Guest Editorials

By Jeffrey H. Wood, Jared Wigginton and Austin R. Echols Baker Botts LLC Over the past four years, federal agencies have adopted broad regulatory reforms that affect the maritime and… Read More

By Richard Balzano Congress recently made a major, if little noticed, new investment in American infrastructure. As part of the year-end budget deal, lawmakers released $10 billion that had been… Read More

BY DAVE MATSUDA With Election Day behind us, changes are on the horizon for America’s maritime industry. It is inevitable that some federal priorities will change with any new administration,… Read More

By Karrie Trauth General Manager, Shipping and Maritime Americas, Shell Trading (US) Company It’s not an easy time to be in shipping. Amidst a backdrop of economic challenges, including currently… Read More

By Mary Lamie St. Louis Regional Freightway We commend the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for announcing the first-ever National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP). We believe this historic initiative will… Read More

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By Tom Waters The flood of 2019 has wreaked havoc in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. From Omaha to Kansas City, more than 100 breaches in levees allowed the Missouri… Read More

By Lynn Muench Chair, Coalition to Protect the Missouri River St. Louis, Mo. With heartbreak, we have watched our friends and neighbors across the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and… Read More

By Matthew Bonvento and Emil Muccin Mariners have been plying the oceans, rivers, lakes and harbors per records for over 2,000 years. What has transpired from an electronic technology standpoint in… Read More