Representatives from Xavier University of Louisiana and the U.S. Coast Guard met October 2 to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) supporting outreach and engagement efforts between the New Orleans-based… Read More
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana has announced indictments for 31 people connected to an alleged test score-fixing enterprise at a U.S. Coast Guard exam center… Read More
Hurricane Zeta made landfall close to 4 p.m. October 28 near the south Louisiana town of Cocodrie with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph., just short of reaching Category 3… Read More
A team of regulatory experts from across the maritime industry gathered for the virtual Inland Marine Expo 2020 to discuss lessons learned over the first two years of Subchapter M. Read More
With a look toward the future, participants in the virtual Inland Marine Expo (IMX) sponsored by The Waterways Journal September 29-October 1 talked about innovations in propulsion and held a… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump signed into law a stopgap spending bill to keep federal agencies funded through December 11 and avoid a government shutdown. With only hours left in fiscal… Read More
Three members of Congress and lots of heavy equipment joined members of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard leaders August 31 to celebrate the… Read More
The final wish of U.S. Navy veteran Ralph Guy Andrew “Bud” Castillo Sr. was that he be cremated and his ashes buried at sea. During the coronavirus pandemic, that could… Read More
Kimbra Scott has been named deputy director of the Port of Muskogee, Okla. Port Director Scott Robinson said her “value to the port cannot be overstated.” Scott has managed communications… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Noting the need to restart the examination process for mariners to obtain or upgrade credentials, the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC) issued updates on efforts to reopen… Read More
