Jim Myers
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- Sep 25, 2026
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Washington Waves: Waterway News From D. C. - The Waterways Journal (opens the original)
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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, a biennial bill considered a must-pass measure that includes provisions to improve the nation’s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation system, flood and storm risk management, environment and other aspects of the nation’s water resources infrastructure. Passed by a vote of 415 to 9, H.R. 9497 was sent to the Senate, where S. 4949, that chamber’s version of WRDA, awaits a flo
Washington Waves: Waterway News From D. C. - The Waterways Journal (opens the original)
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The Coast Guard launched Navita, its new digital platform designed to streamline the application and issuance of merchant mariner credentials. According to the announcement, Navita, the Latin word for “sailor” and pronounced “Nā·vï·ta,” will reduce paper-based applications and manual processing by providing a simplified electronic application that also is designed to reduce common errors and improve the transparency of the mariner credentialing process. “Our goal is to make it easier for mariner
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In a surprise move, President Donald Trump announced that assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle will serve as acting secretary of the Army “effective immediately.” “He is a great patriot who is respected by all,” the president said on his Truth Social account. Trump’s announcement came after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s abrupt resignation several days earlier. By tapping Telle as the acting Army secretary, the president bypassed Michael Obadal, the undersecretary of the Arm
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Addressing the impact of processing delays on a specific group of merchant mariners, the National Maritime Center (NMC) announced case-specific relief for those with qualifying renewal credential applications. NMC stated the relief is separate from the temporary extensions that expired August 31 and applies only to mariners meeting eligibility criteria. A mariner may qualify for a temporary 120-day authorization to continue sailing under the authority of an expired credential as follows: Merchan
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The commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the establishment of four Customs Enforcement Areas (CEA) in the near-shore waters of south Florida, central/southern California, Puerto Rico and the Gulf Coast of Texas to further CBP efforts to interdict hovering vessels. According to the CBP announcement in the Federal Register on August 25, the CEAs described in the announcement were established on that same day. The CBP added that its action “authorizes customs officers
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