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CONTENTS

MarineNews May 2017 • Volume 28 Number 5

INSIGHTS 12 Captain Matthew Lagarde Director of Regulatory Compliance,

American Commercial Barge Line LLC

FeaturesFeatures

OP/ED 18 U.S. Coast Guard Forges the Future of 26 The Many Missions

Navigation on U.S. Waterways (and Capabilities) of Weeks Marine

By Mike Emerson The almost 100-year old ? rm has many specialties, includ- ing the ability to construct innovative, complicated tonnage for its own purposes.

By Joseph Keefe

SPECIAL REPORT 30 Rolling on the River with CORBA 20 Subchapter M Survey Reports As the Central Ohio River Business Association (CORBA) The advent of the subchapter M towboat rules re- pushes commerce on the Ohio River, stakeholders are be- quires a close look at your equipment. How you go ginning to take notice. about that important task will make all the difference.

By Tom Ewing

By Kevin P. Gilheany 36 Ground Zero for the Jones Act: A vastly modernized U.S. offshore support ? eet awaits the op-

INLAND INFRASTRUCTURE portunity to perform Jones Act work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

By Joseph Keefe 42 New Approaches to Inland

Infrastructure Renewal 4HE