped in the Hormuz Crisis
Twenty thousand seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf, caught [...]
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04, 2026
Bound for the Gulf: the M/V Carnival Tropicale’s Bold Bet on Galveston
What M/V Carnival’s newest Excel-class ship — and its new [...]
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04, 2026
Full Steam Ahead: The SHIPS for America Act and Why It Matters to You
This week, lawmakers, union leaders, and shipyard executives crowded a [...]
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04, 2026
Strait Talk: Uranium, Iran, and What’s Really at Stake in the Gulf
Iran has enriched uranium to 60%, a level with no [...]
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04, 2026
Clearing the Way: What the Strait of Hormuz Mine Operation Means for Maritime Workers
The U.S. Navy is sweeping Iran’s mines from the world’s [...]
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04, 2026
The Strait Reopens, But for How Long? What Today’s Hormuz News Means for Maritime Commerce
Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” for [...]
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04, 2026
The Strait on the Edge: What the Iran Blockade Means for You
The world's most consequential waterway just got a lot more [...]
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04, 2026
The Jones Act Isn’t Your Pump Problem
Every few years, high gas prices resurrect the same villains, [...]
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11, 2025
One Loose Wire: NTSB Report Reveals the Critical Failure Behind the M/V DALI Disaster
In November 2025, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) [...]