Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of The American Waterways Operators since 2020 and a 34-year veteran of the organization, reflected on AWO’s 80 years of service to its members as… Read More
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The American Waterways Operators (AWO) announced its latest class of the American Waterways HERO Award recipients during the organization’s winter safety meeting, held in New Orleans February 21–23. The event… Read More
The weather, and its effect on river conditions, was front and center as members of The American Waterways Operators (AWO) gathered in New Orleans February 22–23 for the 2024 combined… Read More
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), a broad coalition of maritime industry interests dedicated to maintaining the Jones Act’s requirement of U.S.-built, U.S.-owned and U.S.-crewed vessels transporting goods or passengers within… Read More
Two crewmen of the mv. San D, an 800 hp. towboat owned by Parker Towing Company, Tuscaloosa, Ala., were recognized recently for rescuing the occupants of a jon boat that… Read More
Michael Breslin is the director of safety and sustainability at The American Waterways Operators (AWO). Before joining AWO in 2021, he spent nearly 13 years at Turn Services, a New… Read More
The American Waterways Operators released a new video July 11 that highlights the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s sustainability leadership and its commitment to protecting the environment. The two-minute video, “The… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The American Waterways Operators (AWO) is engaging Congress on clarifying legislative intent on new reporting requirements for sexual harassment and assault, according to Board Chairman Clark Todd. In a… Read More
The American Waterways Operators announced the inaugural awardees of its brand-new Honor and Excellence in Rescue Operations (HERO) Award, to “document and recognize rescues undertaken by AWO member company employees… Read More
Collecting near-miss reports is an essential part of a safety management system (SMS). A near-miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury or damage—but had the potential… Read More
