The House of Representatives passed the TWIC Efficiency Act (H.R. 5109), also known as the TWICE Act, September 16. It is a bipartisan bill that directs the Transportation Security… Read More
The Waterways Journal
From the beginning of World War II, the inland shipyards of the United States had been almost totally committed to building vessels for the war effort. Few commercial towboats… Read More
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, a biennial bill considered a must-pass measure that includes provisions to improve the nation’s… Read More
The SITE Improvement Association might not be a household name, but its 270 members are well known to all port and terminal operators on the central Mississippi River. It… Read More
Small modular reactors (SMRs) could entirely recast the electrical energy picture for ports, vessels and maritime businesses. The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) is investigating whether and how nuclear power… Read More
Kenneth Bautista said he stumbled into the logistics business. “The barge guys I’ve been talking to tell me you are either born into this business, or you stumble… Read More
Local leaders, community members and business representatives gathered August 28 in Bridgeport, Ala., to cut the ribbon on the Scottsboro-Jackson County Port Authority’s renewed port facility. The… Read More
Work on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a multilayered barrier designed to prevent the spread of invasive carp from the river system into Lake Michigan, has resumed more than… Read More
Since the release of the U.S. Inland Mariner Wellness Assessment in January 2026 and its companion publication, Partnering to Advance Inland Mariner Wellness, in July, the Seamen’s Church… Read More
A company developing nuclear energy solutions atop a floating barge has announced a major funding achievement. Bluecore Energy, based in Long Beach, Calif., announced the closing of a… Read More
