The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that it is seeking public input regarding the modification of the chart and navigational equipment carriage requirements in the Code of Federal… Read More
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Each year, the Coast Guard participates in a New Orleans Carnival tradition by transporting the King of Zulu and his entourage from the Port of New Orleans administrative building… Read More
Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, Miss., hosted a Who Works the Rivers (WWR) career discovery day February 11, with about 150 high school juniors and seniors from five area… Read More
Five allisions on the Ohio River between February 5 and 8 damaged barges but caused no injuries or pollution. After four allisions in a 48-hour period, the Coast… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Two key congressional committees kicked off their new year with same-day hearings on a 2022 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), and the commanding general of the U.S. Army… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard wants you to know that it is not in danger of running out of buoys on the inland waterways. That concern emerged when word… Read More
The Coast Guard has released a safety alert because of issues with certain wire rope terminations that can lead to catastrophic failures. “An ongoing safety investigation following the… Read More
After 21 months of the coronavirus pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus… Read More
The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released an alert regarding risk of steering loss from defective steering rams on towing vessels. Improperly machined threads can… Read More
As mentioned in last week’s Washington Waves column, the Coast Guard has announced the availability of a Draft Programmatic Preliminary Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for its program of… Read More
