Legislative/Regulatory

Washington, D.C. – Dramatically different versions of a major defense measure important to the maritime industry have advanced in both houses of Congress. Largely along party lines in a 217… Read More

Subchapter M credit drydock inspections and internal structural exams were the focus of Todd Rushing’s address to the Port of Paducah Propeller Club during its meeting June 12. Rushing, who… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The Department of Defense (DOD) announced it is renewing the charter of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), which provides the defense secretary and Congress with independent advice on… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Partisan divisions that are expected to doom appropriations bills for fiscal year (FY) 2025 were on full display as the House began moving its spending measures. A House appropriations… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A veteran House Democrat from California pressed Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan on why her service has not done more on implementing a law applying the Jones Act to… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A key Senate committee unanimously advanced the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 that includes 81 feasibility studies and eight new or modified construction projects. Passed by a… Read More

Washington, D.C.—On May 10, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Work Plan for the civil works program. “The FY 2024 Work Plan… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works is soliciting proposals from non-federal interests for inclusion in the 2025 annual report to Congress on future water resources development. Read More

Washington, D.C.—Mariners will be allowed up to six years to renew their expired merchant mariner credentials (MMC) without taking the complete original examination, according to CG-MMC Policy Letter 01-24. “Mariners… Read More