U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin October 16 demanding a detailed accounting of whether the legal conditions and reporting requirements… Read More
Legislative/Regulatory
Ten years after Subchapter M established a federal inspection framework for towing vessels, Tava Foret views the anniversary less as an endpoint than as the beginning of the… Read More
Travis Fillmore compares the data from sensors and strain gauges on lock gates as similar to the results of blood pressure readings and other medical tests doctors may order… Read More
Key senators announced a “groundbreaking” bipartisan agreement to overhaul the federal environmental review and permitting processes and get to a yes or no faster on projects while keeping… Read More
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, cited “vastly different” provisions between the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) advanced by her panel… Read More
The House of Representatives voted on Sept. 16, in H.J. Res. 213, to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn the EPA waiver that allowed California to enforce strict… Read More
Ronald Corigliano Ron Corigliano did not start out looking for a career in the inland river industry. While he was growing up, the steel industry in the Pittsburgh area… Read More
The House of Representatives passed the TWIC Efficiency Act (H.R. 5109), also known as the TWICE Act, September 16. It is a bipartisan bill that directs the Transportation Security… Read More
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, a biennial bill considered a must-pass measure that includes provisions to improve the nation’s… Read More
The Coast Guard launched Navita, its new digital platform designed to streamline the application and issuance of merchant mariner credentials. According to the announcement, Navita, the Latin word… Read More
