American Waterways Operators

Jennifer Carpenter is uniquely positioned to participate in and interpret recent conversations about how best to support and revitalize the U.S. merchant marine and domestic shipbuilding capabilities. She joined… Read More

Cathy Hammond When Tava Foret, co-founder and president of the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB), sent Cathy Hammond a text message this spring to ask her to give her… Read More

Cathy Hammond The Mike Rushing Legacy Service Award, awarded annually by the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB), honors an individual whose career reflects a commitment to community service, professional excellence… Read More

The American Waterways Operators’ president and CEO, Jennifer Carpenter, released an open letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom on January 30, urging him to withdraw requests to the California Air… Read More

When leaders of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) talk about their journey with the organization, it’s clear the growth and development of the organization has been forged in fire. President… Read More

The American Waterways Operators (AWO) joined with three maritime unions in an urgent letter to Michael Regan, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, asking him to intervene to reject a… Read More

In the past decade, more than 1,100 incidents involving a towing vessel and bridge have been recorded by the Coast Guard’s Maritime Information Exchange (see https://cgmix.uscg.mil/IIR/IIRSearch.aspx). Any… Read More

Education sessions at the 2024 Inland Marine Expo (IMX) will be held on Thursday and Friday, May 30-31, during the trade show. During the first morning of education… Read More

Lynn Muench Lynn Muench, senior vice president of regional advocacy for The American Waterways Operators, is retiring this month after a distinguished 25-year career of service to the… Read More