President Donald Trump’s defense-related waiver to the Jones Act that allows foreign-flagged ships to temporarily move cargoes between U.S. ports is set to expire on August 16. As the… Read More
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Donald Trump’s plan to revitalize U.S. shipbuilding relies, in part, on a crucial partner: South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha, which bought an American shipyard in Philadelphia last November for $100… Read More
The new medium class hopper dredge replacing the Dredge McFarland will be named in honor of the late Ray Donnelly. The late Ray Donnelly, who retired as chief… Read More
A flurry of recent stories in the media has reported on China’s breakneck efforts to become “the world’s shipyard.” The Chinese government has built modern new yards and… Read More
As this issue of The Waterways Journal was going to press, two tows totaling 30 barges were moving military equipment from Clarksville, Tenn., to Alexandria, La. Such… Read More
