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WWII Merchant Mariners Honored With Congressional Gold Medal

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WWII Merchant Mariners Honored With Congressional Gold Medal

May 29, 2020

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump proclaimed May 22 as National Maritime Day, paying tribute to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II as well as today’s citizen mariners. Noting… Read More

Coast Guard Warns Mariners About Local Navigation Laws

October 23, 2026

The U.S. Coast Guard is reminding vessel owners, operators, masters and pilots that federal Inland Navigation Rules do not automatically preempt state and local navigation safety laws. The… Read More

Kirby Wins Bench Verdict, $17 Million On Collision, Spill

August 2, 2021

On July 8, a federal district judge in Houston exonerated Kirby Inland Marine from any liability or fault in a May 2019 collision in the Houston Ship… Read More

Washington Waves: July 2, 2018

June 29, 2018

Members of the waterways industry urged the Trump administration to be open and transparent and consider local input on its dramatic proposal to reorganize the federal government, specifically on consolidating… Read More