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IN A WELCOME SURPRISE, Congress recentlyenacted an omnibus appropriations measure forFY 2014 with an overall increase in the civilworks program to $5.467 billion, a jump of$749 million over FY 2013 funding levels.

The House Appropriations Committee saidthe omnibus bill provided $642 million abovethe President’s request for “essential floodcontrol and navigation projects” and included$1 billion from the Harbor Maintenance TrustFund to dredge navigation channels. O&Mwas allocated $2.861 billion, believed to be anall-time record, amounting to $574.9 millionmore than FY 2013 O&M appropriations.

As in previous years, the legislation setsaside unspecified additional funding for civilworks programs – approximately $370.5million this year – including $47 million fornavigation construction, $27 million fornavigation O&M, $128 million for deep-draftports, $40 million for small ports O&M, and$5 million for MR&T dredging. The Corps ofEngineers was directed to establish a project-rating system to evaluate pending projects andrecommend those meriting funding.

The omnibus bill also would authorize upto four new construction starts, with at leastone project from each of the navigation, floodcontrol/storm protection, and ecosystemmission areas, plus one additional projectfrom either the navigation or floodcontrol/storm protection category.

Of particular significance, the legislationchanges the cost-share formula, for this fiscalyear only, for the way-over-budget OlmstedL&D. Rather than a 50-50 split, the InlandWaterways Trust Fund (IWTF) will pay 25

percent and the General Fund 75 percent of itsconstruction cost. This one-year cost-sharingchange makes an additional $81.5 millionavailable to invest in IWTF-funded inlandwaterways projects, such as Lower Mon locksand dams (L&D), Chickamauga L&D, andKentucky Lock addition.

The omnibus bill was crafted from energyand water development measures passed bythe House of Representatives last June 6 by a255-165 roll-call vote. The Senate Appropri-ations Committee approved the bill 24 to 6last June 27, but it was never called up on theSenate floor. The President signed theomnibus bill on January 17. It’s now PublicLaw 113-76. w

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: River commission sets inspection trip . . . . . . 2WCI’s Washington meetings schedule . . . . . . 3

At least 25 Members leaving the Hill . . . . . . . . 5Keeping up with goings and comings . . . . . 10

Sen. Barbara Boxer(California) reportsa compromise maybreak the stalematein House-SenateW(R)RDA confer-ence. Page 2.

OMNIBUS MEASURE BRINGS UNEXPECTED BONUS:$5.47 BILLION FOR FY 2014 CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM

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In his State of the Union address on January 28, the President urgedCongress to pass W(R)RDA “because,in today’s global economy, first-classjobs gravitate to first-class infrastruc-ture.” He went on to prod lawmakers“to protect more than 3 million jobs byfinishing transportation and waterwaysbills this summer.”

If Sen. Boxer is correct, and theHouse-Senate conference has achieveda break-through in its negotiations,W(R)RDA may actually reach thePresident’s desk before summertime. w

President Presses for W(R)RDA Passage

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Compromise Reported in W(R)RDA NegotiationsThe last Water Resources Development Act

(WRDA) was enacted more than six years ago– in November 2007. Waiting in the wings isa brand-new WRDA, except in the Houseversion “Reform” has been added to its title,which is now: W(R)DA 2014. The Senatepassed its version by an 83-to-14 vote lastMay, and a companion (but slightly different)bill sailed through the House last October 23by a remarkable 417-to-3 vote.

A House-Senate conference committee was organized, and it began deliberations onNovember 20. But on or about December 19,staff meetings ground to a halt. A House-Senate dispute over “contingent authoriza-tions” is generally blamed for the lull – that is,whether to authorize projects in W(R)RDA onthe contingency that they will receive favor-able Chief of Engineers’ reports by a specificfuture date. w

On March 31, the Mississippi RiverCommission (MRC) will hold the first of fourpublic meetings aboard the M/V Mississippiwhile on the group’s annual high-waterinspection trip down the Mississippi. Thefirst stop will be at the Riverfront Park inTiptonville, Tenn., beginning at 9:00 a.m. –when the remaining meetings will also start.

These include Helena, Ark. (at HelenaHarbor boat ramp) on April 1; Greenville,Miss. (at the city front) on April 2; and atNew Orleans (at Thalia Street wharf) on April

4. At each stop, Brig. Gen. Peter A. (Duke)DeLuca, commander of the Mississippi ValleyDivision and MRC’s current president, willmake a summary report on national andregional issues affecting the Corps ofEngineers’ civil works program.

Corps District Commanders will alsodiscuss programs and projects in their juris-dictions. In addition, local organizations andindividuals will have an opportunity to offertheir views and comments on waterwaysissues. w

MRC Plans Hearings on High-Water Inspection Trip

Legendary Lady. The Belle ofLouisville, the oldest operat-

ing Mississippi River-stylesteamboat in the world, will

turn 100 later this year. Tomark the Belle’s centennial, a

six-day celebration, on bothland and water, is planned in

Louisville on October 14-19.Riverboats from near and far

are expected to join in thefestivities. Built as a ferry

and packet vessel ( forfreight), it was originally

named the Idlewild and laterthe Avalon. The Belle, recog-

nized as a National HistoricLandmark, is a real paddle-

wheeler with a steel hull thatdraws only 5 ft. of water,

allowing it to travel almostevery waterway.


WCI’s 2014 Washington meetings conveneon Tuesday, February 11, include the annualLeadership Awards Dinner on Wednesdayevening, and end after two business sessionson Thursday. Keynoters will include NAMPres. Jay L. Timmons; Congr. Daniel Lipinski(Illinois), co-sponsor of WAVE-4 legislation;Congr. Hal Rogers (Kentucky), chairman ofthe House Appropriations Committee; andCongr. Bob Gibbs (Ohio), chairman of theHouse Water Resources and EnvironmentSubcommittee.

WCI Vice Chmn. Merritt Lane of CanalBarge Co. will present Mr. Timmons, Garry L.Niemeyer of the National Corn Growers Assn.will introduce Congr. Lipinski, and Martin T.(Marty) Hettel of AEP River Operations willwelcome Congr. Gibbs.

All events will be held at the St. RegisHotel at 16th and K Streets in Washington.Leadership Service Awards will go to Sen.Bob Casey (Pennsylvania) and Congr. EdWhitfield (Kentucky), who have both champ-ioned legislation to modernize the inlandwaterways infrastructure. Introducing themwill be Peter H. Stephaich of CampbellTransportation Co. and Stephen D. Little ofCrounse Corp.

GEN. PEABODY TO SPEAK. The WashingtonSeminar will begin with a Tuesday luncheon

featuring Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody, theCorps of Engineers’ Deputy CommandingGeneral for Civil and Emergency Operations.He will be introduced by WCI Chmn. MattWoodruff, who is director of governmentaffairs for Kirby Corp. w

Widely Known Speakers to Address WCI Seminar

Congr. Whitfield

Sen. Casey

Ice slows navigation. Frigidarctic air, often near zero orbelow and accompanied bysnow and ice, plagued rivertransportation in the Upper

Midwest. Most barge traffic washalted on the Upper Mississippi,

and the Illinois Waterway wasalso hard hit. At Marseilles Lockon the Illinois River (see photo),

American Commercial Lines’M/V Kevin Flowers pushed largeice chunks as it entered the lockchamber. On Peoria Lake, the

ice cover was 8-in. to 10-in.thick, and the Upper Ohio wasalso experiencing heavy icing.

Public-private partnerships – or“P3s” as they are now known inWashington – are getting a lot of atten-tion lately. The House Transportationand Infrastructure Committee has just setup a special P3s Panel with the commit-tee’s vice chairman, Congr. John J.Duncan, Jr. (Tennessee) designated aschairman and Congr. Michael Capuano(Massachusetts) as ranking member.

The panel will study if or how P3s“enhance delivery and management oftransportation and infrastructure projectsbeyond the capabilities of governmentagencies or the private sector actingindependently” and how to balance theneeds of public and private sectors. w

Brand New Entry: ‘P3s’in Washington Alphabet

Staffers Will Examine Waterway Policy IssuesOn Tuesday afternoon, WCI Pres./CEO

Michael J. Toohey will introduce a panel ofCongressional staffers who will explore devel-opments affecting inland waterways and ports.The panel will include two staff members ofthe House Transportation and InfrastructureCommittee – James H. (Jim) Zoia, minoritystaff director, and Stephen A. (Steve)Martinko, majority deputy staff director, aswell as Tom Craig, Republican clerk of theSenate Appropriations Committee.

After Chmn. Rogers’ presentation, Mr.Toohey will make closing remarks, followed bya “policy, politics and pundits reception” spon-sored by WCI, the Weekly Standard and Wash-ington Examiner. Fred Barnes, editor of theWeekly Standard, will make some timely remarks.

WCI members and guests will spendWednesday on Capitol Hill, visiting keySenators and Congressmen to brief them onwaterways infrastructure needs. In the evening,the 13th Annual Leadership Service Awardreception and dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m.On Thursday morning, February 13, theNational Waterways Foundation’s trustees willhold a business session. w

Bald eagles in focus. Up and down the MississippiRiver flyway, tourists and local folk alike are flockingto locks and other observation spots to watch majesticAmerican bald eagles, which have wing spans up to 7ft. and can dive at up to 100 miles an hour! Theeagles migrate every winter from Canada and othernorthern climes to search for fish in flowing streams.To conserve energy, the eagles spend most of their timein nests, where their images are captured on countlesscameras.

Kansas Wants to TapMissouri River Water

Western Kansas faces a water shortage, and a highly controversial plan has emerged tobuild a 360-mile aqueduct from northeasternKansas to western Kansas at a cost of $1.1billion or more, depending on the route. Thewater transfer, moving water from the MissouriRiver to the Red River Valley, is based on a1982 study by the Corps of Engineers.

There is an emerging issue about how theproject cost would be split between the statesand localities involved. Also, officials areinsisting that the water be treated before it ismoved across the watershed divide to satisfyCanada and Minnesota, in particular, to keepfrom transferring non-native species.

Of concern to barge interests is the impactwhich Missouri River withdrawals could haveon navigation on the Mississippi River. Atcertain times, mainly in summer months,Missouri River flows provide the additionalwater needed to keep the middle MississippiRiver navigable. w


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It’s still nine months to the Novemberelections, but 17 Congressmen and eightSenators have already announced they will notseek re-election. They include 10 Republicansand seven Democrats in the House and, in theSenate, five Democrats and three Republicans.

In addition, 12 House members are runningfor the Senate and two for other offices, and atleast six House members have announced theirresignations, mostly to seek other offices.Senators not returning to Capitol Hill after thecurrent 113th Congress:

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., age 71,(nominated as next U.S. Ambassador to China)and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., 79, both servingtheir sixth six-year term. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ia., 74, and Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., 76,both, in their fifth terms. Sen. Tim Johnson,D-S.D., 67, in his third term. Sen. SaxbyChambliss, R-Ga., 70, and Sen. Tom Coburn,R-Okla, 65 (who is battling prostate cancer),both in their second term. Sen. Mike Johanns,R-Neb., 62, in his first term.

IN THE HOUSE. Congr. George Miller, 68,

and Congr. Henry Waxman, 74, both D-Calif., and both in their 20th two-year term.Congr. Frank R. Wolf, R-Va., 74, in his 17thterm. Congr. Howard Coble, R-N.C., 82, inhis 15th term. Congr. James P. Moran, D-Va., 68, in his 12th term. (Among thoseseeking his seat: Mark D. Sickles, whohandles corporate and government relations forWeeks Marine, Inc.). Congr. SpencerBachus, R-Ala., 66, and Congr. HowardMcKeon, R-Calif., 75, both in their 11th term.Congr. Tom Latham, R-Ia., 65, in his 10thterm.

Congr. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., 70,and Congr. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., 57, bothin their ninth term. Congr. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, 53, in his seventh term. Congr. JimGerlach, R-Pa., 58, in his sixth term. Congr.John Campbell, R-Calif., 58, in his fifth term.Congr. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., 47, inher fourth term. Congr. Tim Griffin, R-Ark.,45; Congr. Bill Owens, D-N.Y., 40; andCongr. Jon Runyan, R-N.J., 40, in theirsecond term. w

25 Congress Members Giving Up Their Seats

Canal construction on hold.A contract dispute has halted

work on the $3.2 billionexpansion of the Panama

Canal. The Spanish-ledconsortium building a newset of enlarged locks wants

an additional $1.6 billion forcost overruns, including

weather delays. The leadcontractor announced a fewdays ago that contract talkshad stalled, threatening the

project’s completion nextyear, as previously scheduled.Earlier this year, the Panama

Canal Authority said itsexpansion program was 70.7

percent complete.


Flood control champions. At the Mississippi Valley FloodControl Assn.(MVFCA) meeting in New Orleans, Photo 1:E.B. Gee, Jr., a former president of the Cape Girardeau-based Little River Drainage District (1987-97) with hiswife Rosie, who now live in Ocala, Fla. Photo 2: RobRash, MVFCA’s executive vice president, leaning overCongr. Blaine Luetkemeyer, left, and Congr. Jason Smith(both Missouri).

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Photo 3: Thomas L. Minyard, chief of the MemphisDistrict’s engineering and construction division, and hiswife Pamela. Photo 4: Lewis Douglas of Moorhead,Miss., left, and Jimmy Scott of Marks, Miss., both newlyelected Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board commis-sioners. Photo 5: Maj. Gen. Don T. Riley, USA-Ret., withhis wife Roz, and Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, USA-Ret.,and his wife Linda.

Photos courtesy Michael Maples/New Orleans.

FLOOD CONTROL ASSOCIATION HOLDS NOLA CONFERENCE


Awards luncheon in Paducah. The Seamen’s Church Institute(SCI) annually recognizes those who have distinguishedthemselves on America’s rivers. Photo 1: Capt. Clarke C. (Doc)Hawley, former master of three of the remaining fiveMississippi River steamboats, received the River LegendAward. Photo 2: Richard R. (Rick) Calhoun of Cargo Carriers,Inc., was recipient of the prestigious River Bell Award as wellas a certificate naming him honorary Duke of Paducah,presented by a city commissioner, Carol C. Gault.

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Photo 3: The National Rivers Hall of Fame presented itsNational Achievement Award to Craig E. Philip of IngramBarge Co., right, shown with Jerry Enzler of National Missis-sippi River Museum and Aquarium. Photo 4. The Rev. DavidM. Rider of Seamen’s Church Institute with Mrs. Russell (Jill)Flowers. Photo 5: Mr. Flowers, of J. Russell Flowers, Inc., withMichael W. Hennessey of Brownsville Marine Products, LLC.

SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE AWARDS ‘RIVER BELL’ HONORS

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Murray Energy Corp. of St. Clairsville,Ohio, has finalized acquisition of Consol-idation Coal Co. including its miningcomplexes and coal reserves and also changedits name to Murray American Energy, Inc. Itsriver transportation operations are now run byMurray American Transportation, Inc., whosepresident is Michael T. (Mike) Somales,formerly general manager of Consol Energy’sriver division...

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., of Lockport, La.,has tapped Christopher G. (Chris) Bollinger,grandson of the firm’s founder, as its presi-dent. He had been executive vice president-new construction. Benjamin G. (Ben)Bordelon, previously executive vice president-

repair operations, was named chief operatingofficer. Donald T. (Boysie) Bollinger remainsas the company’s chairman and CEO.Bollinger has 10 shipyards between NewOrleans and Houston and 28 dry docks inLouisiana and Texas. w


New MRC commissioners.Timothy S. Gambrell, left, execu-

tive director of the MississippiRiver Commission (MRC), andSam E. Angel of Lake Village,Ark.,right, its longest serving

commissioner, pin MRC insigniaon its newest commissioners,

Brig. Gen. John S. Kem,commander of the

Northwestern Division, secondfrom left, and Brig. Gen. PeterA. (Duke) DeLuca, commander

of the Mississippi ValleyDivision, and also MRC’s new

president.

BUSINESS BRIEFS...

Chris Bollinger

Mike Somales

For the Record...In the fiscal year ending last September 30,

the Inland Waterways Trust Fund took in $75.2million including fuel taxes plus interest –about $1 million below FY 2010 revenue but$10 million below the FY 2011 total and $15million less than the FY 2012 figure. Fallingtrust fund proceeds – which decrease matchingfunds to modernize inland waterways infra-structure – underscore the need to increasewaterways fuel taxes by 6 cents to 9 cents agallon, as WCI has recommended to Congress.

In FY 2013, the Harbor Maintenance TrustFund (HMTF) took in $1.6 billion but spentonly slightly more than one-half, or $843million, on dredging port access channels. Atthe end of the last fiscal year, the HMTF had asurplus of $7.9 billion despite reports thatnumerous navigation channels were silting upand many ships were being forced to light-loadto keep from running aground. w

OTHER OBSERVANCIES. Two water-ways organizations are celebratinganniversaries this year: American Water-ways Operators, founded in 1944, turns 70in 2014. And the Upper Mississippi,Illinois and Missouri Rivers Assn. is closebehind, observing its 60th birthday.

To AWO and UMIMRA and all otherscommemorating anniversaries, we wishyou congratulations and good tidings! w


What’s so funny? Just aninnocent text message

sent earlier but not discovereduntil later – another exampleof modern gadgets command-

ing attention. From left areMichael H. (Mike) Reed of SnyIsland Levee Drainage District,

Timothy S. Gambrell ofMississippi River Commission,

and Rob Rash of theMississippi Valley Flood

Control Assn. at the associa-tion’s recent annual meeting in

New Orleans.

William M. (Bill) Gardner, 77, ofSt. Louis, senior vice president ofCorroon & Blackinsurance agencybefore launching hisown firm, GardnerMarine Agency...Larry M. Speakes,74, of Cleveland,Miss., who becamePresident Reagan’sspokesman after hisPress Secretary, JamesS. (Jim) Brady, was severely injured ina 1981 assassination attempt...

Dr. Perry D. Inhofe, 51, of Tulsa, aprominent orthopedic surgeon and alicensed pilot, in the fiery crash of histwin-engine turboprop in woods aboutfive miles from Tulsa’s airport.Survivors include his father, Sen.James M. Inhofe (Oklahoma), also aveteran pilot... To their families andmany friends, we extend our condo-lences. w

In Memoriam...To keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes,

the Army Corps of Engineers undertook anexhaustive “Great Lakes and Mississippi RiverInterbasin Study,” which was released earlierthis month. The report suggested eightoptions, without recommending any one ofthem. Included was an alternative proposing apermanent barrier between the Great Lakesand Mississippi River watersheds.

A barrier would cost an estimated $18billion and take 25 years to complete, the studyconcluded. Even then, the Corps said none ofits options is foolproof as there is always thepossibility of intentional or accidental transferof species by birds or humans.

Many Chicago area officials as well asnavigation industry leaders criticized the physi-cal separation of the two watersheds. WCIPres./CEO Michael J. Toohey said constructionof a watershed barrier was short-sighted, andAWO Pres./CEO Thomas A. Allegretti said“severing a critical part of the nation’s watertransportation network is too high a price to payfor a solution that is not guaranteed to stop thespread of invasive species.” w

To Stop Carp Migration,Separate the Watersheds?

IN THE MAINSTREAM...Raymond J. (Ray) Gaesser of Corning,

Ia., is the American Soybean Assn.’s new presi-dent, succeeding Daniel P. (Danny) Murphyof Canton, Miss.... The National Corn GrowersAssn.has a new director of public policy –Zach J. Kinne, formerly a legislative assistantto Sen. Roy Blunt (Missouri)...

In March, Miles S. Rapoport, Connect-icut’s former Secretary of State, will becomepresident of Common Cause, succeeding BobEdgar, a former congressman from Penn-sylvania, who died of a heart attack last year atage 69... Jennifer A. Carpenter, who hasheld various positions at American WaterwaysOperators for the last 23 years, has beenpromoted to executive vice president...

MOVING ON. John D. Porcari, DOT’sdeputy secretary since 2009, has resigned fromthe agency to join Parsons Brinckerhoff assenior vice president and national director ofstrategic consulting... After only two years,Deerin Babb-Brott has left the directorship ofthe National Ocean Council to work as a seniorpartner in the non-profit, Massachusetts-basedSeaPlan, a science and policy group...

Garret N. Graves, a former Congressionalstaffer who has chaired Louisiana’s CoastalProtection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)for the last six years, has resigned. Taking hisplace: Jerome (Zee) Zeringue, currentlyCPRA’s executive director. He was previouslydirector of the Terrebonne Levee andConservation District....

Florida has a new lieutenant governor:Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who was Miami-Dadeproperty appraiser before Gov. Rick Scottrecently appointed him to the post. Theelected lieutenant governor, Jennifer S.Carroll, resigned last March...

EPA has finally hired a regional administra-tor for its eight-state Region 4 office inAtlanta, which has been vacant for the lasteight months. The new administrator isHeather McTeer Toney, an attorney and aformer mayor of Greenville, Miss...

The position of EPA’s assistant adminis-trator for water has gone unfilled since theprevious office-holder, Peter S. Silva,resigned in February 2011. In each of the last

four years, the President has nominatedKenneth J. Kopocis, a veteran House andSenate staffer handling water policy issues,for the vacancy – with the Senate failing toact on each of the nominations...

PORTS. In a surprise move, Leonard D.Waterworth stepped down last month afterjust two years as executive director of the Portof Houston. Succeeding him was Roger D.Guenther, who had been the port’s deputyexecutive director of operations...Vanta E.Coda, II, was named executive director of theDuluth Seaway Port Authority; he formerlyworked for Houston-based Dynergy, Inc... TayYoshitani, the Port of Seattle’s CEO sinceMarch 2007, plans to retire at the end of June...

IN THE CORPS. Col. Richard A. Pratt tookcommand of the Tulsa District, relieving Col.Michael J. Teague, who retired... Col. Eric R.Conrad, deputy commander of the SouthAtlantic Division, retired in August, turninghis post over to Col. Donald L. Walker...

David E. Dale, Jr., formerly chief of theLouisville District’s Olmsted Division, is nowprograms director for the Great Lakes and OhioRiver Division... In the Vicksburg District,Patricia R. Hemphill is now Deputy forPrograms and Project Management...

WHERE THEY ARE NOW. Lisa P. Jackson,the last EPA administrator, is now vice presi-dent of environmental initiatives at Apple,Inc.... New York City Mayor Bill de Blasiopicked Polly E. Trottenberg, DOT’s UnderSecretary for Policy, to lead the city’sTransportation Department...

RETIRING. Larry J. Schweiger, presidentand CEO of National Wildlife Federation since2004... At year’s end, Frances G. Beinecke,president of Natural Resources DefenseCouncil for the last eight years... Pete C.Luisa, chief of civil works program develop-ment in the Corps’ Program IntegrationDivision...

Nancy H. Sutley, who has chaired theWhite House’s Council on EnvironmentalQuality (CEQ) since January 2009... Anearlier CEQ chair, Kathleen A. (Katie)McGinty, who served in 1995-98, is runningfor the Pennsylvania governorship... w

Mr. Porcari

Mr. Graves

Mr. Guenther



Largest vessel ever built. It’s1,601 ft. long, 242 ft. wide

and 360 ft. high and weighsmore than 600,000 tons but,

without any engines, it’s reallynot a ship. It’s a liquefied

natural gas (LNG) platform, a“floating facility” to be

moored off the Australiancoast. Built in South Korea forRoyal Dutch Shell, it’s expectedto produce 3.6 million tons of

LNG annually from naturalgas extracted from the seabed,

chilled to reduce its volume,and then held in storage tankson the vessel until transferred

to specialized LNG tankers.

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Feb. 11-13, WCI Washington Meetingsand Leadership Service Award Dinner, St.Regis Hotel, Washington...

Feb. 12, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Annual MissouriRiver navigators, Corps and Coast Guardmeeting, Kansas City, Mo....

Feb. 17-19, Ports Assn. ofLouisiana, New Orleans... Feb.19-20, Red River Valley Assn.,Bossier City, La.... Feb. 26-28,Mississippi Valley World Tradeand Transport Conference, NewOrleans... March 5-7, InlandWaterways Conference (Corps,USCG, PVA, AWO), NewOrleans... March 9-13, Pacific NorthwestWaterways Assn.’s Mission to Washington...

March 25-26, National WaterwaysConference’s Legislative Summit,Washington... April 1, AWO spring conven-tion and April 2, AWO’s CongressionalBarge-In, Washington... April 6-13,Mississippi River Commission (MRC) high-water inspection trip...

April 9-11, Greater New Orleans BargeFleeting Assn., New Orleans... April 15-17,Critical Commodities Conference, NewOrleans... April 28-May 1, Inland RiversPorts & Terminals, Inc., and WaterwaysJournal’s inaugural Inland Marine Expo and

Barge-It 2014, St. Louis... May 21-23,Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Assn., PointClear, Ala....

June 1-5, PIANC World Congress, SanFrancisco... June 5, Seamen’s Church

Institute’s Silver Bell AwardsDinner, New York... Aug. 6-8, GulfIntracoastal Canal Assn., NewOrleans... Aug. 10-22, MRC low-water inspection trip includingArkansas-White River Basin,Lower Miss, and AtchafalayaRivers...

Aug. 26-27, Ouachita RiverValley Assn., West Monroe, La....

Aug. 26-29, Tennessee- TombigbeeWaterway Opportunities Conference, PointClear, Ala.... Sept. 1-4, World CanalsConference, Milan, Italy...

Sept. 9-11, Freight TransportationResearch Conference, Indianapolis... Sept.15-17, National Coal TransportationConference, Denver... Oct. 14-17,International Propeller Club of U.S.,Louisville... Oct. 22-24, AWO fall conven-tion, Arlington, Va....

Nov. 9-13, American Assn. of PortAuthorities, Houston... Nov. 12-14,Waterways Symposium (WCI, InformaEconomics, and Waterways Journal),Chicago... w

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