The American Waterways Operators closed out its summer series of safety webinars called Summer of Safety with a September 1 presentation by Eric Fetty, Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s marine emergency response and security… Read More
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On August 19, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized its rule to delay the implementation of Tier 4 engine emissions requirements for high-speed commercial vessels such as lobster boats and pilot boats. The… Read More
The American Waterways Operators’ Tankering & Barge Operations Subcommittee presented its inaugural safety award to CITGO Petroleum Corporation’s Lake Charles, La., marine department and facility on August 11. The department received the… Read More
It’s been two years since the Subchapter M regulations took final effect. July 20 marked the halfway point at which 50 percent of vessels in multi-vessel operations should have received… Read More
At this writing, confirmed global cases of coronavirus stand at about 15 million, according to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus dashboard, with total global death count at about 621,000. In the… Read More
The American Waterways Operators recently presented a webinar for its members on how to identify and overcome resistance among team members to behaviors to combat COVID-19. The webinar comes as… Read More
The influenza pandemic of 1918–20 was the most devastating in human history, killing anywhere between 25 million and 50 million people worldwide. It began in the closing years of World… Read More
In between a schedule of Capitol Hill appearances and Zoom meetings that has not eased up despite coronavirus restrictions, Jennifer Carpenter, CEO of The American Waterways Operators, took time to… Read More
In what the American Waterways Operators called a “commonsense, deregulatory win for towing vessels and mariners,” the Coast Guard issued a final rule May 27 that allows a mariner to… Read More
Last August, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed extending the amount of time operators of “certain high-speed vessels”—pilot boats and some smaller vessels—have to comply with the upcoming switch to clean-burning… Read More
