Forging Ahead
There’s no doubt that the barge industry has experienced its share of effects not only from the virus directly, but from the demand drops for various commodities. But as Jennifer Carpenter, CEO of The American Waterways Operators, told
The Waterways Journal, “We largely stayed on track despite COVID.” Large, multi-vessel barge companies are complying with Subchapter M certification deadlines despite difficulties; some smaller, single-vessel companies are a bit behind. “Subchapter M continues to be an important focus of our industry. We are working hard to make sure that all vessels are certificated,” she said.
On mariner credentialing, which has been made slower and more difficult by COVID-19, “The Coast Guard has been very proactive,” Carpenter said, in working with mariners and extending deadlines to ensure that mariners are not penalized or forced to quit working because of COVID-related delays at processing centers.
December 23, 2020 By David Murray
The judge in the
Ideker Farms Missouri River “takings” case has ordered the Corps of Engineers to pay a group of landowners along the Missouri River for flood damages due to the Corps’ actions in creating structures to protect endangered species as part of the Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP). The plaintiffs contended that those structures weakened the Corps’ flood control mission and directly caused flooding that damaged their property between 2004 and 2014. A judge agreed with the plaintiffs in the Phase I part of the case, which is named for Roger Ideker, a farmer and plaintiff in St. Joseph, Mo.
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