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Mar 4
Press Release

Vessel Operators Pressing for Uniform National Vessel Discharge Regulation

On March 4, in testimony before the Coast Guard Maritime Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Tom Allegretti, President & CEO of The American Waterways Operators, urged Congress to enact a uniform national standard for ballast water and other vessel discharges to end a patchwork of federal and state regulations that is counterproductive to enhanced environmental protection, confusing and costly for vessel owners, and inefficient for state and federal agencies.

Feb 14
Press Release

DePaul University Study Underscores Uncertainty of GLMRIS Report Options

CHICAGO – Last week, DePaul University’s Professor Joseph P. Schwieterman, Director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, released a report offering perspective on the costs and benefits associated with the structural alternatives explored in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) Report released on January 4.

Jan 6
Press Release

Nation’s Vessel Operators Urge Comprehensive, Common-Sense Approach to Fighting Invasive Species in the Great Lakes

Responding to the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study report released today by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, American Waterways Operators President & CEO Tom Allegretti reiterated the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s understanding of the need to prevent the movement of invasive species, including Asian carp, between the two watersheds by utilizing a comprehensive set of science-based control measures that protect the free flow of waterborne commerce that is vital to the regional and national economies.

Jan 6
Press Release

AWO’s Jennifer Carpenter Promoted to Executive Vice President

The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association for the tugboat, towboat and barge industry, has announced that Jennifer Carpenter, AWO’s Senior Vice President – National Advocacy, has been promoted to the new position of Executive Vice President, effective immediately.

Oct 24
Press Release

Tugboat, Towboat and Barge Industry Hails House WRRDA Passage

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.

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