A report on developing Arkansas’ abundant deposits of lithium in underground brine took up a big chunk of the Arkansas Waterways Commission’s September 24 meeting. Fred… Read More
American Association of Port Authorities
Waterway and infrastructure development in Louisiana was the focus of a key panel discussion September 29 at the annual conference of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Read More
Federal port infrastructure funding and a new Water Resources Development Act remain top priorities for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) as Congress approaches the end of… Read More
Neither proposal for tax-incentivized Maritime Prosperity Zones in two recent House bills was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which typically covers some portion of maritime spending… Read More
Sang Yi was appointed president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), effective May 4. He joined the association after serving as the deputy administrator of… Read More
Joseph Powell didn’t set out to become an educator. However, as security manager at the Port of Pascagoula, he’s become an advocate for maritime workforce development—taking a program designed for… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The National Maritime Center (NMC) announced it has established a centralized email inbox for receiving certain merchant mariner credential (MMC) applications to streamline that process and better manage the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden and his administration announced actions to beef up cybersecurity at U.S. ports, provide secure cranes made in America and invest $20 billion over five years… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Lawmakers are returning to the Capitol for the second session of the 118th Congress with the clock already ticking on a loaded agenda that includes items important to… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Federal programs important to the waterways industry will be funded through mid-January under an unusual two-step continuing resolution (CR) overwhelmingly approved by both houses of Congress. Passed… Read More
