MarineLink.com August 2021 Dredging New versatile workboats promise enhanced safety and efficiency Inland Waterways What’s in store for America’s aging waterway infrastructure? Subchapter M Some say it’s time to press pause Image: Damen contents Photo: Lee Roberts / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Infrastructure Update: An Earmark by Any Other Name The U.S. inland waterways industry is eagerly—or perhaps more accurately, anxiously—waiting to see how it fares in the infrastructure funding package that is hoped for from this Congress. By Jim Kearns Photo: Jared Eastman / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington Watch: Dredging Up Federal Funding for Inland Ports and Waterways With continued Congressional support, inland port and maritime stakeholders could end up major winners during the next federal funding cycle. By Jeff Vogel Photo: Pat Folan OpEd: Time to Press Pause For many, the path to Subchapter M compliance has been anything but smooth sailing. And while progress has been made through the growing pains, some feel it’s time for the U.S. Coast Guard to pump the brakes. By Pat Folan Image: Damen Feature: It’s European Design, But Built for the Jones Act Market Damen doesn’t physically build vessels in the U.S., but a Louisiana shipyard is licensed to construct one of the Dutch shipbuilding conglomerate’s most versatile designs for America’s largest dredging contractor. By Eric Haun © Ferrer Photography / Adobe Stock The Last Word: Changing of the Guard The Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association’s retiring executive director reflects on key progress made and vital work remaining. By Jim Stark Listen to the articles in this edition August 2021