Washington, D.C.—A key Senate committee approved a five-year, $287 billion bill to reauthorize a major transportation infrastructure program that includes a number of provisions that will impact the waterways industry. Read More
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On June 1, Campbell Transportation’s mv. Alice Jean was transiting northbound on the Ohio River. While passing below the Newell Highway Bridge, the captain, James Blake, noticed a woman who… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Members of the waterways industry welcomed a two-year budget agreement announced by President Donald Trump and quickly endorsed by top congressional leaders from both parties. “We look forward to… Read More
For several years now, the biggest ongoing news for our industry has been the implementation of Subchapter M. The preparation for it took about 10 years. One year into the… Read More
The Eighth Coast Guard District is under new command following a change of command ceremony held at the Port of New Orleans’ Julia Street Cruise Terminal July 23. Rear Adm. Read More
In addition to the command change at the Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division July 12, a number of Corps of Engineers districts and Coast Guard units along the… Read More
Walter Blessey Jr., chairman of Blessey Marine Services Inc., received the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award during the spring convention of The American Waterways Operators (AWO) in Washington, D.C.,… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Coast Guard’s first large-scale study in 30 years on why women leave the service at higher rates than men listed experiences with poor leadership, a scarcity of… Read More
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Karl Schultz warned the service is approaching a tipping point on readiness at the same time its members are doing more in increasingly complex and… Read More
(Note: this is an updated version of an article first posted to waterwaysjournal.net at 9 a.m. March 15.) In response to developing flood conditions in the upper Missouri basin, the… Read More