A flood of new infrastructure funding in several bills, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, has directed hundreds of millions of new… Read More
Tracy Zea
Washington, D.C.—By a vote of 93 to 1, the Senate approved its version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 by amending the version passed easily by… Read More
“The towing industry is a leader in supply chain integrity, sustainability and employment opportunity,” Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of The American Waterways Operators, proclaimed in kicking off… Read More
The Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee recently passed its version of the Water Resources Development Act out of committee—unanimously. It included a provision to permanently change the cost-share… Read More
What will the future look like? And what can be done now to shape it? Those questions have, no doubt, raced through every person’s mind during the… Read More
Challenges Of Growth And Progress On The Waterways In looking ahead to the coming year, waterways industry leaders and experts generally find that, apart from the continuing COVID-19… Read More
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood!” That was how Marty Hettel, vice president of governmental affairs at American Commercial Barge Line and a longtime veteran of the Inland… Read More
Dustin Davidson helps Congress understand what is important on the inland waterways. Davidson, 29, Waterways Council Inc.’s director of government relations, has been on the job since… Read More
Washington, D.C.—As part of its months-long effort to address supply chain bottlenecks, the White House announced the Port of Los Angeles will move toward 24/7 operations, joining the Port… Read More
Navigation needs, including how to use limited dollars to maintain channel dimensions and infrastructure, were some of the issues highlighted at the recently concluded National Waterways Conference annual meeting. Read More
