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COLUMN OP/ED

Taking Inland Waterways

To the Mainstream

By Chip Jaenichen

It takes nonstop work to maintain segments of our industry. The innovations, ideas and solu-

America’s position in today’s global tions that came from those events provided the foundation economy. Every day we compete against for our preliminary strategy, which MARAD took to the strong international rivals for demand- Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council ing foreign and domestic customers. (a chartered, non-federal body that advises the Secretary of

Thankfully, the American economy has Transportation on Marine Transportation System issues) a large-scale, crucial asset that gives us for evaluation last fall. We have since coordinated our an edge on the rest of the world: over working strategy with numerous interagency partners and 28,000 miles of inland river and coastal waterways with a private sector strategic communications