Every day seems to bring new announcements of shipbuilding initiatives, and all those planned initiatives will need qualified workers. It’s an exciting, busy time to be in the business… Read More
We Work the Waterways
Several sessions of the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo dealt with the perennial topic of workforce recruitment. Jonathan Dunn, senior director of corporate communications at American Commercial Barge Line… Read More
The opening evening of the Inland Marine Expo May 27 in Nashville, Tenn., features demonstrations by Maritime Throwdown. Later on, We Work the Waterways will have a public signing… Read More
On September 24, 2025, officials from the Mountwest Maritime Academy and the Point Pleasant River Museum & Lakin Ray Cook Learning Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the museum… Read More
This past week, the Corn Belt Ports and We Work the Waterways announced their participation in the Corn Belt Ports Rural Maritime and Logistics Training and Education Consortium,… Read More
J.F. Brennan Inc., Lawson Marine and Rigging, Riverview Tug Service, Inc. and Alter Logistics are among the river-related companies that have signed letters of support for the Corn Belt… Read More
Joseph Powell didn’t set out to become an educator. However, as security manager at the Port of Pascagoula, he’s become an advocate for maritime workforce development—taking a program designed for… Read More
Last year was a transformative one for We Work the Waterways (WWW). The 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, dedicated to bringing young people closer to the maritime industry, achieved major strides,… Read More
These are just some of The Waterways Journal staff’s favorite photos from 2025. Read More
We Work the Waterways (WWW) hosted a maritime interaction day on the trade show floor of the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans December 4, offering high school students an… Read More
