About 41,000 Coast Guard personnel, along with about one-third of its civilian employees, have been working without pay since a federal funding lapse February 14 initiated a partial shutdown of the Department of… Read More
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With the federal government shutdown drawing to a close and funding restored for federal agencies, the National Maritime Center (NMC) and its regional examination centers (RECs) are beginning to resume… Read More
After 43 days, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end with a stopgap measure that extends funding through January 30. In addition, H.R. 5371… Read More
The United States Coast Guard is extending deadlines for licenses and other credentials due to the federal government shutdown. The National Maritime Center and all regional examination centers… Read More
The government shutdown entered the record books as the longest in U.S. history with, at least initially, no end in sight. President Donald Trump met with Republican senators… Read More
Members of a Senate panel hoping to help revive the U.S. maritime industry and at the same time challenge China’s adversarial record heard recommendations ranging from passing legislation tracking… Read More
Stephen Carmel, nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, told a key Senate committee that his generation cannot stand on the sidelines… Read More
Ken Eriksen of Polaris Analytics & Consulting joins Frank McCormack to discuss the barge fleet survey, commodities reporting, and how low water, freight rates, and basis ripple through inland navigation… Read More
October 17, 2025 The government shutdown marked its third week without much fuss, which suggests it might be on its way to take over the 35-day record shutdown set by… Read More
Reactions from waterway-relevant federal agencies to the current government shutdown have ranged from withholding updates to websites to shutting down offices. “Due to a lapse in federal… Read More
