As geopolitical tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz and congestion worsens at the Panama Canal and Malacca Strait, John Donne’s famous words from 1624 come sharply into focus:… Read More
The Waterways Journal
I am a Galveston, Texas, resident currently preparing to take the Tankship Dangerous Liquids (DL) Cargo Course for my Tank Vessel-PIC endorsement and STCW Basic Safety Training this fall. Read More
National Maritime Day is observed on May 22, to mark the date that the American steamship Savannah sailed from the United States to England. This was the first successful… Read More
In the March 23, 2022, issue of The Waterways Journal, we looked at the Pioneer, built by Dravo in 1934 and retrofitted with the first installation of the kort… Read More
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company has announced that Parker McClellan, the company’s marine operations manager, has been elected Parker McClellan senior vice president of the board of… Read More
Sang Yi was appointed president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), effective May 4. He joined the association after serving as the deputy administrator of… Read More
Agriculture interests have expressed doubts about a proposed merger re-filed April 30 by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads, indicating that preventing the merger could be important to preserving… Read More
By Evan Brown, Seamen’s Church Institute More than 300 maritime professionals gathered April 23 at the Hilton Americas Houston for the Seamen’s Church Institute’s annual Maritime Bell… Read More
Jones Walker LLP welcomed Kelly Haas as partner and associate Hayley Stancil as members of the Maritime Practice Group in the firm’s Bill Hines Houston office. “We… Read More
Some of the Coast Guard teams that work along the inland waterway system and in security its ports are being centralized under the agency’s new Special Missions Command, which… Read More
