Washington, D.C.—In an unusual rebuke even in these divisive political times, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House voted to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency on border security that some warn could… Read More
Coast Guard
The Huey P. Long Bridge in New Orleans, La., was closed for several hours February 27 after it was struck by the crude oil tanker ship Clio, which was northbound. Read More
The office of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced February 6 that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had awarded a $1 million contract to support production engineering studies for… Read More
After the January 28 Waterways Journal went to press, the White House and Congress finally agreed on a measure to temporarily end the partial shutdown of government—for three weeks,… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard, the oldest of the nation’s armed military service branches, has not always gotten the respect it has earned and deserves. Historically it has not… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The National Waterways Conference (NWC) opposes using U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. “We are strongly opposed… Read More
On December 28, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that it had increased the random drug testing rate that marine employers are required to perform on inland and other vessel… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance announced the publication of the 2017 Domestic Vessel Annual Report. The announcement was posted December 11 by Lt. Amy… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The National Maritime Center (NMC) announced several actions to mitigate the impact on mariners of the partial government shutdown. Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) (National Endorsements only)… Read More
Washington, D.C.—So far, the waterways industry has avoided major impacts from the partial government shutdown despite funding lapses at the key departments of Transportation and Homeland Security. “The… Read More
