Stakeholders, operators and waterway managers connected to the Mississippi River met in New Orleans February 16, ahead of the city’s busiest Carnival weekend, for the 41st annual conference of the… Read More
Coast Guard
Washington, D.C.—The Coast Guard has issued Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 1-23 on reporting sexual misconduct on U.S. flagged vessels and repeated its commitment to enforcing significant changes in the… Read More
U.S. shipyards have the inherent ability and capacity to meet the congressionally-mandated goal of a 355-ship Navy set in 2018. They can efficiently serve all government and private customers for… Read More
This is to commend your editorial recognizing and saluting the maritime industry’s interconnectedness with numerous military veterans (Veterans Power The Inland Waterways, WJ November 14). The Port of Paducah certainly fits… Read More
Along with other transportation-related industries, ours is in the midst of an ongoing labor shortage. All modes—trucking, railroads and barges—have their challenges and their non-traditional work schedules. We are still… Read More
Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard, released the Coast Guard Strategy on October 12, which provides a framework for the service’s priorities during the next four years… Read More
On October 5, the Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program awarded Birdon America Inc. of Denver, Colo., an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity firm fixed price contract with economic price adjustments for… Read More
Washington, D.C. — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) and unions representing U.S. merchant mariners condemned the Biden administration’s waiver of the Jones Act as unlawful and unnecessary. “We urge you… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Ending its traditional August break, the Senate returned to face a fast-approaching deadline to pass a stopgap measure and keep federal agencies funded. “We must fund the government before… Read More
Nearly 160 people representing about half the vessels in the Coast Guard’s Eighth District learned more about requirements for Subchapter M credit drydock inspections and internal structural exams—and that more… Read More
