• All issues relating to the Maritime Security Program. All issues relating to the Jones Act. All issues relating to the establishment of a Tanker Security Fleet. All issues relating to the development of Short Sea Shipping (Marine Highway). All issues relating to the development of Wind Energy in U.S. Coastal Waters.

Duration: January 1, 2008 to present

General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Defense, Foreign Relations, Veterans, Economics/Economic Development, Environmental/Superfund, Health Issues, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Energy/Nuclear, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Government Issues, Natural Resources

Spending: about $1,540,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Federal Maritime Commission, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense - Dept of (DOD), House of Representatives, Senate, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senate,, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)