Washington, D.C.— Funding bills tracked by the waterways industry were covered by a verbal victory lap by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as he praised his chamber’s bipartisan approach… Read More
Legislative/Regulatory
Washington, D.C.—A U.S. district judge ruled the Trump administration failed to follow federal law by not providing meaningful opportunity for public comment before its two-year suspension of the 2015 Waters… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A new major defense law mandates a report on key challenges to ensure the U.S. marine transportation system and merchant marine are sufficient to support the nation’s economic and… Read More
In an email sent to industry stakeholders on August 7, Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC), referred to a “Top 10 Most Wanted List” that elected… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launched an effort to get more states to assume authority over permitting for dredged and fill material discharged into navigable waters or certain… Read More
The mv. Capt. James Anderson, owned by AEP River Transportation, received a Certificate of Inspection (COI) from the Coast Guard’s Huntington (W.Va.) Marine Safety Unit on July 20. This is… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its progress in carrying out the recommendations of the Superfund Task Force Report that was released one year ago. The agency has also… Read More
Bellaire Harbor Service LLC, Bellaire, Ohio, was awarded a Certificate of Inspection (COI) from the Coast Guard through the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) for the mv. Quaker State on… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Senate gave final congressional approval to a bill to put on hold a Coast Guard rule requiring use of biometric readers for Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) cards… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has updated the Application for Medical Certificate, known as Form CG-719K. While much of the information remains the same, the form, which has gone from four… Read More
