American Waterways Operators

Scott Merritt is new AWO Chairman

The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders earlier this month during the association’s annual Spring Convention held in

AWO approves LR to carry out RCP audits

MAY 10, 2017 — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has approved classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) as a third-party organization authorized to conduct audits of member operations as part of the AWO

Doyle dissents on FMC RO/RO tug services decision

JANUARY 23, 2016 — Following a January 19 Federal Maritime Commission vote, Roll-on/Roll-off vessels deployed in services covered by the WWL/EUKOR/ARC/Glovis Cooperative Working Agreement (FMC No. 012309-001) are permitted, from today, to

AWO authorizes ClassNK to conduct RCP audits

JUNE 29, 2016 — The American Waterways Operators and classification society ClassNK have signed an agreement authorizing ClassNK to conduct audits of AWO’s Responsible Carrier Program (RCP). The program is a safety