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LEGISLATIVE WATCH

VIDA Vital for Inland Operators

The Vessel Incidental Discharge Act slowly moves forward through the federal legislative process. But, that’s just one of many issues facing domestic inland commerce.

By Joseph Keefe n terms of advocacy for the inland waterway system, MarineNews in May, “Those messages were well received.”

The American Waterways Operators’ (AWO) annual Whether that dialogue translates into real action in Wash-

I “Barge In” on Capitol Hill ranks as one of the more ington, however, remains unclear.

visible signs that the domestic maritime industry – and inland stakeholders in particular – are not sitting back on Priorities & Pitfalls their hands waiting for good things to happen. For the According to AWO, the root of most inland waterway is- 13th consecutive year, 180 AWO members in April made sues can be found in the regulatory structure itself. “We are more than 150 visits to Congressional of

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