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The Offshore Briefing Ep #81: Training Requirements Reduction & Port Fee Suspension Extension
This week, we're discussing Reduction in Mariner Training Requirements and U.S.-China Port Fee Suspension Extension. Join us every Friday to hear about the latest updates.
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YouTube: https://bit.ly/44KVLjJ
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Visit us on offshoremarine.org for more information about the Offshore Marine Service Association.
#MaritimeinAmericaPodcast #OffshoreBriefing #Offshoreamerica #Offshoremaritime #MaritimeIndustry #NMERPAC #ChineseVessels #China #Trump #USCG #JonesAct #training #credentialing #NAVITA # Regulatory
30 Sept 2026
Maritime in America Ep #80: Otto Candies III on Building a Maritime Legacy
Otto Candies III, Chairman and CEO of Otto Candies LLC and one of OMSA's longest-serving board members, joins co-hosts of Maritime in America, Aaron Smith, Ashley Smith, and Angelle Johnson to talk about family legacy, integrity in business, and why the Jones Act remains the foundation of the American offshore industry.
Otto's grandfather started the company in Des Allemands, Louisiana in the early 1940s, hauling supplies for Humble Oil Company. More than 80 years later, the third and fourth generations of the Candies family are still building on that foundation. In this episode, Otto explains why so many offshore maritime companies make it to the third generation, how trust and relationships still drive the business, and why "cheaper" and "better value" are not the same thing.
Otto also discusses Otto Candies LLC's recent major investment in the U.S.-flag MPSV fleet, how lenders weigh the status of the Jones Act when financing vessels, the role of the Capital Construction Fund, and what the offshore wind industry needs to return: regulatory certainty.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
5:30 Meet Otto Candies III
6:20 Why maritime family businesses last for generations
10:05 From catfish fisherman to Humble Oil: how Otto Candies began
12:20 Relationships, integrity, and the intention behind a contract
15:50 Competitors working together through OMSA
16:15 Safety and technology offshore
20:15 How to decide when to adopt new technology
23:05 Innovation across generations
27:05 Doubling down on the U.S.-flag fleet
29:10 The Jones Act as the main pillar of the industry
31:45 Do policymakers understand the Jones Act?
34:05 Cheaper vs. better value
37:55 The Capital Construction Fund and vessel financing
41:15 The second coming of offshore wind
46:00 What's next: IMR, subsea, and the life cycle of the field
47:45 Otto's takeaways for the industry
Learn more about OMSA: https://offshoremarine.org/
#JonesAct #AmericanMariners #OMSA
25 Sept 2026
The Offshore Briefing Ep #79: IMO Regulations, Rigs to Reefs, and Historical Milestones
This week, we're discussing IMO Regulations, Rigs to Reefs, and Historical Milestones. Join us every Friday to hear about the latest updates.
🎧 Listen on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
YouTube: https://bit.ly/44KVLjJ
Spotify: https://spoti.fi /3YVY9Az
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3ShSBMV
Visit us on offshoremarine.org for more information about the Offshore Marine Service Association.
#MaritimeinAmericaPodcast #OffshoreBriefing #Offshoreamerica #Offshoremaritime #MaritimeIndustry #IMO #JonesAct #offshoreindustry #maritimehistory #regulations #shipping #DollyParton #maritimeinnovation
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