Daniel B. Maffei: “If we really want to take full advantage of the ocean carriage in this country, we are probably going to need a lot more…”

Sexual assault and harassment have no place in society. Every mariner deserves to be respected and deserves to feel safe out at sea.

Infrastructure investments in seaports provide opportunities to bolster our economy, strengthen the supply chain, create and sustain jobs and enhance our international competitiveness.

It is so important that we do get it right, because, as many of your colleagues have pointed out, there could be unintended consequences on these very exporters that we are trying to help if we don't get this right.

Administrator Phillips has done an excellent job continuing to pursue systemic change to the toxic culture that has resulted in sexual violence at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and in the commercial maritime industry.