The Trump administration unveiled its Maritime Action Plan on February 13, a sweeping federal blueprint to rebuild America's commercial shipbuilding capacity and reassert dominance over global sea lanes. The plan is ambitious, politically charged — and conspicuously silent on one of the industry's most consequential shifts. Mandated by a 2025 executive order, the MAP lays out a three-pronged strategy: modernise shipyards, expand the mariner workforce, and rewrite regulations

The Federal Railroad Administration has told Amtrak to prepare for a sweeping organisational overhaul that would carve America’s national passenger railroad into three distinct entities, triggering alarm from labour unions and leaving Capitol Hill scrambling to understand the downstream consequences. Under the proposal, which the FRA outlined to the Rail Passengers Association in a series of briefings this month, Amtrak would become an umbrella holding company overseeing one

Robert Isom became CEO of American Airlines in 2022 American Airlines is one of the world's largest carriers. It flies millions of passengers every year, generates tens of billions in revenue, and employs a workforce that spans the globe. So when its own employees publicly declare they have lost faith in the person running the show, it is worth paying attention. CEO Robert Isom, who took the helm nearly four years ago, is now facing what may be the most serious internal leade

The US Department of Transportation has moved to close more than 550 commercial driver's licence training schools across the country after a sweeping five-day federal investigation uncovered widespread safety violations and fraudulent practices. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the enforcement action on 18th February, revealing that more than 300 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration investigators had been dispatched across all 50 states to conduct over 1,4