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Feb 5
Press Release

Vessel Operators Urge Congress to Create Uniform National Vessel Discharge Regime

ARLINGTON, VA – A senior executive at one of the nation’s largest domestic maritime transportation companies yesterday urged Congress to establish a uniform national framework for the regulation of ballast water and other vessel discharges and end the current patchwork of duplicative and conflicting federal and state regulations.  
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Dec 30
Press Release

Barge Industry Hails Phaseout of Single-Hulled Vessels as Shared Success

Thomas A. Allegretti, AWO President & CEO, today hailed the January 1, 2015 phaseout of single-hulled tank vessels as a public policy success that has produced significant environmental benefits. As required by the landmark Oil Pollution Act of 1990, all vessels transporting oil in bulk as cargo in the waters of the United States must be outfitted with a full double hull that meets U.S. Coast Guard-specified standards. Click here to view the full release. 

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