Florida Maritime Partnership requests priority COVID-19 testing for mariners The Florida Maritime Partnership wrote to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis last week to request that all Florida COVID-19 testing sites give priority access to U.S. merchant mariners with an employer letter indicating an upcoming crew change.
Department of Homeland Security Designates Domestic Maritime as “Critical Infrastructure Sector” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has designated transportation as a “critical infrastructure sector” during COVID-19. Florida Maritime Partnership wrote to Gov. Ron DeSantis this week to express their members’ commitment to serving Floridians during these challenging times. Read the letter below:
FMP Salutes Federal Investment in Florida’s Maritime Infrastructure at JAXPORT Celebration U.S. Maritime Administrator Rear Adm. Mark Buzby gives remarks at JAXPORT. JACKSONVILLE, November 22, 2019 – Members of the Florida Maritime Partnership (FMP) were honored to join with U.S. Maritime Administrator Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, U.S. Representatives John Rutherford and Ted Yoho, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, JAXPORT Executive …
Florida’s Domestic Maritime Industry Supports Dorian Relief in the Bahamas JACKSONVILLE, September 5, 2019 – Members of the Florida Maritime Partnership are responding to the devastation inflicted upon the Bahamas by Hurricane Dorian this week. TOTE Services’ sister company Tropical Shipping partners with Carnival Corporation to provide Hurricane Dorian relief supplies donated from Palm Beach, …
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Florida’s Domestic Maritime Industry Capable of Supplying Sufficient Volume of Fuel to State’s Ports JACKSONVILLE, August 30, 2019 – With Hurricane Dorian expected to become a Category 4 storm before making landfall on Florida’s east coast next week, there have been reports of gas stations running out of fuel as drivers rush to fill up …
Florida Maritime Partnership Highlights “Military to Maritime” on National Hire A Veteran Day JACKSONVILLE, July 25, 2019 – In observance of National Hire A Veteran Day today, the Florida Maritime Partnership (FMP), a diverse group of business and labor interests representing the domestic maritime industry in Florida, invites veterans and active military to explore their career options …
Florida Maritime Partnership Announces Election of Officers From left to right: FMP president Christopher Smith of TOTE, vice president David Wood of Crowley Maritime, and treasurer Susan Allan of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. JACKSONVILLE, July 19, 2019 – The Florida Maritime Partnership (FMP), a diverse group of business and labor interests representing the domestic maritime industry in Florida, announced today …
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Florida Maritime Partnership Lauds Congressman Rutherford For Continued Support of the State’s Domestic Maritime Industry JACKSONVILLE, April 30, 2019 – The Florida Maritime Partnership (FMP) today applauded Florida Congressman John Rutherford’s steadfast support of the Jones Act, a key law that protects American interests, national security and the domestic maritime industry. Responding to reports that …
The domestic maritime industry creates 65,990 jobs and $14.6 billion of Economic impact in Florida Elected Officials Join Business Leaders to Announce Florida as Leading Maritime State JACKSONVILLE, FL.—Members of both political parties from around the Tampa area joined the Florida Maritime Partnership (FMP) and the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voices of the domestic …
The domestic maritime industry creates 65,990 jobs and $14.6 billion of economic impact in Florida Elected Officials Join Business Leaders to Announce Florida as Leading Maritime State TAMPA, FL.—Members of both political parties from around the Tampa area joined the Florida Maritime Partnership (FMP) and the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voices of the domestic …
