The U.S. Maritime Coalition has announced that this year’s Congressional “Sail-In” will take place on Capitol Hill on May 4, 2011. The Sail-In will look to build on the success of last year’s inaugural event which was widely supported by the American maritime industry including international and domestic ocean carriers, terminal operators and labor unions. “We had folks from 20 states, 48 congressional districts, 28 companies, 9 unions and labor organizations, and 10 related associations,” reported VADM Albert J. Herberger, a former U.S. Maritime Administrator and head of the volunteer organizing group. “That’s a powerful message to Congress,” he added.