The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is already here, but if you work on or near the water, your job looks to be safe. Last week we mentioned widely reported remarks… Read More
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The National Weather Service has been issuing heat advisory warnings day after day, in city after city. Average high temperatures across the country are reaching the 80s and 90s. Read More
By Ken Kolb, Special to The Waterways Journal Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and their disruptive impact on global shipping underscore that the open ocean is a… Read More
Life, with all its twists and turns, rises and falls, can be a lot like a river. Sometimes it’s even like the Mississippi of old, an alluvial or meandering… Read More
At this writing, a 90-year-old British grandmother became the very first person who was reported to have received a vaccine against COVID-19. The two vaccines that are being approved… Read More
Our nation is currently undergoing an intense dialogue about its history and the different experiences of white and black Americans. Until a few generations ago, U.S. Read More
It’s no secret that staying healthy can sometimes be a real challenge for mariners. Difficult hours, stress, long hitches and ample food can all put a mariner’s body to… Read More
May 22 is National Maritime Day, which Congress declared in 1933 to commemorate the American steamship Savannah’s 1819 voyage from the United States to England, marking the first successful… Read More
Thankfully, today’s mariners work in conditions that are safer and more comfortable than ever before. But this is a profession from which risk and discomfort cannot be completely… Read More
