How’s your cybersecurity plan? In February, South Korean security firm CYTUR reported that maritime cyberincidents surged by 103 percent in 2025 compared to 2024. Distributed Denial of Service… Read More
WJ Editorial
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
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
For two months, the “20 Years Ago” section of The Waterways Journal’s “This Week” column (see page 14 in this issue) has featured stories of rescue operations and recovery… Read More
It’s been nearly seven years since the last government shutdown. That one, which spanned 35 days at the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, was the longest… Read More
On July 16, the Final Rule on Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System (MTS), published in January of this year, became effective. First published as a proposed rule back… Read More
On the stage of the Inland Marine Expo, Tracy Zea, president and CEO of Waterways Council Inc. (WCI), called Kentucky Lock the worst, most embarrassing project the Corps… Read More
All year long, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be celebrating its 250th anniversary. The Corps dates its founding to before the founding of the United States itself, on… Read More
In this week’s engineroom issue, we highlight the careers of long-serving vessel engineers. Some of them specialized on particular engine models. Most spoke of their “hands-on” background and how they… Read More
