At the American Waterways Operators’ Fall Convention in San Diego October 17, Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander, presented AWO Chairman Scott Merritt with a Meritorious… Read More
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Chosen recently from 1,300 nationwide members of The American Equity Underwriters Inc. (AEU), J.B. Marine Service was named the winner of the AEU 2018 Safety Award. The award is given… Read More
By Patrick Loch The St. Paul Engineer District was selected as the winner of the 2018 Chief of Engineers Safety Award of Excellence-District Category, the district announced recently. Selected among… Read More
“In today’s industry, safety permeates everything we do—it is fundamental to who we are.” That message, delivered by AWO President Thomas Allegretti at The American Waterways Operators’ 2019 Summer Safety… Read More
Palmer Johnson Power Systems, Sun Prairie, Wis., recently announced partnerships with two new manufacturers and reached an important workplace safety achievement. Palmer Johnson Power Systems is a leading distributor and… Read More
Even as some locks on the Upper Mississippi River are tentatively scheduled to reopen in early April, fresh snowmelt and high water may extend their closures further. The Upper Mississippi… Read More
This year’s high-water season is increasing attention on barge safety. One particular incident, reported in the March 25 Waterways Journal, especially caught the notice of Patrick Dever, founder and owner… Read More
Maritime classification society ABS announced January 24 that it has recorded zero lost time work-related incidents for the second year in a row. The Lost Time Incident Rate has remained… Read More
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) released a new safety tool for mariners on October 22. The resource, called the “Developing a Fatigue Risk Management Plan: A Guide for Towing Vessel… Read More
In his 26 years of inland river industry experience, the one thing that Charles Latham said has changed the most about the fleeting and harbor sector is safety, while many… Read More
