Read about the impacts of the government shutdown, the positive role of the Jones Act fleet during the 2017 hurricane season and more in this edition of the AWO Letter .
Read about the new Safety Leadership 3.0 document, the upcoming Safety Committees meeting and more in this edition of Navigating to Zero, AWO's monthly safety newsletter. https://
In a recent article on WorkBoat, AWO’s Executive Vice President & COO Jennifer Carpenter explains the significance of the newly enacted Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017. The new law mandates Federal Maritime Commission oversight of ocean carrier alliances, and bars ocean carriers from jointly negotiating towing vessel rates and services provided within U.S. ports, ensuring balance and fairness to the commercial relationship between harbor service providers and their ocean carrier customers.
