Issue / Ports
Senate Clears Defense/Water/Coast Guard Bill After Rejecting Manchin Permitting Amendment
Dec 16, 2022 | Jeff DavisLast night, the Senate voted to approve the 4,310-page legislative behemoth based on the national defense authorization bill (NDAA),...
Defense Authorization Bill Adds WRDA, Coast Guard, MARAD, Drone Bills
Oct 14, 2022 | Jeff DavisA familiar pattern is emerging on Capitol Hill towards the end of the annual session: there will only be two trains out of town at...
Webinar: The Role of Technology in Modernizing Supply Chains
Oct 04, 2022 | Jonathan HammondThe freight transportation sector has always been a leader in leveraging new technologies to improve operational speed, efficiency, and...
Senate Releases FY23 Corps of Engineers Funding While Passing WRDA Bill
Jul 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the Senate took two separate steps forward on funding and policy direction for the water resources program of the U.S. Army...
Senate WRDA Bill to Get Floor Vote Before August Recess
Jul 22, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate agreed yesterday to schedule a vote on passage of the biennial water resources development bill before the Senate...
Waterborne Competitiveness Study Analyzes Global River Systems
Jul 20, 2022 | Paul LewisFunding of the U.S. inland waterways system has gotten “a lot better over the past decade or two,” Lewis said. “The U.S....
House Panel Gives $546M Boost to Water Resources Appropriations
Jun 24, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe House Appropriations Committee has released a draft bill that increases the regular budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'...
Biden Signs Ocean Shipping Reform Bill
Jun 17, 2022 | Jeff DavisYesterday, President Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill (S. 3580) amending federal laws relating to ocean shipping. The Senate...
House Passes Mammoth Water Resources Authorization by Wide Margin
Jun 10, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives passed legislation this week authorizing the federal government to commit $19 billion towards building a...
US Inland Waterways’ Role in a Global Marketplace
May 27, 2022 | Katie DonahueThe United States’ inland waterway system is made up of roughly 12,000 miles of rivers and 237 lock chambers at 192 different...
Senate Confirms Cliff, Coes; Biden Appoints New Port/Supply Envoy
May 27, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Senate this week cleared two more pending nominees by President Biden to senior positions in the Department of Transportation: ...
How Does U.S. Waterways Competitiveness Stack Up in World Terms?
May 24, 2022 | Paul Lewis"Examining other countries reveals the significant advantages that the U.S. inland waterway system brings to exporters, the...