From WorkBoat: Barge industry seeks temporary liability shield from Covid-19
AWO is working to ensure the tugboat, towboat and barge industry is included in new COVID-19 liability legislation. “We want to make sure any broader industry fix also works for the maritime industry” says President & CEO Jennifer Carpenter.
AWO President & CEO Jennifer Carpenter thanks the men and women of the tugboat, towboat and barge industry on the centennial anniversary of th Jones Act, the “foundational law of American maritime.”