On behalf of the nation’s tugboat, towboat and barge operators, AWO President & CEO Tom Allegretti issued the following statement praising House and Senate leaders for their hard work in forging critically needed waterways infrastructure legislation and urged Congress to quickly pass the Water Resources Reform and Development Act and send it to the President to be signed into law. Please click here to read the full release.
American Maritime Partnership Chairman and AWO President & CEO Tom Allegretti responds to unfounded Jones Act criticisms in this San Antonio Express-News op-ed.
There’s a better way to keep Puget Sound bodies of water clean than by creating a no-discharge zone, writes guest columnist Bob Edwards in this Seattle Times op-ed.
On April 3, the American Waterways Operators, the national trade association representing the tugboat, towboat and barge industry, was proud to welcome U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to address its annual Spring Convention in Washington, DC. “AWO and its members share Secretary Foxx’s views on the importance of a safe and reliable transportation network.
As part of the American Waterways Operators’ annual Barge-In, U.S. vessel owners, operators and mariners are fanning out all over Capitol Hill today visiting nearly 150 Congressional offices to talk about the industry’s top advocacy priorities and the industry’s important role as economic generators, safety leaders and environmental stewards.
