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Trump: Tariffs Will Remain Even With Deal Washington Waves

Trump: Tariffs Will Remain Even With Deal

March 21, 2019

Washington, D.C.—After days of sharing positive reviews of the trade talks with China, President Donald Trump said tariffs on Chinese goods will not be lifted immediately even if the ongoing… Read More

President's Budget Lowballs Civil Works Spending Washington Waves

President’s Budget Lowballs Civil Works Spending

March 15, 2019

Washington, D.C.—Members of the waterways industry expressed disappointment over President Donald Trump’s $4.7 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2020, singling out its calls for a 31 percent funding cut… Read More

President’s Waterways Budget Request Is Non-Starter WJ Editorial

President’s Waterways Budget Request Is Non-Starter

March 15, 2019

Last week we mentioned President Trump’s rhetorical support of the merchant marine. Too bad that support has never been reflected in his budget requests. The president released his budget request… Read More

House Votes To Block Trump’s National Emergency On Border Security

March 1, 2019

Washington, D.C.—In an unusual rebuke even in these divisive political times, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House voted to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency on border security that some warn could… Read More

Unwinding And Recrafting WOTUS

March 1, 2019

Have you lost track of the debates surrounding what used to be called WOTUS, shorthand for “waters of the U.S.”? That may be because of how the media changed their… Read More

Some Wary Of Border Wall Funding Plans Washington Waves

Some Wary Of Border Wall Funding Plans

February 22, 2019

Washington, D.C.—With the threat of a government shutdown gone, the big question for many focused on where President Donald Trump will get the billions Congress denied him to build the… Read More

Compromise Bill Adds Millions For Maritime Programs Washington Waves

Compromise Bill Adds Millions For Maritime Programs

February 15, 2019

Washington, D.C.—Maritime programs will receive millions of dollars in new funding under a $333-billion compromise reached by House and Senate conferees to avoid another shutdown for about 25 percent of… Read More

Lawmakers Work To Avert Another Shutdown Washington Waves

Lawmakers Work To Avert Another Shutdown

February 1, 2019

Washington, D.C.—With the longest government shutdown in history over, attention turned to 17 lawmakers charged with coming up with a compromise on border security and preventing another funding lapse. The… Read More

Efforts Afoot To Prevent Another Shutdown WJ Editorial

Efforts Afoot To Prevent Another Shutdown

February 1, 2019

After the January 28 Waterways Journal went to press, the White House and Congress finally agreed on a measure to temporarily end the partial shutdown of government—for three weeks, at… Read More

State Of The Industry: Trade Uncertainty Still Dominates Outlook For 2019 Trade negotiations, the future of coal and a new Congress are among the wildcards that make it difficult to predict the fortunes of the barge industry this year. (Photo by Rev. David Rider)

Trade negotiations, the future of coal and a new Congress are among the wildcards that make it difficult to predict the fortunes of the barge industry this year. (Photo by Rev. David Rider)

State Of The Industry: Trade Uncertainty Still Dominates Outlook For 2019

January 25, 2019

Every year at this time, The Waterways Journal asks leading experts and players in the barge industry and among its major customers to speak about the opportunities and challenges of… Read More