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Capt. Alan Bernstein

Alan Bernstein, owner of BB Riverboats in Cincinnati, is a licensed master and a former president of the Passenger Vessel Association. He can be reached at 859-292-2449 or [email protected].

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Mississippi_River_Horace-Wilkinson-Bridge-Baton-Rouge-La-CC-Kevin Andrew Woolsey — The Horace Wilkinson Bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, La. Creative Commons photo by Kevin Andrew Woolsey.

Railroad strike could affect river navigation

Transportation Workers Identification Credential — Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Fairchild, with the U.S. Coast Guard Incident Management Division, checks a port security guard's Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) at Young Brothers in Honolulu. U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Luke Clayton

Customer service and finding employees

kayakers-and-commercial-traffic-chicago-river-cc-larry-dostal-ntbs-800x606 — Kayakers and commercial traffic on the Chicago River. Creative Commons/ Larry Dostal via NTSB.

Summertime and safe operations

USCG conducts passenger vessel inspections in Long Beach harbor — A Coast Guard vessel inspector examines a passenger vessel's operational, mechanical, and safety systems during an annual inspection in Long Beach, Calif., in 2016. Coast Guard photo

Customer service: attitude matters

jones-act-tanker-liberty-nassco — The Jones Act tanker Liberty. NASSCO photo.

The Jones Act is still relevant

A team from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy participated in the National Security Agency’s 20th annual National Cyber Exercise (NCX) April 8-10, 2021, a three-day cyber competition that tests the offensive and defensive cybersecurity skills virtually. (U.S.

What does our cyber future look like?

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The value of face-to-face networking

Department of Homeland Security image

The negative effects of TWIC

tow-locks27-miss-river-usace — A tow at Locks 27 on the Mississippi River near St. Louis. USACE photo.

Funding needed for inland locks, dams and bridges

The Ohio River Paddlefest. Ohio River Paddlefest website image

Marine events: Who’s responsible?