FMP’s Board and Executive Committee members represent Florida’s diverse domestic maritime industry [Learn More]
The Jones Act is critical to the military strategy of the United States, which relies on the use of U.S. flag ships… [Learn More]
FMP is modeled after the American Maritime Partnership (AMP). Visit the AMP website to learn more [Visit AMP site]
The Florida Maritime Partnership (FMP) represents the state’s vibrant domestic maritime industry. Our diverse membership includes vessel owners and operators, shipboard and shoreside workers, shipbuilders and repair yards, equipment manufacturers and vendors, dredging and marine construction contractors, numerous maritime associations and national security organizations that all recognize a strong domestic maritime industry is critical for America’s economic, national, and homeland security, and is best supported by maintaining the Jones Act as the foundation of America’s domestic maritime policy.
Modeled after the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), FMP promotes America’s maritime policy any vessel transporting goods or passengers between two points in the United States or engaging in certain activities in U.S. waters must be U.S. owned, U.S. built, and U.S. crewed.
The court found that the Jones Act is “neutral” and “does not create any direct preferences by channeling commerce through the ports of one state
Read more about an OSG ship captain’s journey in the Navy Reserves and the domestic maritime industry.
(November 17, 2025 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida) The Florida Maritime Partnership (FMP) welcomes Fairwater as the newest member of its coalition of U.S. maritime stakeholders
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