Sponsors
Platinum
Transportation Institute was established in 1967 as a Washington-based, non-profit organization dedicated to maritime research, education and promotion. The Institute’s companies participate in all phases of the nation’s deep- sea, foreign and domestic shipping trades, and barge and tugboat operations on the Great Lakes and on the 25,000-mile network of America’s inland waterways. Learn more at https://transportationinstitute.org/.
AMC was incorporated in 1977 as the Joint Maritime Congress to advocate for the U.S.-flag industry and our nation’s merchant mariners. In 1989, our organization’s name was changed to the American Maritime Congress. For over 40 years, AMC has functioned in an educational capacity for virtually every major piece of maritime-related legislation considered by the Federal Government.
American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC) is the leading U.S.-flag Ro-Ro carrier operating liner services in the international trades and provides various land-based Government Services to support overseas operations. ARC provides port-to-port and end-to-end transport of heavy vehicles, helicopters, Household Goods (HHG), Privately-Owned Vehicles (POV), and other equipment for the U.S. government and its various agencies. We also carry agricultural and construction equipment for developing nations, Federal Transit Administration public transportation cargoes, U.S. Export-Import Bank preference cargoes, and other commercial break-bulk and Ro-Ro business. ARC is a proud participant in the U.S. Government’s Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Program (VISA) and is committed to meeting the needs of the Department of Defense in peacetime or in time of national emergency. All of ARC’s U.S.-flag vessels are enrolled in the Maritime Security Program (MSP). Our maritime and logistics foundation has served as a cornerstone for growing our support to the U.S. Government. These services include expeditionary/humanitarian life support, personnel transport, and various stevedoring and terminal management services.
Gold
AMO is the largest union of U.S. merchant marine officers. AMO members work aboard commercial, military sealift and government vessels in domestic and international deep-sea trades and missions, on the Great Lakes and in U.S. inland waterways and harbors. AMO also holds a unique presence in the international LNG and energy transportation trades.
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