Washington, D.C.—A key Senate committee unanimously advanced the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 that includes 81 feasibility studies and eight new or modified construction projects. Passed by a… Read More
Maritime Day
Washington, D.C.—The assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works is soliciting proposals from non-federal interests for inclusion in the 2025 annual report to Congress on future water resources development. Read More
The Chicago Propeller Club will host a special networking event and cruise to celebrate Maritime Day on May 22. The event will form part of Chicago’s annual Blessing of the… Read More
The American Maritime Partnership, the voice of the domestic maritime industry, celebrated National Maritime Day by recognizing the critical importance of the Jones Act for the economic and national security… Read More
The Port of Paducah (Ky.) Propeller Club will honor state Rep. Randy Bridges as its maritime person of the year during a Maritime Day ceremony May 20. The ceremony will… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its fiscal year 2022 work plan for its civic works program, describing it as a transformative investment to support the use of… Read More
As a fifth-generation mariner, Hines Furlong Line President and CEO Kent Furlong always wanted to work in the river industry. “My bedroom was decorated with barge industry flags,” he said. Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump proclaimed May 22 as National Maritime Day, paying tribute to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II as well as today’s citizen mariners. Noting the 75th… Read More
An old-fashioned Washington stalemate or just the opening bid for more talks? First came House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her fellow top Democrats with their latest coronavirus-relief package that… Read More
To mark National Maritime Day this year, our friends at the American Association of Port Authorities are recommending that vessels—whether berthed or working—sound four blasts on their horns at noon… Read More
