Int'l Propeller Club
Governmental financial support for vessel operations
Governments around the world enact policies to promote the registration of vessels in theircountry. The U.S. Department of Defense depends upon the U.S.-flag merchant marine to providestrategic sealift capabilities in support of DoD operations. During Operations Enduring Freedomand Iraqi Freedom,… Read More »Governmental financial support for vessel operations
Cabotage Factsheet
Cabotage laws reserve the transportation of people and goods to companies of the countries in which they are operating. For example, In the aviation world, a German air carrier cannot pick up passengers in New York and fly them to… Read More »Cabotage Factsheet
Dredging
BACKGROUND:Prior to 1986, dredging of ports and channels in the United States was funded out of generalrevenues of the United States (such as income taxes). In 1986 Congress established a dedicatedfunding source for these projects by assessing a tax on… Read More »Dredging
Inland Waterways Infrastructure Factsheet
This Fact Sheet examines the construction and maintenance of infrastructure on the inland waterwaysof the United States – such as dredging and the construction and expansion of locks and dams.Approximately 11,000 miles of the inland waterways of the United States… Read More »Inland Waterways Infrastructure Factsheet
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019
House of Representatives H.R. 3409, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019, was introduced on June 21, 2019 to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard and the Federal Maritime Commission for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021. For Fiscal Year 2020,… Read More »Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019
Corona Virus Guidelines
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly affected the global maritime industry. This document summarizes some of the guides that have been issued and provide the reader with a source for additional information. Centers for Disease Control (CDC): The U.S. CDC has… Read More »Corona Virus Guidelines
Water Resources Development Act of 2020
A Water Resources Development Act is typically passed by Congress every 2 years to authorize studies and projects by the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Division. These projects include navigation projects (dredging), flood, hurricane, and storm reduction shoreline projection,… Read More »Water Resources Development Act of 2020