Join us for a social dinner to network and meet fellow AWO members at The Choptank, located just a few blocks from Sagamore Pendry. Additional RSVP required during registration, and cost of dinner will be invoiced after the event.

Oct 24, 2024 · AWO to Host Webinar on VIDA National Standards of Performance. Please join AWO on Wednesday, October 30, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, for an in-depth overview of EPA's final rule establishing Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance as directed by the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA). During the webinar, we will review the final rule in …

Dec 16, 2024 · Additional key provisions in WRDA 2024 include section 1118, which enhances contract awarding criteria for the Inland Waterways Regional Dredge Pilot Program to improve navigation reliability and freight capacity, and section 1149, which allows the Corps to proceed with plans for remote lock operations only if security and stakeholder engagement conditions …

Feb 17, 2025 · The AWO Safety Statistics Reporting Program enables companies to confidentially report man-hours, fatalities, falls overboard, recordable and lost time injuries, and spills to water for vessels in the coastal and coastal harbor, inland, and inland fleeting sectors through a user-friendly web interface. Statistics are reported quarterly and company-specific data is strictly …

Nov 5, 2024 · Over the past eight decades, AWO has been dedicated to championing our essential industry and the men and women who comprise it. By advocating for sound, practicable public policy, prioritizing the safety of mariners, the public, and the waterways, and sharing our industry’s inspiring story far and wide, AWO has not only helped tugboat, towboat and barge …

Feb 20, 2025 · Join fellow AWO members in Nashville for the Combined Regions Annual and Safety Committees’ Meeting! The first part of this meeting serves as one of AWO's two annual safety meetings, while the second part is the annual regional meeting for the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Southern Regions.

For member convenience, AWO has reserved a block of rooms for a group rate of $239.00, excluding taxes and fees. The room block is available until July 23, 2025 or until the room block is full.

Join us for a social dinner to network and meet fellow AWO membersat Acres of Clams, a Seattle institution, located a few blocks from Hotel 1000.

The American Waterways Operators is the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s advocate, resource and united voice for safe, sustainable and efficient transportation on America’s waterways, oceans and coasts.

The Responsible Carrier Program (RCP) is intended to serve as a template for AWO member companies to use in developing company-specific safety programs that are consistent with applicable law and regulation, that incorporate sound operating principles and practices, and that are practical and flexible enough to reflect a company's unique operational needs.