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Despite COVID Restrictions, AWO Spreads Safety Message Screenshot from July 28 webinar, Sharing is Caring – Industry Safety Leaders Present Lessons Learned and Best Practices. The webinar featured a varied group of presenters, including (pictured) Mark Sawyer of Marathon Petroleum.

Screenshot from July 28 webinar, Sharing is Caring – Industry Safety Leaders Present Lessons Learned and Best Practices. The webinar featured a varied group of presenters, including (pictured) Mark Sawyer of Marathon Petroleum.

Despite COVID Restrictions, AWO Spreads Safety Message

September 18, 2020

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic back in the spring caused many industries and companies to scramble. It disrupted some more than others but left no one unaffected. States and… Read More

COVID-19 Pushes Container, Cargo Stats Down At The Port Of Houston

September 7, 2020

After a record year for container handling in 2019, the Port of Houston has seen a marked drop in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) through the first half of 2020. For… Read More

Appropriations, Coronavirus Relief On Agenda As Congress Returns To Work Washington Waves

Appropriations, Coronavirus Relief On Agenda As Congress Returns To Work

September 4, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Members of Congress are returning to the U.S. Capitol after their traditional August recess with two major legislative issues to address, and the waterways industry has interests in both. Read More

TIMCO Introduces Touchless, Automated Temperature Scanner The Temperature Entry Access System (T.E.A.S.) by TIMCO Industries is an automated, touchless, infrared temperature scanner designed to limit entry or access to those people whose temperature is within a company’s specified range. (Photo courtesy of TIMCO Industries)

The Temperature Entry Access System (T.E.A.S.) by TIMCO Industries is an automated, touchless, infrared temperature scanner designed to limit entry or access to those people whose temperature is within a company’s specified range. (Photo courtesy of TIMCO Industries)

TIMCO Introduces Touchless, Automated Temperature Scanner

August 21, 2020

TIMCO Industries’ new Temperature Entry Access System (T.E.A.S.) allows automated, touchless temperature taking with applications for the marine industry and beyond. Claire Otter, vice president of TIMCO, based in New… Read More

River Museums Weathering Coronavirus Pandemic Hardships Directional arrows guide the footsteps of a visitor at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium)

Directional arrows guide the footsteps of a visitor at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium)

River Museums Weathering Coronavirus Pandemic Hardships

August 21, 2020

Although many of those who work on the river are considered essential workers, and shoreside businesses have begun to slowly reopen under various state guidelines, river museums are still seeing… Read More

Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association Holds Virtual Seminar

August 15, 2020

Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) gathered around their respective computers and smart devices August 6 for the association’s 115th… Read More

Coronavirus Relief Negotiations Stall Washington Waves

Coronavirus Relief Negotiations Stall

August 14, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Renewing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses and creating an emergency relief grant for ports were among the issues caught up in stalled efforts by top congressional… Read More

Dredging Executives Describe COVID-19 Safety Response COVID-19 safety panelists participating in the July 27 webinar were, top, from left: Margaret Davis, David Simonelli and Dana Trieweiler; bottom, from left: Henry Schorr and Mike Binsfeld.

COVID-19 safety panelists participating in the July 27 webinar were, top, from left: Margaret Davis, David Simonelli and Dana Trieweiler; bottom, from left: Henry Schorr and Mike Binsfeld.

Dredging Executives Describe COVID-19 Safety Response

August 11, 2020

Representatives from four dredging companies described their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic during a webinar sponsored by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Safety Commission July 27. Margaret Davis, vice president… Read More

SCI Chaplains Continue Vessel Ministry Through Morale Boxes Jessica Allain, manager of Benedetto’s Market, speaks with Rev. Tom Rhoades.

SCI Chaplains Continue Vessel Ministry Through Morale Boxes

August 9, 2020

Life on a towboat was difficult prior to COVID-19, with the dangers of the job combined with time away from home. But the virus has brought new restrictions and stresses,… Read More

Mississippi River Mayors Plead For Revenue Replacement Aid

August 8, 2020

The revenues of Mississippi River towns and cities, many dependent on tourism or seasonal events, have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic and its resurgence in recent weeks. Read More