The Waterways Journal recently sat down with Paul Dittman, president of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA), for a wide-ranging discussion about the waterway, its importance and its future,… Read More
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Key committees on both sides of the U.S. Capitol unanimously advanced their versions of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, sending the measures to floor action in… Read More
Waterways Journal: Can you tell us a bit more about GICA (the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association) for those who might not know what it is? Paul Dittman: The Gulf… Read More
Top leaders of a key House committee released a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 that will help keep intact their record of enacting a WRDA every… Read More
In its latest announcement on extending credentials, the National Maritime Center (NMC) said it is expanding the existing extension policy outlined in Update #3: Mitigation Efforts – Extensions, dated… Read More
President Donald Trump marked National Maritime Day by honoring mariners and recommitting to restoring and expanding America’s maritime dominance. “Today, that mission is more vital than ever,” the… Read More
The National Maritime Center (NMC) announced that, effective May 18, all but two Regional Examination Centers (RECs) and Monitoring Units (MUs) were returning to routine operations, including availability to… Read More
Some of the Coast Guard teams that work along the inland waterway system and in security its ports are being centralized under the agency’s new Special Missions Command, which… Read More
President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, without new funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read More
This issue, focusing on the often overlooked barge fleeting sector, highlights the role of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association. A generation of founders and leaders of GNOBFA… Read More
