From The Atlantic: "The kind of education provided at MMA and America’s six other maritime academies is not familiar to most Americans...that’s too bad, because what’s going on is some of the most compelling education to be found anywhere...this is the kind of place that makes America work. And succeed."
We do our share of statistics and numbers and the like on this broadcast. But every now and then we figure it's good to break through a little bit to talk to people who live and work out in the actual economy. We check back in with Austin Golding of Golding Barge Line about life during the government shutdown, America's energy production and about running a business in times of uncertainty. Click here for the full interview.
The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association representing the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry, praised yesterday’s bipartisan passage of H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform Development Act, as a clear commitment to improving the nation’s ports and waterways and recognition of the tremendous value of our water transportation network.
ARLINGTON, VA – The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association representing the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry, announced today that it has launched a new website designed to increase public awareness and foster greater knowledge of the industry’s key contributions in the areas of safety and the environment, security, and the economy.
