In 2025, the U.S. Maritime Administration released its survey of “Major U.S. Private Shipbuilding and Repair Facilities.” It listed 269 “small- and medium-sized” shipyards and repair yards, 45 described… Read More
WJ Editorial
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As the United States marks 250 years of American independence, the Mississippi River System remains a testament to visionary leadership and engineering ingenuity. Spanning more than 12,000 miles of… Read More
Recent videos on social media showing foreign soccer fans enjoying their visits to the United States leading up to the World Cup have been heartwarming to Americans. Along… Read More
Supply chain resilience is often discussed in terms of technology or trade policy, but for the inland waterways industry, resilience begins with something more fundamental: maintaining reliable transportation pathways… Read More
America’s waterways remain one of the nation’s greatest economic assets, carrying the commodities and products that support agriculture, manufacturing, energy production and international trade. Maintaining that system requires a… Read More
Ever flowing, ever changing, waterborne commerce has remained central to the American experience throughout its nearly 250-year history. The United States exists as a unified nation in large part… Read More
The 3 R’s of the inland barge fleet have been a theme for more than a year: retire, replace and resurge the fleet. The industry has moved forward with… Read More
By Michelle Ramsden, Ilsa Luther and Andy Lee, Jones Walker LLP Artificial intelligence (AI) is steadily transforming the maritime industry’s architecture, from predictive maintenance, safety and ship security… Read More
By Garrett Rice (Editor’s Note: Garrett Rice is president of Master Boat Builders, based in Coden, Ala., and vice chair of the Shipbuilders Council of America. This piece… Read More
As geopolitical tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz and congestion worsens at the Panama Canal and Malacca Strait, John Donne’s famous words from 1624 come sharply into focus:… Read More
