First Three WCC Keels Authenticated First Three WCC Keels Authenticated
First Three WCC Keels Authenticated

On March 6, Birdon America Inc. hosted senior leaders from the U.S. Coast Guard, industry partners, local officials and members of the community for the Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Keel… 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

About 41,000 Coast Guard personnel, along with about one-third of its civilian employees, have been working without pay since a federal funding lapse February 14 initiated a partial shutdown of the Department of… Read More

A shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headed toward its second week, minus the urgency that might be expected for the Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency… Read More

Washington Waves 

February 13, 2026

The Senate failed to advance a funding bill that would avoid another partial government shutdown, leaving operations important to the waterways industry once… Read More