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Washington Waves: December 10, 2018

Washington Waves

Washington Waves: December 10, 2018

December 7, 2018

Washington, D.C.—Industry groups that depend on inland waterways welcomed the recent trade talks between the U.S. and China that appear to have put on hold additional tariff increases on Chinese… Read More

VIDA Is Game-Changer For Vessel Operators

January 11, 2019

In a year filled with legislative and regulatory victories for the barge industry, the landmark bipartisan passage and signing of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA, sometimes also known as… Read More

President Signs Bill Granting Exemption To Delta Queen The steamer Delta Queen has been moored in Houma, La., since 2015, awaiting renewal of its exemption. (WJ file photo by Frank McCormack)

The steamer Delta Queen has been moored in Houma, La., since 2015, awaiting renewal of its exemption. (WJ file photo by Frank McCormack)

President Signs Bill Granting Exemption To Delta Queen

December 7, 2018

December 4, 2018, will go down as one of the most significant dates ever for the 91-year-old Delta Queen Steamboat. That’s the date President Donald Trump signed into law the… Read More

Corps 2019 Work Plan Released Washington Waves

Corps 2019 Work Plan Released

November 30, 2018

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released to Congress a fiscal year 2019 work plan for its civil works program, allocating roughly $2 billion to specific programs, projects and… Read More