By Jim Kearns and Chris Ulfers What happens when the policy objectives of federal programs collide? This is being played out in real time as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
Guest Editorials
In the past decade, more than 1,100 incidents involving a towing vessel and bridge have been recorded by the Coast Guard’s Maritime Information Exchange (see https://cgmix.uscg.mil/IIR/IIRSearch.aspx). Any allision with a… Read More
When it comes to transport, U.S. ag exporters are getting squeezed from all directions this harvest season. In the United States, the International Longshoremen’s Association is threatening to shut down… Read More
The Pilottown Anchorage is the lowermost anchorage on the Mississippi River Ship Channel. The anchorage is intended to provide a safe location for vessels with a draft of 45 feet… Read More
By Chuck Piepmeier Retired information systems manager for McGinnis Inc. I fell in love with the Ohio River at an early age. I loved watching the towboats going by. I… Read More
By Ken Kolb, Special to The Waterways Journal Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and their disruptive impact on global shipping underscore that the open ocean is a… Read More
By Conrad Appel Former Louisiana State Senator My favorite political expression is one attributed to Albert Einstein. To paraphrase in my words, “The first sign of insanity is doing the… Read More
By Mark Thomas Key Equipment Finance Marine industry companies—whether they focus on workboats, transportation vessels or marine construction ships—have similar objectives: grow the business, stay current with new technologies, gain… Read More
By Robert Murray President, National Association of Waterfront Employers As the U.S. turns its attention to improving the health and safety of our communities, marine terminal operators (MTOs) have an… Read More
Collecting near-miss reports is an essential part of a safety management system (SMS). A near-miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury or damage—but had the potential… Read More
