Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump signed into law a massive coronavirus relief package that includes key language welcomed by members of the waterways industry and their supporters. After winning unanimous support… Read More
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The entire Upper Mississippi River was in either moderate or minor flood states on April 2. The National Weather Service (NWS) had earlier issued a flood warning for the Mississippi… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute has reassured supporters in an emailed bulletin and website message about its ministries’ continued operation as the world responds to the coronavirus pandemic. SCI has four… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Senate unanimously approved a historic $2 trillion emergency relief package to rescue American businesses, workers and families impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic as well as provisions important… Read More
As part of its response to the coronavirus crisis, The American Waterways Operators formally requested March 18 that the Coast Guard suspend in-person Subchapter M inspection activities for at least… Read More
As the “whole-of-government” response to the coronavirus evolves not just daily but hourly, the National Maritime Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., announced in a March 19 update—as this edition of The… Read More
A federal agency responsible for keeping infrastructure and cyber facilities secure has issued a list including maritime workers among those “essential critical infrastructure workers” during COVID-19 response. The agency is… Read More
By Jeanne Amy and Maggie Spell Jones Walker LLP In this unsettling time of the ever-evolving coronavirus pandemic and social distancing, unique challenges face the marine industry for crew members… Read More
The Passenger Vessel Association, which represents inland cruise operators, sent the White House a letter asking that they be included in the administration’s economic relief plans in response to the… Read More
The spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in China is not having an effect on Kentucky’s exports of Asian carp, but it is preventing Chinese investors from visiting a fisheries… Read More
