From the moment of its inception, no one in the maritime industry has had much good to say about the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) program. In the… Read More
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
This issue features a story about the latest round of port security grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA is just one of several federal agencies that make… Read More
For the second time, the U.S. Coast Guard has extended the deadline by which it will announce the latest version of a final rule for the electronic readers… Read More
The Transportation Security Administration announced August 10 that it has enhanced the renewal process for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to help support critical transportation workers. Starting… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Bills funding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maritime Administration are among six fiscal year 2023 appropriations measures rolled into one huge bill and set for… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A review panel has been conducted on the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), possibly a key step in returning the suspended board to active status. That zero-based… Read More
A brand-new company has given itself one unique mission: to make mariners’ lives easier by helping them to organize the paperwork and supporting documents underpinning their credentials, ratings and… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Democrats completed a political trifecta by winning two Senate runoff elections in Georgia and taking control of both chambers in the new Congress, along with the White House… Read More
knows security. At 17 years old, Powell joined the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for four years. From there, in 2004 at the age… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump expressed confidence he could persuade reluctant Republicans to back much higher spending to get a huge coronavirus relief package through Congress. “I like… Read More
