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Ocean Shipping Reform Act introduced in Senate

Frustration with port delays and supply chain disruptions saw ocean shipping reform legislation pass the House by a bipartisan vote of 364-60 last December. Now similar legislation has been introduced in the

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Inland Waterways: Celebrating a once-in-a-generation success

By Tracy Zea, President/CEO, Waterways Council Inc. After months of negotiations and high political drama, late on the night of November 5, the House of Representatives passed the Senate-passed infrastructure bill (H.R.

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Legislation to reform ocean shipping passes House

As frustration with port delays and supply chain disruption grows, so does dissatisfaction with the nine carriers and three alliances that dominate the global container shipping market. Yesterday, the House of Representatives

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AWO applauds infrastructure bill’s passage

The American Waterways Operators (AWO) says that it applauds the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, H.R. 3684, signed into law by President Joe Biden earlier this week. AWO notes that the

Containers at Port of Savannah

Biden administration unveils action plan for U.S. ports and waterways

The just-passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal includes $17 billion for improvements at U.S. coastal ports, inland ports and waterways, and land ports of entry along the border. Saying that “President Biden is not

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Infrastructure Act: Good news for ports, wind and waterways

H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, on Friday passed the House by a vote of 228 to 206. The measure had already passed the Senate and now awaits President Biden’s

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DNV: EU has tough new shipping GHG regulations in the works

Get set for new European Union GHG regulations for all ships calling EU ports. Just how tough and how soon? An explainer from classification society DNV says that the regulations will come

Maritime port and terminal

Terminals at the crossroads of executive order

By Grady S. Hurley, Jones Walker LLP The same July week that many banks reported a peak in growth and inflation with projected U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.5%, China

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SCA supports move to create Defense Infrastructure Fund

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national trade association representing the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry, has issued a statement in support of Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-Ala.) recently filed Amendment 2535

Senate Armed Services adds a second destroyer to Navy budget

The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed a version of the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act that puts back the second Arleigh Burke class destroyer that the Navy had cut from

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