The National Maritime Center (NMC) announced it began issuing medical certificates electronically via email effective April 1, providing mariners immediate access to their certificates. The new system brought about the… Read More
Legislative/Regulatory
It’s been a busy legislative session in Washington state, as maritime interests cheered a bill recognizing the crucial contributions of the industry to the state’s economy — and also fended… Read More
Newly sworn-in Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin identified his first priority as getting his agency funded, which would end the weeks-old partial government shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security… Read More
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) warned that President Donald Trump’s 60-day waiver of the Jones Act puts at risk America’s supply chain reliability as well as its national security. “The… Read More
A key Senate committee easily advanced a comprehensive bill that includes 17 bipartisan measures to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasting, warning and hazard communication capabilities. Passed… Read More
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle has announced a major initiative to “return USACE to a focus on its core missions and ensure the enterprise continues… Read More
A shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headed toward its second week, minus the urgency that might be expected for the Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency… Read More
The Senate failed to advance a funding bill that would avoid another partial government shutdown, leaving operations important to the waterways industry once… Read More
President Donald Trump signed into law a multi-bill spending package to end a nearly four-day partial government shutdown that had suspended services important to the waterways industry. According… Read More
Late in the day January 29, Senate Democrats and the Trump administration reached a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown after Democrats and eight Republicans in the Senate voted… Read More
